Year 9 Let's Start Japanese! (2)
JAPLSJ Course Description Recommended Prior LearningNo prior learning is required.
This course is a semester long and will be offered in both semester 1 and 2.
Big question: How do we widen our view of the world with language?
This course is an introduction to Japanese language and culture. You will discover the fun of communicating in another language, becoming able to talk about yourself and your identity in Japanese, and explore how Japanese culture compares with our own.
By the end of this course you will be able to use Japanese to talk about yourself and others, know a range of strategies for learning another language, and understand the ways that life in Japan are different from your own here in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Learning Areas:
Assessment Information
MANA REO (COMMUNICATING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills.
• Pre-structural - I need support to describe ideas and/or information.
• Uni-structural - I can describe an idea and/or information.
• Multi-structural - I can describe ideas and information.
• Relational - I link ideas and information together and explain my understanding.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my understanding to discuss my ideas in new ways.
WHAKAARO (THINKING)
Students will be assessed on their ability to develop their levels of thinking in a variety of learning experiences.
• Pre-structural - I need to support to think of an idea.
• Uni-structural - I can think of an idea.
• Multi-structural - I can think of several ideas.
• Relational - I link ideas together to organise my thinking.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my thinking in creative ways.
Students are required to have a 1B5 or equivalent, an L-shaped pocket, and a pen/pencil.