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Elaboration (5) ACLJAU014

understanding that the word order of noun phrases is not important as long as they appear before the verb and are accompanied by correct particles

Elaboration (5) ACLJAU017

understanding that all languages change, that some are constantly growing and expanding and that others are disappearing or being revived, as in the case of many indigenous languages

Elaboration (5) ACLJAU032

understanding and using いand な adjectives in the present and past tense

Elaboration ACLJAU012

understanding the system of Japanese sound combinations, that Japanese has five vowels and that a vowel can be attached to all consonants except ‘ん’

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 ACLJAU035

understanding that each region of Japan has its own dialect and accents, and that Japan, like Australia, also has some indigenous languages

Elaboration (7) ACLJAU014

understanding the rules of verb conjugation, for example, ます、～ましょう、～ました、～ません、～ませんでした

Elaboration (15) ACLJAU014

understanding the use of こそあどseries in concrete contexts, for example, これ、それ、あれ、どれ

Elaboration (2) ACLJAU015

understanding that the format of Japanese texts can include either たてがき or よこがき、 according to the context, purpose and intended audience

Elaboration (4) ACLJAU015

understanding conventions associated with using げんこうようし、 for example, the size of small characters, the position in the square and the placing of punctuation

understanding that there are Japanese-speaking communities outside Japan, for example, in the United States, in particular Hawaii, and South America, and that Japanese is widely taught in many countries around the world and within the Asia-Pacific region, …

Elaboration (1) ACLJAC022

understanding the gist and recording specific details from texts such as websites, newspaper articles, documentaries, reports or podcasts on topics such as popular culture, schools, sports or leisure activities in Japan

Elaboration ACLJAU030

understanding that some new notations have been devised over the years to account for the sounds of loan words, for example, ティ、ヴィ、ヴ

Elaboration ACLJAU031

understanding that kanji are used for nouns, stems of verbs and adjectives, and some adverbs, and that the addition of hiragana to the stem of verbs and adjectives is called okurigana

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU032

understanding and applying the rules of the plain form, and knowing that the basic form of all Japanese verbs ends in -u, -eru or -iru, as listed in dictionaries

Elaboration (2) ACLJAU032

understanding that verbs can be divided into three groups according to the way they are conjugated: Group 1 (five-step verbs), Group 2 (one-step verbs) and Group 3 (irregular verbs)

Elaboration (1) ACLJAU033

applying understanding of the textual features of different text types to construct simple narratives, messages, slogans or song lyrics, noticing how the choice of language and text structure works to achieve each text’s purpose

ACLJAU014

Develop understanding of the systematic nature of grammatical structures and features of Japanese used to perform particular functions, such as describing people, objects and places, and indicating quantity[Key concepts: grammar, vocabulary, syntax, metalanguage; …

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ACLJAU031

Convey meaning by appropriately selecting and combining hiragana, katakana and kanji characters, and use understanding of kanji to predict meaning of unfamiliar words[Key concepts: script forms and functions, meaning; Key processes: decoding, identifying, …