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AC9LJ6U03
Understanding systems of language
compare some Japanese language structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage
Elaborations
- AC9LJ6U03_E1expanding metalanguage for communicating about language, using the correct terminology for parts of speech (noun, verb and adjective), and additional terms such as pronoun and conjunction, for example, identifying parts of speech in a reading text
- AC9LJ6U03_E2discussing why some words are written in katakana and why these words cannot be pronounced identically to the original language they were borrowed from, for example, オーストラリア, and trying to spell some words using katakana chart
- AC9LJ6U03_E3identifying different parts of speech, for example, indicating the adjective or verb conjugation pattern in a sentence and translating sentences word for word to compare differences in word order and punctuation (subject+object+verb. versus subject+verb+object), for example, circling or colouring different parts of speech in a sentence
- AC9LJ6U03_E4comparing features of familiar genres of Japanese texts (picture books, digital books, games, video clips, songs, etc). for example, reading shared texts and noticing and comparing grammatical elements such as the use of tense, word order and sentence structure
- AC9LJ6U03_E5understanding the Japanese number system and comparing with other numerical systems, 一、十、百、千、万, including reference to the use of the そろばん (abacus) versus calculators
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