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Japanese / Year 9 and 10 / Understanding / Systems of language
Curriculum content descriptions
Understand intonation and phrasing patterns in both informal and formal speech, and recognise multiple readings of familiar kanji in different compounds
[Key concepts: phrasing, intonation, variation, meaning; Key processes: identifying, discriminating]
(ACLJAU192)
Elaborations
- recognising the basic pattern of intonation in Japanese, taking the form of a downturning curve, and applying it when speaking
- identifying the use of rising intonation when asking questions in casual speech or ましょう form, for example, 食べない？ 食べましょうか？
- understanding how to make appropriate pauses in a sentence, that is, dividing up a sentence into cohesive chunks to allow for the use of あいづち
- understanding that changes occur in kanji readings, for example, 新しい、新聞、聞きます、オーストラリア人、
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Honorifics, Japanese language, Kanji, Tone contours