Liston College

Japanese Level 3

L3JAP Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Miss K. Takeda.

Recommended Prior Learning

Achievement of: 13 credits in Level 2 Japanese, including passes in 2.4 (Reading) and 2.5 (Writing).

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Course Overview

Term 1
 Compare and contrast people, places and things
 Describe people, places, things and experiences
 Recognise and respond to descriptions of how something is done
 Describe how something is done
 Recognise, ask about and express purpose
 Recognise and respond to descriptions of a sequence of activities and events
 Describe activities and events in sequence
 Report what someone said or wrote
 Recognise gift-giving conventions, including the use of formal, polite language
 Recognise, ask about, and express probability and uncertainty

Term 2
 Recongnise and express decisions
 Make and respond to requests for something to be done
 Recognise and talk about doing something for someone
 Give, seek and receive advice
 Recognise and talk about advantages, disadvantages and reasons
 Recognise, ask about, and express the doubt, possibility, probability, or uncertainty of actions and events
 Recognise, ask about and express the ability or inability to do something
 Recognise, ask about and talk about actions or events that are conditional upon other actions or events
 Interpret selected and adapted media items
 Describe actions and states of being using appropriate transitive and intransitive verbs

Term 3
Revisit and consolidate all the language learned in the 5-year NCEA course

Term 4
Revisit and consolidate all the language learned in the 5-year NCEA course

Learning Areas:

Japanese

Detailed Course Outline Assessment Information

Students who study Level 3 Japanese can attempt all the five NCEA Level 3 Japanese standards.