AC9LJ2C01 – Year 1 Languages: Interacting in Japanese

This Content Descriptor from Year 1 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

• • greeting others using simple language, phrases and appropriate gestures, for example, bowing, sitting Japanese style, and taking shoes off, せんせい、おはようございます、おはよう、さようなら、こんにちは、もしもし、またあした、じゃまた、 バイバイ
• • using culturally appropriate titles, forms of address and levels of politeness in everyday interactions with others, for example, Smith せんせい、 Tom くん、 Alisa さん、 Belinda ちゃん、おはようございます、おはよう
• • following simple classroom instructions for playing games, completing work or getting ready for or finishing class, for example, ‘Sensei says’ or ‘follow the leader’ games, たってください、すわってください、みてください、きいてください、しずかにしてください。
• • recognising and responding to Japanese for everyday routines and interactions such as the roll call, はい、います／いいえ、いません, eating いだだきます、おいしい、ごちそうさま, entering and leaving the class いってきます、 returning ただいま、 yes and no はい、いいえ, expressing reactions すばらしい！ かわいい！、 feelings うれしい and ownership わたしの～
• • introducing themselves in a first meeting scenario using appropriate gestures such as bowing, and set language, はじめまして, last name, first name です。どうぞよろしく。、 using specific pronouns わたし、ぼく, or exchanging a created めいし and indicating self by touching nose
• • using modelled structures to share basic personal information (name, age, nationality, family details, etc.) ハリーです。 オーストラリア人です with others
• • using digital tools and rehearsed language, matching target language to pictures such as 七さいです、 かぞくは五人です。

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard: