AC9LJ2U03 Years 1 to 2 Languages

Content descriptor notice that Japanese has features that may be similar to or different from English

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising and naming the 3 Japanese scripts and understanding that English uses an alphabet that has different rules for writing and pronunciation
• • Elaboration recognising that Japanese uses many loan words from English and other languages, such as ケーキ、テレビ、ピンク, and that these are written in katakana and pronounced differently in Japanese
• • Elaboration comparing basic sentence word order and writing or saying English sentences with sentence word order in Japanese, for example, ‘The dog brown is’ or ‘I soccer play’
• • Elaboration reading familiar texts in Japanese and comparing text structure and language differences, for example, 'Once upon a time' versus むかしむかし, noting the presentation of texts, writing orientations, page progression and use of rhyme
• • Elaboration brainstorming Japanese words that they may use or hear (tofu, manga, anime, emoji, tsunami, karaoke, etc.), and comparing pronunciation, and, with support, making a class poster using words in kana