Curriculum

Japanese Beginners A

SACE Code1JAB10
LevelStage 1
Learning AreaLanguages
DurationSemester
SemesterSemester 1
Pre-requisiteLittle or no prior knowledge of Japanese
Additional CostsNone
SACE Credits10

Who is this course for?

This course is for students who start learning Japanese at the senior secondary level. Students need to confirm that they have little or no prior knowledge of the Japanese language.

Enrollment depends on meeting the eligibility criteria set by the SACE Board and is pending upon submitting the Eligibility Form.

This course progresses at an accelerated and intensive rate. Students are expected to develop their skills and intercultural competency quickly.

Completing this course provides a pathway to Stage 1 Japanese Beginners B and Stage 2 Japanese Beginners.

What will I learn?

Students are expected to develop and apply their linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to:

  1. interact with others in Japanese in interpersonal situations
  2. create texts in Japanese for specific audiences, purposes, and contexts
  3. analyse texts that are in Japanese to interpret meaning.
  • The Personal World
  • The Japanese-speaking Communities

How will I be assessed?

Students will demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:

  • Assessment Type 1: Interaction
  • Assessment Type 2: Text Production
  • Assessment Type 3: Text Analysis

Pre-requisite

Little or no prior knowledge of Japanese

Cost

It is recommended that students have their own bilingual hardcopy dictionary,

Last updated: 29 July 2024