ATAR: Yes
Category: A
Course No: 15830
2 units for each of Preliminary and HSC Board Developed Course
Prerequisites: School Certificate Japanese or equivalent knowledge is assumed.
Exclusions: Japanese Beginners; Heritage Japanese; Japanese Background Speakers Strict eligibility rules apply to the study of this subject Check with your teacher or refer to Section 8.2.2.2 of the Board’s ACE Manual
Course description
The Preliminary and HSC courses have, as their organisational focuses, prescribed themes and related mandatory topics. Students’ skills in, and knowledge of Japanese will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the themes and 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
Prescribed themes
The individual
- Personal world
- Daily life
- Leisure
- Future plans
Japanese-speaking communities
- Travelling in Japan
- Living in Japan
- Cultural life
The changing world
- The world of work
- Current issues
Students’ language skills are developed through tasks such as:
- Conversation
- Responding to an aural stimulus
- Responding to a variety of written material
- Writing for a variety of purposes
- Studying the culture of Japanese-speaking communities through texts.
Particular Course Requirements: Nil