Elaboration (2) ACLJAU195
comparing language features of Japanese and English versions of texts such as weather reports or text messages, including the use of abbreviations and emoticons, and noting differences that might be culturally significant
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU195 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAU196
comparing verbal and non-verbal elements of communication in different languages and cultural contexts, such as ways of disagreeing or responding to thanks, or the use of gestures, facial expressions or あいづち/silence
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAU196 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAU197
finding examples of ways in which social and cultural influences impact on languages, for example, the abbreviation of borrowed words in Japanese, such as リモコン or スマホ, or the combination of borrowed words with る、ググる and サボる to make verbs
Elaboration | ACLJAU197 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAU198
providing examples of exchanges in Japanese that require cultural as well as literal interpretation, such as responses that deflect personal considerations (for example, replying positively to the enquiry お元気(げんき)ですか), or strategies to preserve values …
Elaboration | ACLJAU198 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAU198
discussing how the cultural value of 内(うち)/外(そと) is expressed through language, such as the use of prefixes and suffixes when referring to people outside the immediate ‘group’, the choice of informal or formal register, and decisions about what to share/not …
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU198 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU198
exploring cultural concepts embedded in Japanese language which embody important core values and behaviours and for which there is no direct English translation, for example, えんりょ and 和(わ)
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU198 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAU198
discussing their own and others’ attitudes towards cultural diversity and difference, including the use of stereotypes and generalisations, and considering how these affect communication
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAU198 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum