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AC9LJ2U03: Year 1 Languages Content Descriptor – Understanding systems of language
AC9LJ2U03 Year 1 Languages

AC9LJ2U03 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language

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.

Content Descriptor

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

Elaborations

  • • recognising and naming the 3 Japanese scripts and understanding that English uses an alphabet that has different rules for writing and pronunciation
  • • 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
  • • 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’
  • • 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
  • • 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

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANJAPF10Y12
Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 2, students use Japanese language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language. They locate and convey key items of information in texts using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They use familiar words and modelled language to create text. They copy some kana script and single, high-frequency kanji appropriate to context.Students imitate the sounds and rhythms of Japanese and demonstrate understanding that Japanese has rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing and identify the 3 different scripts. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Japanese and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).