Tauranga Boys’ College Tauranga Boys’ College

Japanese 2

JPN2
Course Description

Teacher in Charge:

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.

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)

Learning Areas:

Languages


Pathway

Japanese 3

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.

Career Pathways

Speech-Language Therapist, Historian, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Flight Attendant, Counsellor, Minister of Religion, Trainer, Journalist, Interpreter, Musician, Editor, Corrections Officer, Data Entry Operator/Transcriptionist, Foreign Policy Officer, Radio Presenter, Workplace Relations Adviser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Importer/Exporter, Immigration Officer, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Translator



			
					
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