Curriculum

Japanese Continuers

SACE Code2JAC20
LevelStage 2
Learning AreaLanguages
DurationYear
SemesterFull Year
Pre-requisiteSuccessful completion of Stage 1 Japanese Continuers
Additional CostsNone
SACE Credits20

Who is this course for?

This course is for students who wish to enhance their understanding of the Japanese language and culture while improving their Japanese communication skills. It is highly recommended that students have completed Stage 1 Japanese Continuers courses. Enrolment without prior studies of Stage 1 Japanese Continuers courses is to be negotiated with an OAC Language Leader. Students who have completed Stage 1 Japanese Continuers courses at institutions other than OAC must submit an eligibility form.

What will I learn?

Students are expected to develop and apply their linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to:

1. interact with others to exchange information, ideas, opinions, and experiences in Japanese

2. create texts in Japanese to express information, feelings, ideas, and opinions

3. analyse texts that are in Japanese to interpret meaning

4. examine relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.

  • The Individual
  • The Japanese-speaking Communities
  • The Changing World

How will I be assessed?

School Assessment -70%:

  • Assessment Type 1: Folio, consisting of an oral interaction, text production and text analysis - 50%
  • Assessment Type 2: In-Depth Study, consisting of an oral presentation in Japanese, a written response in Japanese and a written reflective response in English - 20%

External Assessment -30%

  • Assessment Type 3: Examination - 30%
    • The oral examination takes approximately 15 minutes and has two sections:
      • Section 1: General Conversation
      • Section 2: Discussion of the In-depth study
    • The 2 hour written examination, plus 10 minutes reading time, has three sections:
      • Section I: Listening and Responding
      • Section II: Reading and Responding
      • Section III: Writing in Japanese

Pre-requisite

Successful completion of Stage 1 Japanese Continuers

Cost

It is recommended that students have their own bilingual hardcopy dictionary,

Last updated: 30 July 2024