Languages
Languages are offered as electives at Year 10.
Students are encouraged to continue with their chosen language in Year 10 as part of their elective studies. (Normally, when students choose French or Japanese, this choice is a year-long commitment; thus students should choose both Semester 1 and Semester 2 studies.)
| Unit |
Electives | French – Semester 1 & 2 |
Japanese – Semester 1 & 2 |
French
Aim
- To develop the ability to communicate in written and spoken French
- To encourage interest in, and understanding of, French culture and society
Content
Based on topics and sequence in the Allez 2 text and workbook, students learn to comprehend and to express progressively more complex ideas in French. They learn vocabulary and expressions focusing on different topic areas including healthy eating, festivals and going out, travel and part time jobs. They continue to practise tenses already studied and are introduced to the imperfect and future tenses. Students continue to practise the key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in French, with the focus shared between comprehension and reproduction of the language.
Prerequisite
Years 7, 8 and 9 French.
Assessment
Assessment is through selected tasks in the four skill areas: listening, speaking, reading and writing; unit tests and an exam.
Japanese
Aim
- To develop the ability to communicate in written and spoken Japanese
- To encourage interest, in and understanding of, Japanese culture and society
Content
tudents build on their prior learning of Japanese by expanding their knowledge of kanji and complex grammar. They build their vocabulary with topics such as cities, shopping, gift giving, outings and restaurants. They exchange information about themselves, their schedule, their hobbies and leisure activities. Students learn to structure sentences incorporating the new vocabulary and combine a range of grammar elements to increase complexity and precision of expression. Students also gain a better understanding of how particles work, use conjunctions to connect ideas and conjugate verbs to produce the negative, past tense and past negative tense.
Prerequisite
Years 7, 8 and 9 Japanese.
Assessment
Selected tasks in the four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing, such as unit tests and assignments examining aspects of Japanese language and culture, and an exam.