This sub-organizer contains the following sections:
Prescribed Learning Outcomes
Suggested Instructional Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
Recommended Learning Resources

PRESCRIBED LEARNING OUTCOMES

• process information from age-appropriate Japanese-language resources to complete authentic tasks
• convey acquired information in oral and visual forms, and in writing using hiragana and katakana 

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SUGGESTED INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

• Show students an age-appropriate Japanese video on an environmental issue such as recycling. Have them record key information on a teacher-prepared information grid. Then have students work in groups to prepare poster campaigns for the school, using information and key words from the video.
• Support students in exploring and collecting information related to local career opportunities for which knowledge of Japanese is required. Form groups and ask them to categorize and analyse the information collected. Have groups identify possible future careers in which a knowledge of Japanese would be beneficial and present this information to the class. Ask students to explain in their presentations why Japanese would be important in these occupations.
• Provide students with various completed Japanese forms (e.g., shinkansen  forms, visa application or extension forms, bank account applications) and ask them to predict what information is being requested. Have students complete blank examples of these forms.
• Invite each student to examine the help-wanted advertisements in a Japanese newspaper or on the Internet. Have students underline key words and known Japanese phrases, using contextual clues and a Japanese dictionary. Ask students to select the jobs best suited for them and compose responses using information given in the advertisements. Have them identify and discuss any references to gender.

SUGGESTED ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES

• When students use acquired information in written tasks or to complete Japanese forms, assess the extent to which they:
  • make their messages clear
  • organize material effectively
  • use Japanese script for words they have learned
  • offer complete and relevant information
  • use language accurately (e.g., sequencing of words, grammar, past tense)
  • choose the appropriate form for each purpose
• To assess short written assignments, look for evidence that the student is able to:
  • use the correct word order, putting the verb last
  • use particles correctly and accurately
  • write sentences following the patterns modelled
  • follow structural patterns to organize sentences into a simple story
• Have students keep up-to-date personal notebooks in which they set goals for acquiring or extending specific language skills. Suggest that they chart their progress regularly, making comparisons to previous performance and to their goals or targets. These notebooks can document effective strategies students use and provide opportunities for self-assessment.

RECOMMENDED LEARNING RESOURCES

• Basic Japanese-English Dictionary
• Collins Shubun English Japanese Dictionary (New - First Edition)
• Everyday Japanese
• Japan: An International Travel Map
• Japanese - An Appetizer
• Kenkyusha's Furigana English-Japanese Dictionary
• Martin's Concise Japanese Dictionary
• NTC's Basic Japanese

• 101 Japanese Idioms
• Japanese Language and People
• Kimono
• Moshi Moshi

• Exotic Japan

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