Japanese

The study of Japanese language is of particular importance to Australians, both culturally and economically. Japan is Australia’s leading trading partner and there are significant cultural ties between Australia and Japan. Japanese has been identified as one of the priority languages in the Asia-Pacific region to be taught in Australian schools.

This recognises the close economic and cultural ties between the two countries.

Topics

• Where you live

• Things that you do

• Hobbies and Interests

• School life

• Shopping

• Traveling around Japan

• Reading and writing Japanese scripts

• Japanese Pop Culture and spirituality

Learning a Language Leads to Exciting New Careers

Ongoing language study might even lead to a new and exciting career, such as engineering, finance, aid work, government, food, media, technology and travel. Learning a second language at a young age also makes it easier to learn additional languages at a later stage.

Japan is a major economy in the Asia-Pacific region with which Australia enjoys an established relationship in trade and investment. For this reason alone, the study of Japanese potentially offers students many new career options. Japanese has also been identified as one of the four target languages in the National Asian Languages and Studies in Schools Program.

The study of Japanese contributes to the overall education of students, particularly in the areas of communication, cross-cultural understanding, literacy and general knowledge. Students can gain access to both the language and the rich cultural traditions of Japan, as well as an understanding of different attitudes and values within the wider Australian community and beyond.