Interview: Mobile phones at the table - AT
The interview took place at the end of a unit on eating etiquette in China. Students discussed (in English and Chinese) the cultural practices related to sharing a meal with family and friends in China and the similarities and differences between Australia …
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Clap the number of characters - AT
Students were learning the names of animals in Japanese, the pronunciation of each word and the associated hiragana. Students were asked to clap the number of characters in each word whilst pronouncing each word and reinforcing their understanding of …
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Who am I? - AT
Students were asked to play the game Who am I? in Japanese. Students listened to and read on the screen, key word clues relating to numbers and animal call sounds to work out which animal was the answer to the question.
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Parts of the body -AT
Students had completed a unit of work on body parts and body part kanji. They completed a series of oral, aural and written activities to provide evidence of learning.
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Kanji writing and drawing activity - AT
Students had been learning about body parts in Japanese and corresponding kanji characters. They were asked to write the kanji character attempting to use stroke order and draw the body part creating a mnemonic device. Scaffolding was provided with an …
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Matching numbers to Japanese kanji - AT
Students were asked to sing a numbers song while completing a written activity matching numbers to the correct kanji in their workbooks.
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Animal Poster - AT
Students had completed a unit on learning the vocabulary associated with the name of animals, colours, adjectives and body parts. Students were asked to create a poster describing an animal of their choice.
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Like Statements - AT
Students had been learning sentence patterns through songs, games, reading and writing activities. Year 2 students were asked to write a sentence about their likes and dislikes using Hiragana and Romaji. They were able to refer to classroom posters and …
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Self-Introduction - AT (Japanese)
Students learned to read hiragana characters including long vowel sounds, voiced sounds, blended sounds and basic kanji. Working at their own pace and level, students were asked to read a self-introduction script about an imaginary character, Shinji. …
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Body language role play - AT
Students had completed a unit of work where they learnt examples of Japanese body language with associated expressions. Students were asked to perform a role play incorporating vocabulary, grammar and sentence structures learnt previously, accompanied …
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Animals - AT
Students were asked to describe an animal of their choice in hiragana using their knowledge of adjectives, particles and sentence structure. They were provided with a vocabulary list and had previously learned Japanese sentence structure and the role …
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Reflection on learning Japanese - AT
In small groups, students were asked open-ended questions regarding their Japanese learning experience. Their responses were unrehearsed.
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Reading Hiragana - AT
Students had been learning the Hiragana alphabet. The system to help students learn Hiragana focuses on practising two rows of the Hiragana chart at a time, adding and reviewing hiragana at a student’s own pace. This is called the ‘Karate Belt’ system. White …
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Hiragana writing task – stroke order - AT
Students were asked to demonstrate their understanding of correct stroke order when writing Hiragana. Students were given a mini whiteboard and marker then had to write each hiragana that their teacher called out in random order.
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Mascot maker - AT
Mascot maker Students had learnt about the significance of mascots in Japanese society and culture through the theme of Yura-kyara (category of mascot characters created to promote a place or region, event, organisation or business). Students had learnt …
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Hiragana writing task – introductory letter - AT
Students were asked to write a short self-introduction letter to a visiting Japanese teacher following the conventions of the text type and stroke order on genkōyoshi paper. Concepts of self-introduction and expressing personal information were explored …
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Self-introduction – oral presentation - AT
Students were asked to write a script introducing themselves in Japanese to be presented to the class. Students had learnt the language and sentence construction associated with self-introduction such as greetings, name, age, year level, birthday, zodiac …
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Self-introduction (Japanese 5-6) - AT
Students were asked to introduce themselves in the form of an oral presentation following a scaffolded modelled example. Students had learnt how to construct sentences about themselves using a variety of simple grammar structures and vocabulary. The script …
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This is my city - AT
Part A: Written script In this task, students were asked to work in pairs and write a script where they would discuss information about their cities. Students were instructed to use hiragana and kanji and use a variety of vocabulary and language structures …
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Japanese classroom - AT
Students had completed a unit of work on Japanese school life, classrooms and school etiquette. Students learnt key concepts and classroom related language as well as differences between Japanese and Australian school life and classrooms. In this task, …
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