Sample course outline Japanese: First Language ATAR Year 11 – Semester 1 Week Key teaching points Theme: Relationships Contemporary issues individual and (weeks 1–2) family ties (weeks 3–5) young people and technology (weeks 6–7). Texts and text types: spoken, written and visual texts. 1–7 Grammar read and kyoiku kanji and recognise joyo kanji in texts grammar appropriate to the theme and contemporary issues. Dictionaries: use a monolingual and/or a bilingual dictionary. Task 1: Spoken exchanges Task 2: Listening and responding Theme: Youth culture Contemporary issues cultural identity of young people (weeks 8–10) the place of education in young people’s lives (weeks 11–13) young people and technology (weeks 14–15). Texts and text types: spoken, written and visual texts. 8–15 Grammar read and write kyoiku kanji and recognise joyo kanji in texts grammar appropriate to the theme and contemporary issues. Dictionaries: use a monolingual and/or a bilingual dictionary. Task 3: Reading and responding Task 4: Writing in Japanese Examination week 16 A representative sample of the syllabus content Task 5: Semester 1 examination – reflecting the ATAR Year 12 examination design brief. Semester 2
Sample course outline Japanese: First Language – ATAR Year 11 Semester 1 Week Key teaching points 1–7 Theme: Relationships Contemporary issues individual and (weeks 1–2) family ties (weeks 3–5) young people and technology (weeks 6–7). Texts and text types: spoken, written and visual texts. Grammar read and kyoiku kanji and recognise joyo kanji in texts grammar appropriate to the theme and contemporary issues. Dictionaries: use a monolingual and/or a bilingual dictionary. Task 1: Spoken exchanges Task 2: Listening and responding 8–15 Theme: Youth culture Contemporary issues cultural identity of young people (weeks 8–10) the place of education in young people’s lives (weeks 11–13) young people and technology (weeks 14–15). Texts and text types: spoken, written and visual texts. Grammar read and write kyoiku kanji and recognise joyo kanji in texts grammar appropriate to the theme and contemporary issues. Dictionaries: use a monolingual and/or a bilingual dictionary. Task 3: Reading and responding Task 4: Writing in Japanese 16 Examination week Task 5: Semester 1 examination – A representative sample of the syllabus content reflecting the ATAR Year 12 examination design brief. Semester 2
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