Japanese 2
JPN2 Course Description PrerequisitesStudents 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 students' skills beyond the elementary level. Students learn to communicate surrounding themes, including 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. The central focus is on learning to express ideas and opinions, enabling comparisons between lifestyles and cultures in both New Zealand and Japan.
Students also learn and consolidate their use of Japanese Kanji characters.
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)
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.
Career PathwaysSpeech-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
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery$45 - Workbook