Years 7 and 8 · Languages · Communicating meaning in Japanese
AC9LJ8C01
initiate and sustain exchanges in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts related to students’ experiences, feelings and views, adjusting their language in response to others
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Taught alongside it
The rest of Communicating meaning in Japanese in Years 7 and 8.
collaborate in activities that involve the language of transaction, negotiation and problem-solving to plan projects and events
AC9LJ8C03interpret information, ideas and opinions in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience
AC9LJ8C04interpret and adjust non-verbal, spoken and written language to convey meaning in Japanese language in familiar and some unfamiliar cultural contexts
AC9LJ8C05create and present spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts for specific purposes, selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures, textual conventions and features, and combinations of kana and familiar kanji appropriate to context
AC9LJ8EC01interact with others using modelled language to exchange information in familiar contexts about self and personal world
AC9LJ8EC02develop language to interact in exchanges, routines, tasks and responsibilities related to classroom and interests
AC9LJ8EC03engage in modelled non-verbal, spoken and written exchanges with peers to organise activities relating to daily life and school environment
AC9LJ8EC04locate and process information and ideas in familiar spoken, written and multimodal texts, responding in ways appropriate to cultural context, purpose and audience
AC9LJ8EC05develop and begin to apply strategies to interpret, translate and convey meaning in Japanese in familiar contexts
AC9LJ8EC06create spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts for familiar contexts and purposes using appropriate vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures and some textual conventions, and hiragana and katakana with support of the chart and some familiar kanji
The same idea, year by year
Where AC9LJ8C01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 7 and 8.
- Years 5 and 6AC9LJ6C01initiate and sustain modelled exchanges in familiar contexts related to students’ personal world and school environment
- Years 5 and 6AC9LJ6C02participate in activities that involve planning and negotiating with others, using language that expresses information, preferences and ideas
- Years 5 and 6AC9LJ6C03locate and process information and ideas in a range of spoken, written and multimodal texts, and respond in different ways to suit purpose
- Years 5 and 6AC9LJ6C04apply strategies to interpret and convey meaning in Japanese language in familiar spoken, written and non-verbal cultural contexts
- Years 5 and 6AC9LJ6C05create and present informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts using a variety of modelled sentence structures to sequence information and ideas, textual conventions, and hiragana and some familiar katakana and kanji appropriate to context
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10C01initiate, sustain and extend exchanges in familiar and unfamiliar contexts related to students’ own and others’ experiences of the world, adjusting their language in response to others
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10C02contribute to discussions that involve diverse views to negotiate outcomes, address issues and compare experiences
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10C03evaluate and synthesise information, ideas and perspectives in a broad range of spoken, written and multimodal texts and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10C04interpret and translate non-verbal, spoken and written interactions and texts to convey meaning and intercultural understanding in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10C05create and present informative and imaginative texts for diverse contexts and purposes, selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures, a range of features and conventions to engage different audiences, and using combinations of kana and a range of kanji appropriate to context
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10EC01initiate and sustain interactions in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts to exchange ideas, experiences and opinions about their own and others’ personal world
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10EC02use Japanese language in exchanges to question, offer opinions and compare and discuss ideas
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10EC03use non-verbal, spoken and written exchanges to discuss, plan and reflect on activities, events and experiences with peers
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10EC04interpret information, ideas and perspectives in a wide range of spoken, written and multimodal texts and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10EC05apply strategies to interpret and translate non-verbal, spoken and written interactions and texts to convey meaning and intercultural understanding in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
- Years 9 and 10AC9LJ10EC06create spoken, written and multimodal, informative and imaginative texts selecting vocabulary, expressions, grammatical structures and textual conventions for familiar and some unfamiliar contexts and purposes, to engage different audiences, and use a combination of kana and kanji
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