Japanese Language Studies (NCEA L1 - Japanese)
In learning Japanese, students learn to communicate in an additional language, develop the capacity to learn further languages and explore different world views in relation to their own. (New Zealand Curriculum- Learning Languages) This course integrates the core strands of language knowledge, communication and cultural knowledge. This course consolidates topics studied from year 9 and 10.Students should be able to understand more complex language and communicate beyond the immediate context e.g. past and future events and can understand and produce a variety of text types.
Topics covered include:
Whakawhanaungatanga - building relationships and establishing connections
talking about yourself, who you are, where you are from, your town
Manaakitanga - how you care for each other, the well-being of your community, engaging with one another and maintaining strong relationships.
Family and descriptions
Your school
Travel
Hauora
Leisure Time, hobbies and sport
Your School
Daily Routine
Eating and Drinking
0Students 6 Courses
Sara Lake has been teaching since 2002. The past few years she has taught level 1 Japanese online through NetNZ. She is a registered teacher at Marian College. Subjects she teaches are Japanese, Social Studies and Tourism. Sara Lake lived in Japan for a year as an AFS student and worked as a Japanese speaking guide for nine years prior to becoming a teacher. She loves watching her children play football and futsal, reading and walking her dogs.
Standard No * | Standard title | credit value | Internal/External | Completion |
91957 v3 | Communicate in Japanese for a chosen purpose | 5 | Internal | |
91958 v3 | Demonstrate understanding of written Japanese related to everyday contexts | 5 | External | |
91959 v3 | Demonstrate understanding of spoken Japanese related to everyday contexts | 5 | External |
Learning Exchange
1.00 placement
OR Cost
$1976.00
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