Japanese
Resources including scope and sequences, units of work and assessment tasks with marking guidelines to help you plan, program and assess Japanese 7 to 10.
The Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus (2022) will replace the existing Japanese K–10 Syllabus (2017) from 2024.
In 2023, teachers engage with the Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus (2022), and plan and prepare for implementation of the new curriculum.
In 2024, implementation commences in schools, with:
- K–6
- 7–10 mandatory 100 hour courses
- new 100 and 200 hour elective courses.
Classes which commence a 100 hour or 200 hour elective course in 2023 should continue to use the existing language-specific syllabus until the end of 2024.
Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus – support for Japanese (2022)
Scope and sequences and sample units.
Stage 4
This 10-week (25-hour) unit introduces students to Japanese festivals and events. Students will develop the language skills and intercultural capability to say what they want to do and make suggestions, with reasons, using verbs and adjectives.
Resources – Weeks 1–4
- Let’s go to a festival (DOCX 80.2 KB)
- Japanese seasons and calendar (DOCX 1.6 MB)
- Activities at a festival – sentence builder scaffold (DOCX 78 KB)
- Japanese festival posters (DOCX 77.3 KB)
- Japanese festivals and seasonal events (PPTX 11.31 MB)
- Jeopardy question game (PPTX 4.11 MB)
- Ni particle with to go (PPTX 4.53 MB)
- Sort the words and make sentences (DOCX 83.4 KB)
- Bingo card (DOCX 74 KB)
- Seasons infographics (PDF 6.9 MB)
Stage 5
This 10-week (25-hour) unit introduces students to travelling through Japan. Students will develop language skills and intercultural capability related to travel in and around Japan, including places of interest, experiences, travel etiquette, accommodation and making comparisons to recommend best options.
Resources – Weeks 1–2
Scaffold – what to see and what I like in Kyoto (DOCX 86.6 KB)
Resources – Week 10
Support for Japanese K–10 Syllabus (2017)
Sample programming resources and support for Japanese teachers for Years 7–10.
This resource can be adapted to any language.
- Class party (DOCX 532 KB) – showcases differentiation and adjustments to support the needs of a range of learners
This resource can be adapted to any language.
- Food trucks (DOCX 95 KB) – supports an inquiry-based approach
- A sustainable future, making changes together (DOCX 383 KB) – supports the cross-curriculum priorities of 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures' and 'Sustainability'
Interactive resources
- Go Nihongo! for Stages 3 to 6 – a series of videos with supporting activities.
- Quirky comics – a series of entertaining video texts that support language learning.
Nihongo Tanken Centre
The Nihongo Tanken Centre has designed activity packages, linked to syllabus outcomes, which can be incorporated into existing units of work or be used as stand-alone activities.
This activity package introduces students to the culture of Japan through a series of stunning images. It includes a video, a list of photos and an interactive worksheet.
Learn about the Japanese house, with 2 short videos, vocabulary and online interactive activities.
Learn how to make these delicious Japanese treats, with an instructional video (with script), shopping list, vocabulary and online interactive activities.
NESA resources
Japanese K–10 Syllabus (NESA) page includes a range of support materials to support the Japanese K–10 syllabus, such as sample scope and sequence documents and sample units of work under 'Support materials'.