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Japanese / Foundation to Year 2 / Understanding / Systems of language

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Curriculum content descriptions

Recognise sounds and rhythms of spoken Japanese, and learn how sounds are produced and represented in the three different scripts

[Key concepts: mora, rhythm, intonation; Key processes: listening, distinguishing, recognising]

(ACLJAU120)

Elaborations

recognising the concept of the basic unit of sound in Japanese (‘mora’: モーラ or 拍(はく)), for example, いいえ has three moras
understanding that the independent nasal sound ‘n’ (ん) has a mora of its own, for example, こんにちは
understanding that when pronouncing Japanese it is important to keep the length of each mora even
noticing that statements and questions have different intonation patterns

General capabilities

Literacy
Critical and creative thinking

ScOT terms

Intonation, Japanese language, Mora

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