Length: Full Year

Recommended background: Satisfactory completion of Stage 1 Japanese Continuers; Japanese Continuers is designed for students who have studied the language for 400-500 hours by the time they have completed Stage 2, or who have an equivalent level of knowledge

Content:

In Stage 2 Japanese Continuers, students are expected to develop and apply linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to:

• Interact with others in Japanese to share information, ideas, opinions and experiences.
• Create texts in Japanese to express information, feelings, ideas and opinions.
• Analyse texts in Japanese to interpret meaning, and examine relationships between language, culture and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.

There are three prescribed themes and a number of prescribed topics and suggested subtopics covered over the course of stage 1 and 2. The three prescribed themes are:

• The Individual
• The Japanese speaking Communities
• The Changing World

Topics include: Future Plans, Life in Japan, Visiting Japan, Working Life and Current Issues

At least 150 Kanji characters need to be written and recognized by the end of Stage 2

Assessment:

(SACE) Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Performance Standards as outlined in the Subject Outline. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes.

• School based assessment (70%): Folio 50% – Oral Interaction, Text Production, Text Analysis, In-depth Study 20% – Written response, Oral presentation, English Reflection
• External Assessment (30%): Two-hour written Examination and an Oral Examination (approximately 15 minutes)