Course: Japanese Beginners
2 Unit for each of Preliminary and HSC, with the option of a 1 unit Extension course for the HSC.
Board Developed Course.
Course No: 15830
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
The Preliminary and HSC courses have, as their organisational focuses, themes and associated 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
Themes:
- The individual
- The Japanese-speaking communities
- The changing world
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 Japanese culture through texts