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Elaboration (2) ACLJAC029

considering the relationship between identity and language, with reference to the languages spoken by the students themselves, peers, and family or community members, including their own developing ability to communicate in Japanese

Elaboration ACLJAU032

further developing metalanguage to describe and apply grammatical concepts and language elements, and to organise learning resources such as verb charts and lists of vocabulary and sentence structures

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC021

further developing metalanguage to communicate about language and about their experience of learning Japanese, using Japanese for terms such as verbs (どうし), adjectives (けいようし) and nouns (めいし)

Elaboration (4) ACLJAC029

considering whether their sense of identity changes when they use different languages

Elaboration (4) ACLJAC019

providing evidence or reasons to justify own opinions or planned actions, for example, べんりです。だからコンビニで買(か)いものをします。

Elaboration (2) ACLJAC019

developing strategies to initiate and sustain interactions, such as asking for clarification or confirmation, acknowledging and showing interest, using appropriate gestures and expressions such as あいづち, ああ　そうですか。いいですね。そうですね。へえ。はい　うん。

Elaboration (2) ACLJAU031

developing strategies to guess the meaning of unknown words that contain familiar kanji, for example, 小学校(しょうがっこう)、中学校(ちゅうがっこう)

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU034

finding examples of informal forms of language used by young Japanese speakers, such as the use of abbreviations or emoticons when texting and the use of loan words when discussing popular culture, for example, ‘J-rock’, ‘J-pop’, ‘fast food’

Elaboration (2) ACLJAU036

exploring familiar types of Japanese community texts such as print or online advertisements, brochures, catalogues or memes that employ different representations of culture, for example, by analysing which products use traditional icons such as samurai …

Elaboration (3) ACLJAU030

understanding how to make appropriate pauses in a sentence, dividing the sentence into cohesive chunks to allow for the use of あいづち

Elaboration (3) ACLJAU034

identifying how variations in language use and communicative behaviours reflect how emotions or attitudes such as respect, gratitude or embarrassment are differently expressed across languages and cultures

Elaboration (3) ACLJAU035

discussing possible reasons for changes in Japanese language use, such as exposure to other languages, changing attitudes to social practices, involvement in social media and digital communication

Elaboration (3) ACLJAC027

designing and maintaining a bilingual website with a Japanese sister school or another group of Japanese learners in Australia, considering the best use of each language depending on the context and nature of the information or interaction

Elaboration (14) ACLJAU032

extending the use of counter classifiers to include ～円(えん)、～分、～まい、～本、～つ、～日 (date)

Elaboration (2) ACLJAU033

comparing language features of Japanese and English versions of familiar texts such as weather reports, phone conversations or text messages, for example, the use of abbreviations and emoticons, noting differences that appear to be culturally signifi …

Elaboration (5) ACLJAU034

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 ACLJAC022

examining factual information from a range of print, online/web-based travel and leisure texts, using it to compare options and make suggestions, for example, しんかんせんはとても高いですが、べんりだと思(おも)います。東京(とうきょう)から京都(きょうと)まで二時間半(じかんはん)かかります。バスで八時間ぐらいかかります。

Elaboration (2) ACLJAU034

noticing differences in text structure and grammar between formal and informal Japanese language use, such as abbreviations, dropping of particles and emphatic intonation in informal communication such as face-to-face interactions, blogs, emails and other …

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