japanese continuers 

Number of Units: 2 

ATAR Category: A 

Course Fee: Nil 

Description: 

This course provides opportunities for students to develop their skills and knowledge of Japanese. Through tasks associated with a range of texts and text types, students gain an insight into the culture and language of Japanese-speaking communities through the study of a range of texts. 

Course requirements: 

• Course must be studied with: Nil 

• Course cannot be studied with: Other Japanese courses

• Major work(s):Nil 

• Course fee will cover: Nil 

Additional requirements: 

• Students are learning the language as a second (or additional) language. Students typically have studied the language for 200–400 hours (at least 2 years) at the commencement of Stage 6. 

• Students were not brought up in a home where the language is used, and they have no connection to that culture. 

• Students have had no more than one year’s formal education from the first year of primary education (Year 1) in a school where the language is the medium of instruction. 

• Students have had no more than three years residency in the past 10 years in a country where the language is the medium of communication.

• The three prescribed themes are: the individual, the Japanese-speaking communities, the changing world. 

Link to course webpage: Japanese Continuers - See for further information on assessment and course requirements. 

Contact: Ms Rachelle Harte – Head Teacher Creative and Performing Arts/Languages.