100JAP

Level 1 Japanese

Course Description

Students at this level will express and respond to information, ideas and opinions and communicate more confidently about themselves, and past, present and future events. An emphasis is made on interacting and communicating for authentic purposes. Throughout the course students will record interactions and collect written work to be submitted in portfolio form towards the end of the year. Students are expected to have mastered the ‘hiragana’ and ‘katakana’ scripts and will begin to study ‘kanji’ in more depth.  

Recommended Entry Criteria

Year 10 Japanese or equivalent.

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

$30.00 Language Perfect Vocabulary online programme (recommended but not compulsory).

Pathway

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91956 v3
NZQA Info
Japanese 1.1 - Interact in spoken Japanese to share and respond to information, ideas, and opinions
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91957 v3
NZQA Info
Japanese 1.2 - Communicate in Japanese for a chosen purpose
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91958 v3
NZQA Info
Japanese 1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of written Japanese related to everyday contexts
Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91959 v3
NZQA Info
Japanese 1.4 - Demonstrate understanding of spoken Japanese related to everyday contexts
Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0