Course Summary

Are you looking to travel or looking to pursue a global career? Studying a foreign Language has great benefits. It will improve verbal and spatial skills, promote creativity and improve attention to detail. Foreign language study also makes the brain more healthy, complex, active and engaged. Most importantly, studying a second language broadens horizons and promotes inter-cultural understanding and what it means to be a good global citizen.

VCE: Unit 1, Unit 2 and Unit 3 & 4 sequence available

Goals

• Communicate confidently in spoken and written Japanese
• Understand the relationship between language and culture
• Compare Japanese and English linguistic systems
• Reflect on identity within multilingual communities
• Prepare for School-assessed Coursework and end-of-year oral/written exams

Learning Activities & Assessment

• Spoken exchanges: conversations, role-plays, negotiations
• Interpretive tasks combining written, spoken and viewed texts
• Written responses: emails, blogs, articles, reflective writing
• Oral presentations on cultural products and practices
• Unit 4 persuasive/evaluative writing on contemporary issues
• Interviews and extended discussions to build exam readiness