YEAR 8 Japanese
Programme 2018
Learning Outcomes;
Students comprehend and communicate in Japanese through Listening and Responding and Speaking.
Students View and Read a variety of texts in Japanese and Respond.
Students Write a range of texts in Japanese.
Students develop Understandings about the Culture of Japan and show these understandings through the use of Japanese.
Students recognise Patterns and Rules when using Japanese.
Students use a variety of Strategies to make meaning of the language.
Catholic Curriculum
The Languages Department contributes to the College’s mission to evangelise by helping students develop fully as Christian persons. In the teaching-learning process, the College is mindful of the seven principles outlined in the Bishops Mandate for Catholic education (centred on the truth, human quest for truth, value of all human learning, absolute values, religious dimension of human learning, knowledge offered in a spirit of service, knowledge brings responsibility).
Approx. Timing / Language Activities/ Exercises / System of the target language / CulturalAspects / Resources / Assessments
TERM 1
Weeks 1-2
Weeks2-3
Weeks 3-4
Weeks 4-6
Weeks 7-11
TERM 2
Weeks 1-2
Weeks 2-4
Weeks 6-7
Weeks8-9
TERM 3
Weeks 1-3
Weeks 3-5
Weeks 6-10
TERM 4
Weeks 1-3
Weeks 4-6
Weeks 7-9 / Intro to course – Expectations
Course outline and
Assessments
Filing/ portfolios
What do you know about Japan? What do you want to learn about Japan? Students write questions on cards. (Try to answer these during the course.)
What influences do we see from Japan in our lives (in Australia)?
Brief Overview of Japan
Roll Calls in Japanese
Greetings, Addressing People
Students will learn various greetings and how to address people.
Students will complete listening and speaking exercises.
Students will be introduced to Japan’s bowing culture and practise starting a class the Japanese way.
Commands, Classroom Japanese
Students will practise listening to commands and follow instructions.
Play instruction games. Teacher=>Student, Student=>Student
Extend Classroom Japanese.
Asking Someone’s Name and Introducing Yourself
Teacher introduces himself and asks students their name. Students ‘catch on’ and respond.
Listening exercise and practise speaking in pairs and then with others – names and greetings (bowing).
(Circle-chain game.)
Introduce Writing Systems
Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji (Chinese characters) – explain these and ‘guess’ some Kanji.
Use real texts to recognize the different types of writing system.
Discuss pronunciation; practise
Words from English used in Japanese (have students guess what they mean) – these are written in Katakana.
Students write their names in Hiragana and Katakana.
Students start learning & practise writing Hiragana (first 5).
Numbers
Counting to 31 (ages, months, dates, weather, (time), etc.)
Numbers games – e.g. Classroom Bingo
Ask students their age; Students try to catch on and respond.
Listening & speaking exercises
Students practise writing the numbers in hiragana/kanji.
(Study higher numbers? – up to 1000 – and look at prices of common products in Japan)
Countries, Cities, Nationalities
Learn some country and city names in Japanese. Students guess the English names (based on the Japanese).
Learn/write the kanji for Japan.
Learn how to say nationalities – especially those of students and their parents.
Listening and speaking exercises based on the above.
Students learn how to ask where someone lives and respond. Conversation practise/activity.
Use real addresses/maps to locate buildings – addresses are based on numbers, not street names, so this reinforces numbers and “no” (the possessive pronoun).
Adjectives
Learn some common adjectives and how to use them to describe things.
Listening, speaking, writing, (reading) exercises based on the above.
Hiragana Practice
Asking About Meals & Responding
Look at what Japanese eat for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner; Japanese School Lunches
What Japanese Foods do students know? What else is popular/common in Japan?
Students survey each other on what they eat for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Chinese whispers, Running dictation?
Listening, speaking, reading, writing
Show some food ads. How do Japanese and Australian TV ads differ?
Discuss differences between Japanese and Australian schools – school lunches and cleaning.
Expressing Likes/Dislikes
Students make a list of 5 things and ask each other if they like/dislike them. Try to get the most likes. Try to get the most dislikes.
Listening, speaking, reading, writing
Combine Likes/Dislikes with Foods (previous topic).
Students make Posters with their names written in Japanese (in the centre) surrounded by lists of things they Like/Dislike (in Japanese).
Anime/Pop Culture
Students research an aspect of Japanese Anime or Pop culture, in pairs. They make a presentation and present them to the class.
Listen to some J-Pop songs and/or watch an Anime.
Days and Dates & Review of Semester 1
Consolidate the days of the week and dates.
Bingo Game – using dates/days
Use the Public Holidays in Japan to practise the days/dates – using communication to fill in the missing information (pairs).
Listening, speaking, writing, (reading) exercises based on the above.
Hiragana Practice
Students ask each other their birthdays and record them – Interview Game
Students have different information about Festivals. They ask each other to find out when their Festivals are held.
Students research their festival (in pairs) to discover what it involves.
Listening, speaking, writing, (reading) exercises based on the above.
Hiragana Practice
Hobbies and Sports
Students ask each other and respond about their hobbies and interests.
Play Japanese games (using Japanese).
Learn about sumo and watch and predict bouts (using Japanese).
Students make a list of things they can and can’t do. Other students try to guess which of those things they can and can’t do by asking questions.
Listening, speaking, writing, (reading) exercises based on the above.
Hiragana Practice
Student Dialogues
Students work on a role play practising the questions/answers learned so far this year, and then perform these in front of the class.
Practise a sample before students create their own.
Film role plays. Can be used as an assessment.
Study some kanji – Chinese characters. Practise reading and writing.
Cultural activities: making Japanese food, Japanese anime, J-Pop, Japanese TV, Manga, Pen-pals?, Excursion, Incursion, etc. / Greetings
Ohayou (gozaimasu) / Good morning
Konnichiwa / Hello, Good day
Kombanwa / Good evening
Oyasumi (nasai) / Good night
Sayonara / Goodbye, Mata ashita, Ja mata, Mata ne, (Ja ne) / Various forms of “See You (Tomorrow)”
Addressing People
Japanese names
-san, -kun, - chan, -sensei
Commands/Classroom Japanese
Tatte kudasai / Stand up please, Suwatte kudasai / Sit down please, Chotto matte kudasai / Just a moment, Shizuka ni shite kudasai / Please be quiet, Itte kudasai / Please say it, Kiite kudasai / Please listen, Kaite kudasai / Please write it, Yonde kudasai / Please read it, Akete / Open it, Shimete / Close it, Mite / Look/watch/see
Names and Introductions
Onamae ha nan desu ka. / What is your name?
Watashi/boku ha Akira desu. / I am Akira.
Douzo yoroshiku (onegaishimasu) / Nice to meet you.
Anata/Kare/Kanojo / You/He/She
Anata no namae wo (hiragana/katakana de) kaite kudasai / Please write your name in (hiragana/katakana)
Numbers, Asking & Responding About Dates/Ages
Numbers 1-31
Kyou ha nannichi desu ka./ What is the day today?
Kyou ha nangatsu desu ka. / What is the month today?
Kyou no hizuke ha nan desu ka. / What is today’s date?
Nansai desu ka. / Nansai? / How old are you?
Watashi mo 13 sai desu. / I am 13 years old too.
Asking Where Someone Comes From/Lives & Responding + Nationalities
Doko kara kimashita/desu ka. / Where are you from?
O-sutoraria (no Pa-su) kara kimashita/desu. / I am from (Perth in) Australia.
Watashi/Boku ha O-sutorariajin desu. / I am Australian.
Doko ni sunde imasu ka. / Where do you live?
Pa-su/Butler ni sunde imasu. / I live in Perth/Butler.
(Jusho ha nan desu ka.) / (What is your address?)
Using Adjectives to Describe People, Things
Chiisai desu / small, ookii desu / big, omoshiroi / interesting/funny, oishii / delicious, karai / hot/spicy, amai / sweet, yasui / cheap, takai / expensive, sugoi / amazing, kawaii / cute, samui / cold, atsui / hot, etc.
Asking Someone What They Eat/Drink for Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner & Responding
Common food names in Japanese (both Japanese & Western foods)
(Asagohan/Hirugohan/Bangohan ni) Nani wo tabemasu/nomimasu ka. / What do you eat/drink (for breakfast/lunch/dinner)?
I eat/drink _____.
Asking Someone if They Like/Dislike Something & Responding
Pasuta ga suki desu ka. / Do you like pasta?
Hai, suki desu / Yes I like it; Hai, daisuki desu / Yes I like it a lot; Iie, anmari… / No not so much; Iie kirai desu / No I dislike (hate) it; Iie daikirai desu / No I dislike (hate) it a lot.
