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• VCJAC115

  Participate in shared performances and presentations of stories, songs, chants and rhymes

  Elaborations

  • re-enacting or retelling simple stories or interactions with puppets, props, actions or gestures, using modelled language such as おむすびころりん、ももたろう
  • creating digital texts based around familiar contexts and characters using pictures and captions
  • creating/re-creating simple songs, poems and rhymes using spoken and written language as well as non-verbal forms of support such as clapping, gestures and facial expressions

  VCJAC115 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCJAC112

  Locate items of information in simple texts such as charts, songs, rhymes, video clips and anime to complete guided tasks

  Elaborations

  • listening for key words in stories, rhymes or songs, using visual cues such as gestures and facial expressions to assist understanding
  • recognising simple kanji, hiragana or words in familiar contexts such as labels and titles
  • demonstrating early Japanese literacy skills by selecting the correct hiragana or kanji through labelling, matching, clicking and dragging, drawing, mime and actions
  • listening to and/or viewing texts to obtain information such as colour (あか、あお、しろ、くろ、きいろ), size (おおきい、ちいさい) and shape (まる、さんかく、しかく), and using this information in guided activities such as drawing, building or collecting
  • listening to information about Japan, and demonstrating understanding by responding to questions such as 日本(にほん)　です　か。しんかんせん　です　か。すし　です　か。はい/いいえ, for example, by pointing to places on a map, such as Japan, Tokyo or Mount Fuji, or at pictures of different types of food

  VCJAC112 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Informing

• VCJAU123

  Understand that language is organised as ‘text’, and that different types of texts, such as storybooks, songs, chants, labels or rhymes, have different features

  Elaborations

  • understanding texts as different forms of communication that are spoken, written, digital or visual, and recognising that they can be very short, for example, たって, or much longer, for example, たって　ください。
  • recognising that different types of texts have different features, for example, repetition and rhythm in action songs and chants
  • beginning to use metalanguage to talk about texts, identifying and naming familiar types of texts, such as ‘story’, ‘list’, ‘song’, ‘rhyme’ and ‘tongue twister’, and describing features, for example, stories usually have a story starter (むかしむかし), while songs usually have rhyming and the repetition of words
  • noticing how texts such as storybooks are sequenced and organised, for example, by identifying the main title and the connections between pictures and text

  VCJAU123 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCJAC007

  Reinterpret or create and perform imaginative texts such as video clips, raps or skits using modelled language and supporting resources

  Elaborations

  • creating imaginative texts to share with others, for example, a commercial for a new or existing product, a comic strip, a jingle, song or rap
  • producing short scripted plays or video clips to perform or present to others who are learning Japanese, experimenting with rhyme, rhythm and onomatopoeia
  • composing and performing an imagined scenario or skit designed to support intercultural understanding and involving elements such as comedy, emotion or surprise, for example, いただきます。いってらっしゃい。もしもし。こんにちは。
  • creating imaginative stories using a variety of resources and modes of presentation such as video clips or digital photo montages
  • designing texts for real or imagined special occasions that include the expression of culturally appropriate behaviour, for example, ねんがじょう、母(はは)の日(ひ)M

  VCJAC007 | Languages | Japanese | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Creating

• VCJAC114

  Participate in shared listening to, viewing and reading of imaginative texts, and respond through singing, chanting, miming, play-acting, drawing, action and movement

  Elaborations

  • performing songs such as あたまかたひざあし、むすんでひらいて, rhymes, chants or simple stories that include repeated phrases and rhythms and non-verbal forms of expression such as clapping, gestures and facial expressions
  • using simple language structures and supporting drawings or actions to describe and respond to imaginary characters or experiences, for example, おばけ/おに/かっぱ/たぬき/ようかい　です。
  • participating in shared reading and viewing of print and digital imaginative texts, sharing opinions and responding to prompt questions such as だれ　です　か。ちいさい　です　か。おおきい　です　か。かわいい　です　か。
  • making simple statements about favourite characters in stories or songs, for example, やさしいかわいい こわいつよい
  • responding to Japanese versions of familiar children’s stories and folk tales, comparing expressions at key points in the story with English-language versions, and re-enacting with puppets, props or actions

  VCJAC114 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCJAC151

  Create and present or perform imaginative texts for a variety of purposes and audiences

  Elaborations

  • creating and performing a presentation for a particular audience, for example, a puppet show or play for a buddy class or a performance for the school or community
  • designing and presenting a commercial for a new or existing product likely to appeal to consumers in their age group
  • creating a rap or song that involves experimentation with rhyme and rhythm
  • teaching younger children songs that involve repetitive phrases and actions, for example, songs from popular anime films
  • using familiar and modelled language to create imaginative digital texts, such as a photo story, an e-book or profile of an imagined avatar, for example, これ　は　たからじま　です。大きい　とりい　と、小(ちい)さい　とりい　が 　あります。じてんしゃ　で、大きい　とりい　に　いきます。大きい　とりい　の 下(した)　にはこ　が　あります。はこ　の　中(なか)　に 金(きん)　が　あります。
  • producing and presenting picture books/Big Books/mini books or short scripted scenarios for younger students, incorporating elements of Japanese language and culture that are likely to be unfamiliar, engaging or challenging

  VCJAC151 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Creating