- Approx Cost:
- Recommended Language Perfect subscription $25.00.
- Technology Requirements:
- A laptop is of benefit for this course
- Entry Recommendations:
Students are expected to have at least 3 of the 5 Achievement Standards in NCEA Level 2 Japanese (1 must be external) or discuss their suitability with TIC Japanese.
- Course Outline:
Students will build on their vocabulary knowledge from Level 2. In addition to revising and consolidating Year 12 work, Level 7 and 8 of the National Japanese Curriculum will be covered through the study of four topics:
Term One Land and people.
Term Two Travel and tourism.
Term Three Japan at work.
Term Four Communication and the media.
Three hundred NCEA Level 3 level kanji characters will be taught, and kanji from Level 1 and 2 will be revised prior to final examination.
This course offers three internal assessments and two external assessments.
Internal assessments
• Writing portfolio.
• Spoken presentation.
• Conversation portfolio.
External assessments
• Listening.
• Reading.
- Where Does It Lead:
Students can continue to study Japanese at either University or ARA (Polytechnic)
- For further information see:
- Mrs Austen.