| SACE Code | 1JAC10 |
| Level | Stage 1 |
| Learning Area | Languages |
| Duration | Semester |
| Semester | Semester 1 |
| Pre-requisite | Successful completion of Japanese in Years 7-10 and/or an equivalent knowledge |
| Additional Costs | None |
| SACE Credits | 10 |
This course is for students who want to explore Japanese-speaking communities, culture, and language while enhancing intercultural understanding. Enrolment completion depends on meeting the eligibility criteria set by the SACE Board and is pending upon an eligibility form. Students who have had more than one year of education in Japan after age five are not eligible. Prior learning in years 7-10 is highly recommended. Enrolment with limited prior learning is to be negotiated with an OAC Language Leader.
Completing this course opens a pathway to Stage 1 Japanese Continuers B and Stage 2 Japanese Continuers.
Students are expected to develop and apply their linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to:
1. interact with others to exchange information, ideas, opinions, and experiences in Japanese
2. create texts in Japanese to express information, feelings, ideas, and opinions
3. analyse texts that are in Japanese to interpret meaning
4. examine relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.
Students will demonstrate evidence of their learning through the following assessment types:
Last updated: 29 July 2024