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 (7) ACLJAC109
using formulaic expressions to convey emotions, for example, すごい、え～！、 かわいい、 やったー！
Elaboration (7) | ACLJAC109 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLJAU121
identifying known hiragana within a word and using that to predict the meaning
Elaboration (7) | ACLJAU121 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLJAU122
understanding different question words such as だれ、なに、どこ and the sentence-ending particle か
Elaboration (7) | ACLJAU122 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLJAU140
understanding time words associated with days of the week, months of the year and seasons
Elaboration (7) | ACLJAU140 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLJAU158
knowing how to use common counters and classifiers such as ～こ、～ひき/ びき/ ぴき、～えん
Elaboration (7) | ACLJAU158 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLJAC163
sustaining and extending conversations by seeking additional information or asking additional questions, for example, しゅみはなんですか。
Elaboration (7) | ACLJAC163 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLJAU176
understanding the role of sentence-ending particles in conversation, such as ね for confirming or expecting a response and よ for emphasis
Elaboration (7) | ACLJAU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLJAU194
requesting and giving permission and expressing prohibition using verb て form, for example, ～てもいいです。～てはいけません。～てはだめです。
Elaboration (7) | ACLJAU194 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU156
knowing that the hiragana spelling of a particular particle does not match its pronunciation, for example, ‘wa’ for は , ‘e’ for へ, ‘o/wo’ for を
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU156 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum