Japanese | Stage 4 | 2023 | Scope and Sequence
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Introducing yourself
Learning goal: Students learn how to greet people and write half of the Hiragana script
Content: Greetings, classroom expressions, asking and giving your name, the three scripts, titles, nationalities,
where do you live, Hiragana part 1, introduction to Kanji, manga texts, where is Japan, Hanami festival
End task: Access and respond to a digital manga
Outcomes: LJA4-2C, LJA4-3C, LJA4-8U
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Making friends
Learning goal: Students develop the language used to make friends and finish learning Hiragana
Content: Introducing friends, numbers 1-10 (and Kanji), Tanabata festival, expressing wishes, aizuchi, what age are
you, using the phone, Japanese etiquette, Hiragana part 2, Hiragana rules
End task: Compose a digital speech about yourself
Outcomes: LJA4-4C, LJA4-5U, LJA4-9U
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Where do you live and your hobbies
Learning goal: Students learn how to exchange information about their town and hobbies
Content: What your town is famous for, adjectives to describe your town, places around town, brochure texts,
Obon festival, basic verbs, potential form, hobbies and sports, what sport do you do, favourites and hates, days of
week, describing when and where you train, particles
End task: Compose a bilingual brochure describing your town
Outcomes: LJA4-4C, LJA4-6U
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Japanese food
Learning goal: Students learn how to order food at a Japanese restaurant
Content: Phrases used when eating, eating out, table manners, eating and drinking verbs, flavours adjectives,
higher numbers, money (and Kanji), how much is it, telling time, inviting and suggesting, New Year’s cards,
Christmas in Japan
End task: Compose a script for a restaurant role play and act it out Outcomes: LJA4-1C, LJA4-7U, LJA4-9U