AC9LJF01 Foundation Languages

Content descriptor with support, recognise and communicate meaning in Japanese

Elaborations

• • Elaboration responding to images showing different times of the day, greeting others at different times of the day, and verbalising which greeting is most appropriate and why
• • Elaboration using appropriate forms of address and formal/informal greetings in games and everyday routines, for example, せんせい、おはようございます、ピータさん、おはよう、さようなら、バイバイ、こんにちは
• • Elaboration copying gestures and body language, for example, bowing, using 2 hands to give and receive, gesturing to come, waving hand for ‘no’, pointing to nose to indicate ‘me’
• • Elaboration playing and experimenting with language through participating in songs, dances, rhymes, games and creating mnemonic devices
• • Elaboration participating in guided group activities and simple tasks such as games, crafts and role-plays, using movement, gestures, props, toys, images and/or digital tools to support understanding and convey meaning
• • Elaboration using Japanese for everyday routines and interactions such as the roll call, はい、います／いいえ、いません and eating, いただきます、おいしい！
• • Elaboration responding to spoken language and instructions through movement or creative expression, for example, counting with fingers to a number song, actions to match meaning, music, acting and miming

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• • Elaboration locating familiar key words and information in activities such as group reading, matching flashcards, drawing lines to images or objects, colouring, filling in the blanks
• • Elaboration engaging in shared listening, reading and viewing texts and discussing reactions, themes, familiar keywords and phrases
• • Elaboration participating in group performances (singing a song, a short skit with actions and movement, etc.) at assembly