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Years 3 and 4 Japanese

The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social worlds and of their memberships of various groups, including of the Japanese class. They are further developing literacy capabilities in English, and while this …

Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Foundation to Year 2 Japanese

The nature of the learners Children enter the early years of schooling with established communication skills in one or more languages and varying degrees of early literacy capability. For young students, learning typically focuses on their immediate …

Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLJAC112

demonstrating early Japanese literacy skills by selecting the correct hiragana or kanji through labelling, matching, clicking and dragging, drawing, mime and actions

Elaboration (2) ACLJAC168

reading or viewing simple むかしばなし, identifying key messages and values and comparing them to familiar folk tales or stories associated with their own early literacy experience

Elaboration (2) ACLJAC135

creating personal print or digital bilingual dictionaries that include visual cues and representations

Years 5 and 6 Japanese

The nature of the learners At this level, students are widening their social networks, experiences and communication repertoires in both their first language and Japanese. They continue to need guidance and participate in structured, collaborative tasks …

Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Japanese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLJAC112

listening for key words in stories, rhymes or songs, using visual cues such as gestures and facial expressions to assist understanding

Elaboration (3) ACLJAC134

using visual, print or online dictionaries, word lists and pictures to translate simple familiar texts such as labels or 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) ACLJAC137

sharing ideas about their family cultures, creating visual or digital representations of their families, friendship groups and communities, and listing key terms and expressions associated with each group

Elaboration (4) ACLJAC168

comparing how key messages and beliefs are communicated across cultures through the visual and creative arts, for example, comparing the role and representation of animals or landscapes in Indigenous Australian Dreaming stories and Japanese mythology …

Elaboration (3) ACLJAC169

creating imaginative texts to entertain younger audiences, for example, audio Big Books, puppet plays, cartoons or short video clips, selecting language, rhythms and images that enrich the visual or listening experience

ACLJAC189

Create bilingual texts in Japanese and English for a range of communicative and informative purposes, incorporating oral, written and visual elements[Key concepts: bilingual learning resources, bicultural contexts; Key processes: classifying, translating, …

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Elaboration ACLJAU123

understanding texts as different forms of communication that are spoken, written, digital or visual, and recognising that they can be very short, for example, たって, or much longer, for example, たって　ください。

Elaboration (3) ACLJAC154

noticing aspects of communication and cultural expression represented in Japanese stories, songs or audio/visual media, responding to teacher prompts such as ‘What do you see?’ ‘What do you notice about …?’ ‘Why do you think …?’ ‘How is this similar/different …

Achievement Standard Japanese Foundation to Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students interact with the teacher and peers through play- and action-related language. They use formulaic expressions and appropriate gestures in everyday interactions such as exchanging greetings and farewells, for example, …

Achievement Standard Japanese Years 3 and 4

By the end of Year 4, students interact with the teacher and peers in regular classroom routines and structured interactions. They understand and respond to instructions related to classroom organisation and activities, for example, ペア　に　なって　ください。大きい　こえ　で　いって　ください。. …

Elaboration (5) ACLJAC109

describing friends, favourite things and objects, using visual, concrete and digital support material, for example, これ　は　ねずみ　です。ちいさい　です。かわいい　です。はいいろ　です。すいか　です。おいしい　です。ちいさい　目(め)　です。

Elaboration ACLJAC133

creating imaginary characters, places or animals, and presenting them through performance, digital display or visual representation, for example, みみ　が　大きい　です。かわ　に　います。 food/object　を　たべます。とても　こわい　です。おばけやしき　です。たくさん　おばけ　が　います。目　が　大きい　です。あし　が　ありません。

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