AC9LJ10U03

Elaborations

• AC9LJ10U03_E1using metalanguage to describe and apply grammatical concepts and language elements めいし、けいようし、どうし、ぶん, and to organise learning resources such as verb charts and lists of vocabulary and sentence structures
• AC9LJ10U03_E2understanding the concept of borrowed and created language 外来語 (がいらいご) and 和製英語 (わせいえいご), for example, スマホ、マスコミ、メル友、タイプする, to create new meanings, and understanding the reason for the emergence of such words, for example, changing attitudes to social practices, globalisation, social media and digital communication
• AC9LJ10U03_E3examining the use and purpose of popular Japanese idioms and proverbs ことわざ in texts, and better understand culture and values, for example, ‘でるくいはうたれる’ ‘はなよりだんご’ ‘さるもきからおちる’ ‘一期一会’ (いちごいちえ)
• AC9LJ10U03_E4comparing language features of Japanese and English versions of texts, such as weather reports or text messages, including the use of abbreviations and emoticons, and noting differences that might be culturally significant