Japanese

Languages

Year 10

Open elective

Open Elective – 2 Semesters
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The Year 10 course aims to further develop Japanese communication skills in a spoken and written context.

Content/Skills
Students will write in both Hiragana and Katakana and extend their knowledge of Kanji. Grammatical concepts are learned through dealing with
real situations, including family, school, hobbies, future and work. Students will also learn how to speak in a conversational manner, as well as how to travel around in Japan and other useful information such as homestay guidelines, food and a healthy lifestyle, school life etc. Tasks for this unit will evaluate the students’ reading, writing listening and speaking abilities around the topics listed above.

 

Selection advice

Year 9 Japanese is a prerequisite for this subject. Please list this as two choices on the selection form as it runs for both semesters.  In order to accommodate this, students who select Year 10 Japanese are not required to elect both a VAPA and Technologies subject.  Year 10 Japanese is a prerequisite for Year 11 Japanese.

Links to further pathways

With the successful completion of Year 10, students are able to study Japanese to the end of Year 12 and then at university. Having a second language allows students to follow many career paths including: ▶ Trade & foreign affairs ▶ Translation & interpreting ▶ Teaching ▶ Tourism