8+JAPANESE

Students electing to continue their studies of Japanese will further their language skills as it is placed within the context of intercultural language learning. Students will build on their macro language skills whilst learning further language and grammar. The focus on script this year revolves around the study of Hiragana. Students will be further able to describe their surroundings, and their personal worlds. With the aid of the Obento Deluxe workbooks, students will prepare for Stage 5 Japanese.

//**__Hiragana Links__**// Below are links to charts, writing practice sheets, stroke order and websites to help you learn the Hiragana script.

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Characters ha-n:

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Sound Changes:

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Sound Combinations:

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Hiragana Charts://

//Writing Practise Sheets://

//__**Useful Websites**__// The following websites are useful for your recognition and writing practise of Hiragana. Please take the time to practise your Hiragana as often as you can.

[] [] [] [] [] __http://www.csus.edy/indiv/s/sheaa/projects/hiragana-timer.swf http://www.genkienglish.net/kokugo/index.htm__ []

//**__Assessment Tasks: Semester One__** Hiragana Assessment Notification://

//Speaking Assessment Notification://

//Half Yearly Examination Notification://

__**//Revision Quizzes: Semester One//**__

//Unit One://

//Unit Three:// PeakyLOTE 7 JAPANESE