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Elaboration (1) ACLJAC115

creating digital texts based around familiar contexts and characters using pictures and captions

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC116

using classroom resources such as word banks, visual and online dictionaries, word lists and pictures to translate the meaning of single words and common expressions

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC117

creating bilingual wall charts or picture dictionaries with captions, stickers and simple descriptions in English to explain Japanese words and expressions that have particular cultural meaning

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC118

comparing aspects of Australian and Japanese children’s lifestyles, such as ways of playing games じゃんけん、eating food (using chopsticks and formulaic language) or addressing family members and friends

identifying themselves as part of a family, class or peer group ぼく　は　おとうと　です。おねえさん　は, for example, by representing these relationships through drawing pictures or a family tree, adding captions to photos or creating digital presentations

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU120

understanding that the independent nasal sound ‘n’ (ん) has a mora of its own, for example, こんにちは

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU121

understanding that one kana represents a basic unit of Japanese sound

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU122

identifying gender-specific pronouns わたし and ぼく

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU123

recognising that different types of texts have different features, for example, repetition and rhythm in action songs and chants

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU124

understanding that language use varies according to the context and situation, for example, こんにちは。 and もしもし。

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU125

recognising that Japanese uses many loan words from English and other languages, such as ペン、テレビ、ピンク, and that these are pronounced differently by Japanese speakers

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU126

understanding that learning and using Japanese involves becoming familiar with some different ways of communicating, for example, いただきます、ごちそうさま, and also some ways of thinking about things and behaving that may be unfamiliar

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC127

exchanging information and building vocabulary to communicate about self, friends or family, using simple statements such as かぞく　は　六人　です。おとうさん　と　おかあさん　と　おねえさん　と　ぼく　と　いもうと　と　あかちゃん　です。いもうと　は　五さい　です。おかあさん　は　やさしい　です。

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC128

following procedures for activities such as cooking, model-making or origami, understanding instructions such as はんぶん　に　おって、ここ　に　おいて、あつめて

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC129

using appropriate formulaic expressions and gestures to contribute to interactions, for example, しつれいします。おねがいします。

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC130

viewing or listening to a simple community text such as a weather report, recognising key words such as はれ、くもり

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC131

creating a display such as a chart, diorama, mini book or digital presentation to showcase elements of their Japanese language learning, for example, ぼく/わたし　の　ふでばこ、ぼく/わたし　の　かばん

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC132

collecting favourite exclamations, words or expressions used in imaginative and expressive texts in oral, print and digital formats, such as へえー、うそー、あれ？、うーん、どうしよう、こまった、できた、やったー！、おめでとう、がんばって、すごい、いいよ、だめ and using them in their own communicative exchanges …

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC133

incorporating onomatopoeic sounds such as どきどき、ぺこぺこ、ぴかぴか、にこにこ into written/performed texts to enrich the texts and to entertain others

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC134

explaining and modelling culture-specific practices and formulaic language, such as apologising for being late by waiting at the entrance/door, bowing and using the expression おくれて　すみません。しつれいします。

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