Years 5 and 6 · Languages · Understanding language and culture

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recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on non-verbal and verbal communication

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1. Years 3 and 4AC9LJ4U01recognise and use modelled combinations of hiragana sounds, pronunciation and intonation patterns of Japanese to form words and phrases
2. Years 3 and 4AC9LJ4U02recognise Japanese language conventions, some kana and kanji rules, simple grammatical structures and basic syntax in familiar texts and contexts
3. Years 3 and 4AC9LJ4U03recognise familiar Japanese language features and compare with those of English, in known contexts
4. Years 3 and 4AC9LJ4U04identify connections between Japanese language and cultural practices
5. Years 7 and 8AC9LJ8EU01recognise and use features of the Japanese sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and demonstrate understanding of how these are represented in familiar contexts
6. Years 7 and 8AC9LJ8EU02develop knowledge of, and use structures and features of the Japanese grammatical and writing systems to understand and create spoken, written and multimodal texts
7. Years 7 and 8AC9LJ8EU03compare Japanese language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage
8. Years 7 and 8AC9LJ8EU04recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), beliefs, attitudes and values
9. Years 7 and 8AC9LJ8U01apply knowledge of conventions of spoken Japanese and phrasing patterns to enhance fluency, and to respond to and create texts in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
10. Years 7 and 8AC9LJ8U02apply understanding of grammatical structures, expressions and writing system rules to compose and respond to texts
11. Years 7 and 8AC9LJ8U03reflect on similarities and differences between Japanese and English language structures and features, using metalanguage
12. Years 7 and 8AC9LJ8U04reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), beliefs, attitudes and values