Review of language learnt during the Semester, plus opportunity to explore some new vocabulary and expressions.
Asking the Day/Date and Responding
(Kyou ha) Nanyoubi desu ka. / What day of the week is it (today)?
(Kyou ha) Getsuyoubi desu. /It is Monday (today).
Asking When an Event Will Take Place and Responding
Tanjoubi/kyampu ha itsu desu ka. / When is your birthday/the camp?
8 gatsu 30 nichi desu. / It is August 30.
Kinyoubi desu / It is Friday.
Tanjoubi ha nan-gatsu nan-nichi desu ka. / What date is your birthday?
Kyampu ha nanyoubi desu ka. / What day is the camp?
Yasumi ha itsu made desu ka. / Until when are the holidays?
Yasumi ha itsu kara itsu made desu ka. / From when and until when are the holidays?
Yasumi ha nan-gatsu nan-nichi kara desu ka. / From what date are the holidays?
Asking About Hobbies and Interests and Responding
(Anata no) Shumi ha nan desu ka. / What is your hobby/interest?
((Watashi no) Shumi ha) Supo-tsu desu. / It is sport; My hobby is sport.
Dokusho to piano desu. / Reading books and (playing) the piano.
Talking About What Someone Can Do
Karate ga dekimasu ka. / Can you do karate?
Nihongo ga dekimasu ka. / Can you do (speak) Japanese?
Hai, dekimasu. / Yes, I can.
Iie, dekimasen. / No, I cannot.
Hai, sukoshi dekimasu. / Yes, I can a little.
Iie, amari dekimasen. / No, I cannot do it very well.
Iie, zenzen dekimasen. / No, I cannot do it at all.
Jouba ga dekimasu. / I can do horse-riding. (I can ride horses.)
Ryouri ga dekimasen. / I cannot do cooking. (I cannot cook.)
Kendou ga amari dekimasen. / I cannot do kendo very well.
Review / Japan – cultural influences
Starting class the Japanese Way – “Stand”, “Bow”, “Sit”
Japan’s bowing culture
Japanese naming conventions: surname comes before first name
Examples in Japanese Culture (Kitty-chan, etc.)
Difference between ‘more formal’ and ‘less formal’ ways of speaking
Use of ‘san’ with people’s names showing respect
Bowing culture
Japanese writing systems (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, Romaji)
No spaces
The use of English words in Japanese (Pronunciation and Katakana)
Japanese superstition about the number 4 – e.g. in buildings, etc.
7-5-3 Festival
Important Birthdays in Japan
Year/Month/Day: Japanese order of writing dates
Japanese Year System based on the Emperor
Look at the prices of common products in Japan– cheap and expensive (Yoshinoya, melons, apples, strawberries!! And reasons why.)
The origin/meaning of Nihon/Nippon.
(Talk about Cherry blossoms/Hanami aroundthe End of March/Start of April in Japan. Show Japanese TV coverage/obsession with the Cherry blossoms.)
Japanese homes, Japanese addresses, Convenience Stores, Trains in Tokyo (housing locations are described in terms of how many minutes by foot they are from the nearest train station – numbers practise)
Typical Japanese Foods
(try tasting/making(?) some)
Japanese Fast Foods, McDonalds
Kyushoku (cooked school lunches served by students) in Japanese Schools
Japanese students clean their schools – show video and discuss.
Japanese TV Ads (Foods)
What do Japanese teenagers like?
Anime, Pop Culture (e.g. J-Pop: Japanese Pop Music)
Public Holidays in Japan and their significance.
Look at some big, interesting, bizarre festivals in Japan.
When are they?
What happens?
Show videos of some Festivals.
Japanese teenager hobbies and interests – Manga, Sports, Club Activities at School.
Traditional Japanese Games: Kendama (stick and ball), Spinning top, etc.
Popular Japanese sports – Baseball, Soccer, Sumo.
Origami – making a paper crane (tsuru). (All Japanese kids learn and CAN do.)
Japanese Film Festival
Japanese kanji (Chinese characters)
Japanese food, Japanese anime, J-Pop, Japanese TV, Manga / Outline
(Japan – Where tradition meets the future)
Obento Deluxe Textbook & Workbook
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 5
(part of)
Unit 6
Unit 7
Unit 8 (Part of) / Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing
Listening
Reading
Speaking
Writing