10 Japanese 1 (Table A) 4 lessons per week for the whole year

Y10 Japanese 1 (Table A) 4 lessons per week for the whole year

This option is ideal for students who are serious about continuing with their language learning in the senior school. With four lessons a week, students have more time to build strong language skills through regular practice, support, and feedback. This option provides a steady pace and is highly recommended for those intending to take the language in Year 11 and beyond.

Please note that this course may not run depending on numbers.  If this 4 period course does not run then students who have selected this option will be able to move to the 2 period course in this language and then pick up another option.

The students will learn how to understand, speak, read and write Japanese as it applies to:

• Personal information
• Classroom and school life
• Dates
• Days
• Out and about
• Family
• Describing people
• Daily routine

All hiragana and katakana should be known by the end of the year.

Assessment
Vocabulary and unit tests, examinations.

Approximate equal value will be given to the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Japanese is an Asian language with few links to other languages.  It provides a contrast in structure and vocabulary with European languages.  The scripts used for MCEA Level 1 are hiragana, katakana and some Kanji.