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Japanese / Year 5 and 6 / Understanding / Systems of language
Curriculum content descriptions
Recognise the systematic nature of Japanese grammatical rules and apply these to generate new language for a range of purposes
[Key concepts: metalanguage, grammar, counters; Key processes: identifying, explaining, discriminating, applying]
(ACLJAU158)
Elaborations
- expanding metalanguage for communicating about language, using additional terms such as ‘pronoun’ and ‘conjunction’
- understanding and identifying elements of different sentence structures and the use of particles such as へ、で
- understanding the use of ～が あります/います。to refer to inanimate/animate objects
- describing locations of homes, people, animals and items, using basic structures, for example, noun は place に あります。 noun は place に います。
- knowing how to use prepositions to describe the position of objects, for example, つくえ の 上 に, いす の 下 に
- understanding the use of こそあど series in concrete contexts, for example, これ、それ、あれ、どれ
- using the verb て form as a formulaic expression, such as when giving instructions or seeking permission, for example, 見て ください。トイレ に いっても いい です か。
- knowing how to use common counters and classifiers such as ～こ、～ひき/ びき/ ぴき、～えん
- understanding Japanese numerical place order: 一、十、百、千、万
- understanding location words and expressions indicating direction or means of transportation, for example, くるま で がっこう に いきます。
- understanding different question words such as いくら、どれ
- using conjunctions such as そして、それから to link ideas
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Metalanguage, Sentences (Grammar), Morphemes, Grammatical particles, Japanese language