ATAR: Yes
Category: A
Course No: 15820
2 units for each of Preliminary and HSC Board Developed Course
Exclusions: Japanese Continuers; Japanese Extension; Heritage Japanese; Japanese Background Speakers. Strict eligibility rules apply to the study of this subject. Check with your teacher or refer to Section 8.2.2.3 of the Board’s ACE Manual.
Course description
In the Preliminary and HSC courses, students will develop the linguistic and intercultural knowledge and understanding, and the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills to communicate in Japanese. Topics studied through two interdependent perspectives, the personal world and the Japanese-speaking communities, provide contexts in which students develop their communication skills in Japanese and their knowledge and understanding of language and culture. Students’ skills in, and knowledge of, Japanese will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the topics. Students will also gain an insight into the culture and language of Japanese-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts.
Main topics covered
- Family life, home and neighbourhood
- People, places and communities
- Education and work
- Friends, recreation and pastimes
- Holidays, travel and tourism
- Future plans and aspirations.
Particular Course Requirements: Nil