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Course Units / Type 2 Units for each of Preliminary and HSC / Board Developed Course
Prerequisites 200 - 300 hours study of the language or equivalent
Exclusions Japanese Beginners; Japanese Background Speakers

Outline

The Preliminary and HSC courses have as their organisational focuses themes and associated topics. The student’s skills in, and knowledge of Japanese will be developed through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, which reflect the themes and topics. The student will also gain an insight into the culture and language of Japanese-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts.

Content

Themes

• The individual
• The Japanese-speaking communities
• The changing world
  
  Students’ language skills are developed through tasks such as
• Conversation
• Responding to an aural stimulus
• Responding to a variety of different written material
• Writing for a variety of purposes
• Studying Japanese culture through texts

Assessment

• Oral examinations
• Written examinations
• Writing in Japanese
• Speaking
• Listening and responding
• Reading and responding