Japanese: Second Language

genre receptive language reciprocating alliteration textual features/textual conventions task second language purposeful learning first language language variation and change communication translation intonation author pedagogy formulaic language auxiliary verb skimming syntax role of language and culture paralanguage pronunciation digraph idiomatic expressions intercultural capability cognates phonological awareness socialising language patterns question modal verb identity context semantic knowledge language comprehension morpheme productive language use digital media learning trajectory characters honorific directionality fluency narrative devices filler cohesion comprehension/comprehending accent marks root of a word reflecting text audience macro skills media texts text types (genres)literacy resources performance accent diaspora create diphthongs informing mode talk language features scanning adjective content lexical cohesion digital texts morphology phoneme language verb tone scaffolding adverb prefix authentic (texts/materials)text processing strategies understanding enunciation romanisation composing intensifiers collocation adverbial register synchronous mnemonic grapho-phonic knowledge communicative competence informative texts pronoun conjunction biography intercultural language teaching and learning complexity word borrowing accuracy framing compound sentence cues orthography language systems/systems of language persuasive texts read encode prediction homophone noun suffix face character components oracy input complex sentence script translating language specificity decode imaginative texts form-focused learning activities mediate medium communicating speak narrative culture convention stereotype comprehension strategies text structure dialect creating preposition multimodal text background language language functions de-centre metalanguage clause bilingualism stress phonics interpret infinitive pragmatics concrete language code-switching

The Japanese: Second Language subject enables all students to communicate proficiently by providing students with essential communication skills in Japanese, an intercultural capability, and an understanding of the role of language and culture in communication.

The design of the Western Australian Curriculum: Languages takes into account different entry points into language learning across Pre-primary to Year 10 to reflect current practice in Languages. For Japanese: Second Language, there are two learning sequences to accommodate these practices: a Pre-primary – Year 10 sequence and a Year 7 – Year 10 sequence.

Pre-primary to Year 10

Year 7 to Year 10

Japanese: Second Language learning area contacts:

Pre-primary to Year 6 : +61 8 9273 6355 | Nadia.Civa@scsa.wa.edu.au
Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9273 6743 | Coral.Ryan@scsa.wa.edu.au