Japanese: Second Language

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

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 6784 | Adriana.Douglas@scsa.wa.edu.au
Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9273 6743 | Coral.Ryan@scsa.wa.edu.au

Japanese: Second Language

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