Japanese: Second Language

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

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.Jong@scsa.wa.edu.au