Year 9 - Japanese

By the end of the course students should be able to introduce themselves in Japanese and hold simple conversations about their interests and activities. They will also be able to read and write the first of the three writing systems: hiragana. Students will also learn approximately 20 kanji characters.

This is a course for students with no prior knowledge of Japanese language. As a beginner level course, it has a strong emphasis on the acquisition of the Japanese alphabet hiragana and being able to read and write using this alphabet. This requires students to commit to regular practice to allow for success.

The topics to be studied are:

• Introductions and greetings
• Personal information and numbers
• Residence and nationality
• School life
• The classroom
• Daily routine
• Places and activities
• Transport and leisure

All of these topics are taught using the communicative approach in which the focus lies in using the language of real, everyday situations.

This is a full-year course and takes up 2 option lines.