Level 2 Japanese

 The course is up to level 7 of the NZ National Curriculum for the Language Learning Area. 

The Achievement Objectives at this level are:

Students will:

• Analyse ways in which the Japanese language is organised in different texts and for different  purposes. 
• Explore how linguistic meaning is conveyed across languages.
• Analyse ways in which the Japanese culture(s) is (are) organised for different purposes and for different audiences.
• Analyse how the use of the Japanese language expresses cultural meanings.
• Selecting and using language, symbols, and texts to communicate
• Communicate information, ideas, and opinions through increasingly complex and varied texts.
• Managing self and relating to others
• Explore the views of others, developing and sharing personal perspectives.

Participating and contributing in communities

• Engage in sustained interaction and produce extended text. 

In this course students will be trying to gain 19 credits for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement.

The work done throughout the year will be assessed by Internal and/or External Assessment submissions.

This course aims to develop the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing.  

The course starts to extend your vocabulary, develop writing style and improve speaking and listening to a basic intermediate level of communication. 

You are expected to learn how to write and recognise 400 characters. 

This course is assessed against Achievement. 

Student work can gain:

• Not achieved
• Achievement or 
• Achievement with Merit or 
• Achievement with Excellence. 

Judgment is determined by the quality of work supplied as evidence and is measured against an assessment schedule with information clearly stated about what evidence is required and how a judgment will be made about that evidence.