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Japanese / Foundation to Year 2 / Communicating / Translating

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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

Literacy
Critical and creative thinking
Intercultural understanding
Personal and social capability
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability

ScOT terms

Translation (Language), Japanese language

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