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Japanese / Year 5 and 6 / Understanding / Systems of language

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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(ひゃく)、千(せん)、万(まん)
  • 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
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Metalanguage,  Sentences (Grammar),  Morphemes,  Grammatical particles,  Japanese language

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