Reflect on own identity, including their identity as a learner and user of Japanese, through connecting observations of experience over time
Elaborations
assembling and presenting an autobiography, including references to key experiences and significant events, interests and family origins, and identifying elements that may need explaining to Japanese speakers, for example, そふは七十六さいです。1951年にイタリアからオ－ストラリアへ来ました。
identifying significant life events that are marked in Australia or Japan, for example, 七五三、 birthdays, 18th/21st birthdays and 成人式 or marriage, and considering how these provide insight into cultural values or traditions
considering the relationship between identity and language, with reference to the languages spoken by the students themselves, peers, and family or community members, including their own developing ability to communicate in Japanese
examining the impact of cultural stereotypes and expectations in relation to cultural identity and intercultural communication
considering whether their sense of identity changes when they use different languages
