"Languages has helped me develop my love of all things Italian. It has open doors for me to communicate with others. I hope to travel to Italy one day and use my skills to immerse myself in the culture."
What do these courses entail?
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Italian To ensure success in the Year 10 course, students must have achieved at least a C grade in Year 9 Italian The focus for Semester One is questo mio mondo (here and now). It introduces students to the Italian language and culture from a personal perspective, enabling them to share information related to personal identity, aspects of everyday life and popular culture. The focus for Semester Two is cose da fare, luoghi da visitare (things to do, places to go). It is aimed at students who have a basic knowledge of Italian. They share information about, and develop a sense of their own space and place, while developing the skills to travel within Italy. |
Japanese To ensure success in the Year 10 course, students must have achieved at least a C grade in their Year 9 Japanese. The focus for Semester One is ティーンエージャー (teenagers). Students share and obtain basic information from others related to personal identity, daily life of Japanese speaking communities and popular activities in Japan and Australia. Students begin to develop an understanding of what it is to be Japanese and Japanese speaking. Students explore activities and events associated with their life in Australia, including family, friends, school, daily activities, and the everyday life of teenagers in Japan. The focus for Semester Two is neighbourhood. Students share information about locations and directions around the home and the neighbourhood, locations of shops and shopping. Students explore activities, events and features of Japanese communities and neighbourhoods. |
What Learning pathways could these courses take me on?
