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Elaborations

• AC9LJ8EC05_E1interpreting words and expressions that do not translate easily into English and brainstorming why this may be the case, for example, いただきます、ごちそうさま、よろしくおねがいします
• AC9LJ8EC05_E2learning to use dictionaries and electronic translation tools to identify issues such as multiple meanings of words and the need to consider context
• AC9LJ8EC05_E3developing word lists, grammar rule charts or personal mnemonic devices to recall, translate and interpret information
• AC9LJ8EC05_E4recognising it is not only words that can be translated, but also non-verbal communication, culture, behaviour and contexts
• AC9LJ8EC05_E5understanding cultural differences relating to social and communicative behaviours such as use of personal space and body language; being aware that meaning is not always conveyed through text, but can be conveyed through various means
• AC9LJ8EC05_E6interpreting aspects of spoken Japanese texts for others using a range of resources, for example, providing an English commentary on a Japanese item at a class, school or community event, assembly or parent evening, explaining culturally significant expressions and gestures