Years 3 and 4 · Languages · Understanding language and culture

AC9LJ4U04

identify connections between Japanese language and cultural practices

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Where AC9LJ4U04 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 3 and 4.

1. Years 1 and 2AC9LJ2U01recognise and imitate the sounds and rhythms of Japanese and learn how sounds are produced and represented in different scripts
2. Years 1 and 2AC9LJ2U02recognise that hiragana, katakana and kanji are used to construct meaning in Japanese texts
3. Years 1 and 2AC9LJ2U03notice that Japanese has features that may be similar to or different from English
4. Years 1 and 2AC9LJ2U04notice that people use language in ways that reflect cultural practices
5. Years 5 and 6AC9LJ6U01apply knowledge of combinations of hiragana sounds, pronunciation and intonation patterns to develop fluency and rhythm to known words and phrases
6. Years 5 and 6AC9LJ6U02use knowledge of modelled grammatical structures, formulaic expressions and writing system rules to compose and respond to texts using appropriate punctuation and textual conventions
7. Years 5 and 6AC9LJ6U03compare some Japanese language structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage
8. Years 5 and 6AC9LJ6U04recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on non-verbal and verbal communication