Years 7 and 8 Japanese
The nature of the learners These years represent a transition to secondary school. Students in this sequence are continuing to study Japanese, bringing with them an established capability to interact in different situations, …
Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLJAU175
using furigana to support the reading of unfamiliar kanji
Elaboration (4) | ACLJAU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAU174
recognising that in the copula desu and the verb suffix masu, the ‘u’ is devoiced in normal speech
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU174 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAU175
reading and writing all katakana, including voiced, unvoiced, contracted and blended sounds, using the kana chart
Elaboration | ACLJAU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAU174
accurately pronouncing all combinations of kana, including voiced and unvoiced elements, and all combined sounds (contractions and blends)
Elaboration | ACLJAU174 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAU179
recognising that all languages carry histories of contact with other cultures, such as the adoption of kanji from Chinese into Japanese
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU179 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAU175
learning to write words and phrases using both kana and kanji, for example, 大きい車(くるま)、小さい木
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAC168
reading and evaluating a story or manga, for example, by rating it and creating a short modelled review to present orally to the group or to post on a shared website
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAC168 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU174
using available combinations of katakana to experiment with Japanese pronunciation of unfamiliar loan words, for example, ホワイトボード
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU174 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAU175
understanding that many kanji are made up of more than one component and that radicals often represent meaning, for example, the radical 木 means something to do with ‘wood’
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU175
noticing that kanji can clearly differentiate the meanings of words that are pronounced identically, such as 火 and 日
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum