Japanese

Content

This course aims to prepare students for studying year 11 Japanese, further develop and consolidate students’ ability to read, speak and write in Japanese, and facilitate an appreciation of Japanese culture.

Topics may include:

• Entertainment and youth culture in Japan
• Problems facing young people and relationships with parents and friends
• Accommodation, sightseeing, directions, cars and trains
• Student exchange, lifestyles, how and where people live
• After-school activities, recycling, the environment and climate change
• Sports and sporting events
• Concepts of identity, nationality, homeland and migration
• Japanese culture and traditions
• Technology in the Japanese classroom
• Germany, Europe and the global community
• Translation
• Advanced understanding, practising and analysing systems of language, including grammar, spelling, polite form, dialects, linguistic features and meta-language

Assessment

Students are assessed as they read, write, listen to, and speak Japanese. Understanding of language structure and culture is also assessed. Assessment items include research projects, oral presentations, performances, written work, role-plays, essays, letters and creative writing. 

Additional Information

Completing year 9 Japanese A and B is strongly advised if students consider studying Japanese in year 10.