VCE Units 1 & 2 - Languages: Japanese
VCE Units 1 & 2 - Languages: Japanese
Overview
The study of Languages contributes to the overall education of students, most particularly in communication. Students will develop their skills in listening, reading, speaking, and writing Japanese. There are prescribed themes we cover in Units 1-4 (The Individual, The Japanese-speaking Communities and The World Around Us).
Unit 1
In Unit 1, we look at topics such as Holidays and Leisure, Family, School and Extracurricular Activities.
Areas of Study:
- Interpersonal Communication – Student should be able to exchange meaning in a spoken interaction in Japanese.
- Interpretive Communication – Student should be able to interpret information from two texts on the same subtopic presented in Japanese and respond in writing in Japanese and English.
- Presentational Communication – Student should be able to present information, concepts and ideas in writing in Japanese on the selected subtopic and for a specific audience and purpose.
Unit 2
In Unit 2, we look at topics such as Student Life, Hobbies and Part-time work, Travel, and Technology.
Areas of Study:
- Interpersonal Communication – Student should be able to respond in writing in Japanese to spoken, written or visual texts presented in Japanese.
- Interpretive Communication – Student should be able to analyse and use information from written, spoken, or visual texts to produce an extended written response in Japanese.
- Presentational Communication – Student should be able to explain information, ideas and concepts orally in Japanese to a specific audience about an aspect of culture within communities where Japanese is spoken.
Forms of Assessment
SACs assessing speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills, Vocabulary or Script Tests, Semester Exams
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Completion of Years 7-10 Japanese