Japanese: Second Language

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

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 6724 | Jaeik.Jeong@scsa.wa.edu.au