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Japanese / Foundation to Year 2 / Communicating / Translating
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Translate words and familiar phrases used in everyday situations from Japanese into English and vice versa, noticing how some words are shared between Japanese and English
[Key concepts: meaning, translation, explanation; Key processes: translating, demonstrating, interpreting]
(ACLJAC116)
Elaborations
- explaining to others the meaning and use of simple expressions such as greetings that are used for different times and occasions, for example, おはようございます、いただきます
- using classroom resources such as word banks, visual and online dictionaries, word lists and pictures to translate the meaning of single words and common expressions
- identifying Japanese expressions and practices that do not translate readily into English, for example, きもの、おべんとう、せんせい、～さん、～くん, using two hands for giving and receiving and まる/ばつ (○×)
- finding examples of Japanese words used in English, for example, ‘sushi’, ‘karate’, ‘origami’, and explaining what they mean
- identifying key words in children’s stories or songs, for example, むかしむかし、おわり, and providing English translations or explanations of meaning
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Translation (Language), Japanese language