Elaboration ACLJAU174
accurately pronouncing all combinations of kana, including voiced and unvoiced elements, and all combined sounds (contractions and blends)
Elaboration | ACLJAU174 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAU174
recognising that in the copula desu and the verb suffix masu, the ‘u’ is devoiced in normal speech
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU174 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU174
using available combinations of katakana to experiment with Japanese pronunciation of unfamiliar loan words, for example, ホワイトボード
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU174 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAU174
understanding that some new combinations of sounds have been devised to allow for pronunciation of loan words, for example, ティ
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAU174 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAU175
reading and writing all katakana, including voiced, unvoiced, contracted and blended sounds, using the kana chart
Elaboration | ACLJAU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAU175
understanding that many kanji are made up of more than one component and that radicals often represent meaning, for example, the radical 木 means something to do with ‘wood’
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU175
noticing that kanji can clearly differentiate the meanings of words that are pronounced identically, such as 火 and 日
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAU175
learning to write words and phrases using both kana and kanji, for example, 大きい車(くるま)、小さい木
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLJAU175
using furigana to support the reading of unfamiliar kanji
Elaboration (4) | ACLJAU175 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLJAU176
further developing metalanguage to describe and increase control of grammatical concepts and language elements, such as noun modifiers or speech styles
Elaboration | ACLJAU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLJAU176
creating learning resources such as verb and adjective charts and lists of vocabulary and sentence structures
Elaboration (1) | ACLJAU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLJAU176
understanding the different functions of a range of particles, such as: が (topic marker) を (object marker)に (time, date, place, destination, for)と (and, with)で (location, action, means)へ (direction, destination)～から ～まで (from,～as far …
Elaboration (2) | ACLJAU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLJAU176
describing daily routines and schedules for a week, using a range of particles to form sentences, for example, 六時(ろくじ)に うちで 兄(あに)と ごはんを 食(た)べます。
Elaboration (3) | ACLJAU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLJAU176
using い and な adjectives in the present tense, for example, おいしい、たのしい、しずかな、 and negative forms, for example, 高(たか)くない
Elaboration (4) | ACLJAU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLJAU176
using adverbs as formulaic expressions, for example, 早(はや)く、おそく
Elaboration (5) | ACLJAU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACLJAU176
understanding that the exact word order of noun phrases is not important as long as they appear before the verb and are accompanied by correct particles
Elaboration (6) | ACLJAU176 | 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 (8) ACLJAU176
using both affirmative and negative forms of particular grammatical elements in different tenses
Elaboration (8) | ACLJAU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (9) ACLJAU176
creating cohesion and flow by using conjunctions, for example, だから、それで、それに
Elaboration (9) | ACLJAU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (10) ACLJAU176
understanding how to indicate politeness using ご and お prefixes, for example, お名(な)前(まえ)、先生の ごかぞく
Elaboration (10) | ACLJAU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum