AC9LJ8C04 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor interpret and adjust non-verbal, spoken and written language to convey meaning in Japanese language in familiar and some unfamiliar cultural contexts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration comparing translations of short Japanese texts (signs, conversations, audio messages, digital texts, etc.) and identifying their tone and style and other language features and how they influence meaning
• • Elaboration listening to informal spoken language that may have deviations from ‘correct’ grammar including changes in word order and omissions of words, and predicting meaning or noticing differences between written form
• • Elaboration becoming aware of instances where direct translation is not possible and explaining the reason why or reflecting on some challenges of transferring meaning between languages, and how some things may be lost in translation, for example, explaining why ‘good luck’ does not accurately translate the term がんばってください
• • Elaboration reading a short text in Japanese and responding orally, adjusting language appropriately, for example, reading a letter about proposed changes to school rules or uniform, then responding in a speech to be delivered to peers