Level 1 Japanese

In level 1 Japanese students will 

• communicate in Japanese in everyday contexts

• engage with, and make meaning of, short text types 

• explore language used to express personal information, ideas, and opinions 

• develop communicative skills to share simple information, ideas, and opinions in a range of predictable situations 

Students will choose three or four skills to be assessed, from the following choices: reading (external), listening (external), spoken interaction (internal) and written/spoken communication (internal).  Each standard is worth 5 credits, so students may choose to pursue 15 or 20 credits from this course.

Prerequisites: Students should be working at or towards Level 4 of the Junior Languages Learning Progressions to select Japanese as a subject for Level 1 NCEA.