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.
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 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. Grammar Students will be expected to recognise and use the following grammatical Stem of Masu form structures Form Function/use Stem + saying something is difficult to do Stem + saying something is easy to do Stem + indicating actions done simultaneously Stem + expressing how to do something 2. Te form structures Form Function/use doing an action or favour for me (my group) a favour for another receiving a favour Finite form structures Form Function/use Finite conditional (when) Finite reporting what someone else said/hearsay
Form Function/use Elaborations Stem + expressing desire Stem + expressing strong desire 3. Te form structures Form Function/use Elaborations denying permission expressing you must not granting permission expressing you may 4. Finite form structures Form Function/use Elaborations Finite expressing doing one action, before another Finite expressing your ability Finite form expressing the time frame (when) Finite during the time (whilst) Finite quoting what someone said Finite quoting what someone thinks 5. Nai form structures Form Function/use Elaborations Base + expressing please don’t do something Base + advising one not to do something Base + expressing that you must do Base + expressing that you have to Base + indicating that you don't have to do something 6. Plain past form structures