Unit 1 is organised around three learning contexts and a set of three topics. The placement of a topic under a particular learning context is intended to provide a specific perspective for the teaching and assessment of the topic. Learning contexts Topics My The individual Students reflect on their home life and explore homestay Students explore aspects of their personal world, experiences, including exchanging information about aspirations, values, opinions, ideas, and relationships their personal and family profile, hobbies and interests. with others. They also study topics from the perspectives They describe typical rules and routines of home and of other people. school life. Home The Japanese-speaking communities Students explore home-stay, typical rules, routines, Students explore topics from the perspectives of family life, school activities, making contact with visitors individuals and groups within those communities, or the and making arrangements to meet within communities as a whole, and develop an understanding communities. of how culture and identity are expressed through language. life The changing world Students consider the daily life of young people and how Students explore information and communication they exchange information and opinions. technologies and the effects of change and current issues in the global community. Text types and textual conventions It is necessary for students to engage with a range of text types. In school-based assessments, students are expected to respond to, and to produce, a range of text types in Japanese from the list below. account discussion message advertisement email note announcement film or TV program plan (excerpts) article review form blog posting script speech, interview, – image dialogue cartoon interview sign chart journal entry summary conversation letter table description map diary entry Refer to Appendix 2 for details of the features and conventions of the text types. Linguistic resources Vocabulary Vocabulary, phrases and expressions associated with the unit content.
Unit 1 is organised around three learning contexts and a set of three topics. The placement of a topic under a particular learning context is intended to provide a specific perspective for the teaching and assessment of the topic. Learning contexts Topics The individual Students explore aspects of their personal world, aspirations, values, opinions, ideas, and relationships with others. They also study topics from the perspectives of other people. My Students reflect on their home life and explore homestay experiences, including exchanging information about their personal and family profile, hobbies and interests. They describe typical rules and routines of home and school life. The Japanese-speaking communities Students explore topics from the perspectives of individuals and groups within those communities, or the communities as a whole, and develop an understanding of how culture and identity are expressed through language. Home Students explore home-stay, typical rules, routines, family life, school activities, making contact with visitors and making arrangements to meet within communities. The changing world Students explore information and communication technologies and the effects of change and current issues in the global community. life Students consider the daily life of young people and how they exchange information and opinions. Text types and textual conventions It is necessary for students to engage with a range of text types. In school-based assessments, students are expected to respond to, and to produce, a range of text types in Japanese from the list below. account advertisement announcement article blog posting cartoon chart conversation description diary entry discussion email film or TV program (excerpts) form image interview journal entry letter map message note plan review script – speech, interview, dialogue sign summary table Refer to Appendix 2 for details of the features and conventions of the text types. Linguistic resources Vocabulary Vocabulary, phrases and expressions associated with the unit content.
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