Senior course readiness criteria and pre-requisite
B in Year 10 Japanese
What is the course about?
Japanese provides students with the opportunity to reflect on their understanding of the Japanese language and the communities that use it, while also assisting in the effective negotiation of experiences and meaning across cultures and
languages.
What will students learn?
In studying Japanese, students will learn about:
- my world
- exploring our world
- our society
- my present; my future.
What skills will I learn through Japanese?
- comprehend Japanese to understand information, ideas, opinions and experiences
- identify tone, purpose, context and audience to infer meaning, values and attitudes
- analyse and evaluate information and ideas to draw conclusions and justify opinions, ideas and perspectives
- apply knowledge of Japanese language elements, structures and textual conventions to convey meaning appropriate to context, purpose, audience and cultural conventions
- structure, sequence and synthesise information to justify opinions, ideas and perspectives
- communicate using contextually appropriate Japanese.
Unit
| Unit Description
|
Year 10
Sem 2
| - Homestay
- Reading and writing exam
| - Careers and aspirations
- Listening exam
|
Year 11
| Unit 1 My World: - Family/carers
- Peers
- Education
| Unit 2
Exploring Our World: - Travel and exploration
- Social customs
- Japanese influences around the world
|
Year 12
| Unit 3
Our Society; culture and identity
- Lifestyles and leisure
- The arts, entertainment and sports
- Groups in society
| Unit 4
My present; my future
- The present
- Future choices
|
How will students be assessed?
Students will complete the following assessments:
- examination — short response (20%)
- examination — extended response (25%)
- multimodal presentation and interview (30%)
- examination combination response (25%).
Subject type
| Assessment
| QCE credits
| Contributes to ATAR
|
General
| Internal assessment (75%)
External assessment (25%)
| Up to 4
| Yes
|
*QCAA: Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority – www.qcaa.qld.edu.au