Tauranga Boys’ College
This course requires 2 options.
Japanese 2
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Chris Leishman.
Level 2 Japanese is a language acquisition course designed to consolidate and enhance student's skills beyond the elementary level. Students learn to communicate around themes encompassing their families, food, schools, sports and hobbies. There is a significant increase in the amount and complexity of vocabulary and language features taught at this level, with a central focus on learning to express ideas and opinions, making comparisons between lifestyles and culture in both New Zealand and Japan.
Course Overview
Term 1
Topics:
Family Life
Home and Friends
Term 2
Topics:
Daily Routines
Neighbourhood
Eating and Drinking
Assessment:
Senior Exam (2.1 Listening / 2.4 Reading)
NCEA Level 2 Internal Standard 91137 (Writing Portfolio #1)
Term 3
Topics:
School Life
Leisure
Assessment:
Senior Exam (2.1 Listening / 2.4 Reading)
NCEA Level 2 Internal Standard 91135 (Presentation)
NCEA Level 2 Internal Standard 91137 (Writing Portfolio #2)
Term 4
Exam revision
NCEA Level 2 External Standard 91133 (Listening)
NCEA Level 2 External Standard 91136 (Reading)
Prerequisites
Students who did not gain the Te Punga Certificate in Japanese in Year 11 will need to seek HOD approval to enter this course.
Pathway
In addition to dedicated career paths in interpreting, translating or teaching, future pathways could include but are not limited to careers in the following; business, marketing, sales, retail, agriculture, supply chain management, logistics, entertainment, electronics, law, medicine, health and lifestyle, political studies and diplomatic services.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
Course endorsement provides recognition for a student who has performed exceptionally well in an individual course.
Students will gain an endorsement for a course if, in a single school year, they achieve:
* 14 or more credits at Merit or Excellence, and
* at least 3 of these credits from externally assessed standards and 3 credits from internally assessed standards.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
For a full list of UE approved subjects, go here:
https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/qualifications-standards/awards/university-entrance/approved-subjects
External
NZQA Info
Japanese 2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Japanese texts on familiar matters
NZQA Info
Japanese 2.2 - Give a spoken presentation in Japanese that communicates information, ideas and opinions
Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 10
NZQA Info
Japanese 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Japanese text(s) on familiar matters
NZQA Info
Japanese 2.5 - Write a variety of text types in Japanese to convey information, ideas, and opinions in genuine contexts
Pathway Tags
Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation, Translator, Editing and Publishing, Automotive Industry, International Business and Marketing, Diplomacy, Teaching, Law, Sales, Customer Service. Complements careers in Law, Finance and Economy, Engineering, Counselling and more., Case Manager, Diplomat, Event Management, Flight Attendant, Foreign Policy Officer, Historian, Immigration Officer, Intelligence Officer, International Business, Interpreter, Journalist, Media, Private Teacher/Tutor, Secondary School Teacher, Tertiary Lecturer, Tourism, Tour Guide, Travel Agent/Adviser, Workplace Relations Adviser,
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