Year 10 Japanese
Scope and sequence
TERM 1 / TERM 2 / TERM 3 / TERM 411 weeks / 10 weeks / 9 weeks / 8 weeks
Syllabus topic / Milestones
Unit Focus
- Talking about the past
- Talking about first experiences
- Miles stones in young Japanese people’s lives
- Talking about significant milestones for Australian teenagers
- Reflecting on the differences and similarities between the milestones of Australian and Japanese teenagers
Unit Focus
- Talking about nationalities/languages
- Asking and saying what language you speak
- Talking about where you are from
- Talking about how you study
Unit focus
- Talking about favourite fast food
- Discussing whether a fast food is healthy by comparing
- Linking adjectives
- Talking about what you prefer
- Talking about popularity
- Saying something is -est or most/best
Unit focus
- Shopping in Japan
- counting floors, general items
- Asking about price
- Saying ‘this’
- Giving reasons
- Customer service
- Similarities and differences between shopping in Japan and Australia
Unit focus
- Using the てform
- Inviting someone to do something
- Talking about what you do in your free time
- Making, accepting and declining invitations
Unit Focus
- City and country living
- Places around the town
- Talking about your neighbourhood
Outcomes / Reading and responding:
5.UL.2, 5.MBC.1
Speaking:
5.UL.3, 5.MLC.2 / Listening and responding:
5.UL.1, 5.MBC.1
Writing:
5.UL.4, 5.MLC.1, 5.MLC.2 / Reading and responding:
5.UL.2, 5.MBC.1
Speaking:
5.UL.3, 5.MLC.2 / Listening and responding:
5.UL.1, 5.MBC.1
Reading and Responding;
5.UL.2, 5.MBC.1
Speaking: 5.UL.3, 5.MLC.2
Writing:
5.UL.4, 5.MLC.1, 5.MLC.2
Assessment for learning / Reading and responding10
Writing 5
Speaking 5 / Listening and responding15
Reading and responding 5
Writing 5 / Reading and responding10
Writing5
Speaking 5 / Writing 15
Speaking10
Reading and responding 5
Listening and responding 5
Weighting / 25% / 25% / 20% / 35%
SC grade weighting / 25% / 25% / 20% / 35%
Year 10 Japanese
Scope and sequence
Studentsacquirevocabulary,expressionsandlanguagestructureswithinthecontextoftheeachunit.Learningiscomplemented througha varietyofmultimediaand on-lineresources.StudentsextendtheirunderstandingofJapanese,andJapanesecustomsand traditionsbydiscussingandcomparingthevaluesand beliefsofdiversecultures.Theyalsodevelopanappreciationoftheattitudes and practicesoftheJapanese-speakingcommunities.
In Term 1 students learn about the manipulation of structures, format and choice of vocabulary to talk about major miles stones in young people’s lives and some important celebrations in Japan. They learn to ask questions and talk about their significant milestones, while reflecting on the differences and similarities between the milestones of Australian and Japanese teenagers. Students will reflect on how milestones reveal cultural values.
In Term 2, students learn about the manipulation of structures, format and choice of vocabulary to discuss their nationalities, birthplaces and where they grew up. They also learn to talk about the language they speak and how they study languages. Students examine cultural stereotypes and learn about changes in modern Japan. They also learn about fast food in Japan. They learn to discuss their favourite foods, healthy options and compare Australian and Japanese fast food.
In Term 3, students learn about the manipulation of structures, format and choice of vocabulary to talk about shopping in Japan. They learn to ask and say where they shop, how much something costs, where items are located in a Japanese department store, and discuss why you shop at such places. They also learn how to use the counting words for floors and general items.
In Term 4, students learn about the manipulation of structures, format and choice of vocabulary to talk about leisure activities, and city and country living. They learn how to invite people and or decline invitations, suggest an alternative, arrange an outing, present tense verbs, and describe their neighbourhood. They learn about popular places Japanese families and teenagers go and what it is like to live in rural and urban Japan.
This document has been produced by the Languages staff at Cranbrook School with funds provided by the Australian Government through the School Languages Program.