Year 10 Subject Guide 2020

LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: JAPANESE

Year 10 MYP

Subject Outline In Year 10, the study of a language is compulsory. ALL students who studied Japanese in Year 9 will continue to study Japanese in Year 10. As per MYP guidelines, it is NOT possible to change languages between Years 9 and 10. All students will continue to have five periods of instruction per fortnightly cycle, with students grouped into classes based on their achievement in Japanese in Year 9. The Language Acquisition course aims to develop intercultural awareness and enhance the capacity of students to communicate effectively. The Japanese course will encourage positive attitudes towards, and involvement with, people in Japanese and various Japanese-speaking communities. Students will acquire language-learning strategies to help them to cope with unfamiliar language. Other objectives of the course are to develop in students a sense of their responsibility as global citizens and to foster a lifelong interest in language learning. Hiragana and Kanji will both be studied in the course. Pathways Language Acquisition: Japanese articulates to the following Year 11 and 12 QCCA Senior Programme or the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme in Year 11 2020:  As part of the Queensland Certificate of Education: - Japanese  As part of the IB Diploma Programme: - Japanese

MYP Objectives The aims of the teaching of Language Acquisition are to:  gain proficiency in an additional language while supporting maintenance of their mother tongue  cultural heritage  develop a respect for, and understanding of, diverse linguistic and cultural heritages  develop the student’s communication skills necessary for further language learning, and for study, work and leisure in a range of authentic contexts and for a variety of audiences and purposes  enable the student to develop multiliteracy skills through the use of a range of learning tools, such as  multimedia, in the various modes of communication  enable the student to develop an appreciation of a variety of literary and non-literary texts and to  develop critical and creative techniques for comprehension and construction of meaning  enable the student to recognise and use language as a vehicle of thought, reflection, self- expression  and learning in other subjects, and as a tool for enhancing literacy  enable the student to understand the nature of language and the process of language learning, which comprises the integration of linguistic, cultural and social components  offer insight into the cultural characteristics of the communities where the language is spoken  encourage an awareness and understanding of the perspectives of people from own and other  cultures, leading to involvement and action in own and other communities  foster curiosity, inquiry and a lifelong interest in, and enjoyment of, language learning.

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