Un4 1 un2 2b desctription

Japanese SECOND Language 2013

Unit 4 Outcome 1, Unit 2 Outcome 2b Theme The changing world

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Korei Shakai 1: 高 齢 社会、日本

Topic Social issues

Korei Shakai 2: 高齢 者 が元気に生きるために

Sub-topic The aged society, Japan

Unit tasks and activities

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Reading and Listening  Read Text 高齢社会、日本 and answer the questions.  Read Text 高齢者が元気に生きるために and answer the questions.

Text types article / interview / essay / speech / Speaking graphic organisers / reports /  Make a speech about your solutions to the problem of elderly people discussion / survey living alone.  Role-play where you talk to an elderly person living alone and feeling lost.

Focused language functions  discussing  explaining Writing  reporting  Using the survey data, write a report on the specific aspect of  giving opinions Japan’s Korei shakai.  problem solving  Write a journal entry of a day when you made contribution to the society as an elderly person.

Focused vocabulary  welfare  social science  issues SAC (School Assessed Coursework) Unit 4 Outcome 1 (10 marks out of 50 for Unit 4) Analyse and use information from written texts.

Assessment Task A response to specific questions, messages or instructions, extracting and using information requested Unit 2 Outcome 2b (20 marks out of 100 for Unit 2) Read and extract and use information and ideas from written texts.

Assessment Task Read written texts and reorganise information and ideas in a different text type.

Unit 4 Outcome 1 (20 marks out of 50 for Unit 3) Analyse and use information from written texts.

Assessment Task A response to specific questions, messages or instructions, extracting and using information requested MARK RANGE

DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range

17–20 marks

Excellent understanding of the overall meaning of the written texts, as well as demonstrated ability to identify main points, supporting points and detailed items of specific information. Effectively infers points of view, attitudes or emotions from the texts. Effectively summarises, interprets, evaluates, compares or contrasts relevant information, as required by the task. Infers meaning from language and cultural cues. Presents a very well organised and effective response appropriate to the text type required for example, by sequencing and structuring ideas within and between paragraphs. Effectively demonstrates understanding using a wide range of vocabulary, grammar, expressions and stylistic features (including punctuation and script where relevant) accurately and appropriately.

13–16 marks

Sound understanding of the overall meaning of the written texts, as well as demonstrated ability to identify a range of main points, supporting points and detailed items of specific information. Infers points of view, attitudes or emotions from the texts. Summarises, interprets, evaluates, compares or contrasts relevant information, as required by the task. Infers some meaning from language and cultural cues. Presents a well organised response appropriate to the text type required for example, by sequencing and structuring ideas within and between paragraphs. Demonstrates understanding using a range of vocabulary, grammar, expressions and stylistic features (including punctuation and script where relevant) accurately and appropriately.

9–12 marks

Some understanding of the overall meaning of the written texts is demonstrated, as well as the ability to identify some main points, supporting points and detailed items of specific information. Infers some points of view, attitudes or emotions from the texts. Summarises, interprets, evaluates, compares or contrasts some relevant information, as required by the task. Extracts some meaning from language and cultural cues. Presents a response appropriate to the text type required for example, by attempting to sequence and structure ideas. Demonstrates some understanding using a restricted range of familiar vocabulary and simple grammar, expressions or stylistic features, punctuation or script where appropriate.

5–8 marks

Basic understanding of the overall meaning, main points, supporting points and detailed items of specific information from the texts. Presents a very limited selection of points of view, attitudes or emotions from the texts. Summarises, interprets, evaluates, compares or contrasts limited information. Extracts little meaning from language or cultural cues. Presents a response which may be inappropriately organised and includes limited relevant information. Uses a narrow range of language, including grammar, vocabulary and script where appropriate.

1–4 marks

Identifies isolated detail and single words in written texts. Presents limited information with little or no organisation. Uses a very limited range of language, including grammar, vocabulary and script where appropriate.

Unit 2 Outcome 2b (20 marks out of 100 for Unit 2) Read and extract and use information and ideas from written texts.

Assessment Task Read written texts and reorganise information and ideas in a different text type MARK RANGE

DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range

17–20 marks

Comprehensive understanding of the overall meaning of the spoken or written texts. Highly effective recognition and knowledge of the conventions of the text type, vocabulary, and structures related to the topic. Accurately infers meaning from the word formation, cognates and grammatical markers. Clearly identifies main points, supporting ideas and specific detail. Highly effective ordering, classification and logical linking of items and well developed capacity to explain and contrast ideas from different texts or different parts of a text. Uses a range of successful strategies to reorganise information and ideas accurately in a different text type.

13–16 marks

Sound understanding of the overall meaning of the spoken or written texts. Effective recognition and knowledge of the conventions of the text type, vocabulary, and structures related to the topic. Infers accurate meaning from the word formation, cognates and grammatical markers. Identifies most relevant main points and supporting ideas, and specific detail. Effective ordering, classification and logical linking of items and capacity to explain and contrast ideas from different texts or different parts of a text. Uses successful strategies to reorganise information and ideas appropriately in a different text type.

9–12 marks

Understanding of the general meaning of the spoken or written texts. Recognition and knowledge of some of the conventions of the text type, vocabulary, and structures related to the topic. Infers some meaning from the word formation, cognates and grammatical markers. Identifies some main points and supporting ideas, and specific detail. Uses some strategies to reorder and link items from different texts or different parts of a text. Attempts use of strategies to reorganise information and ideas in a different text type.

5–8 marks

Limited understanding of the meaning of the spoken or written texts. Some recognition of the text type, vocabulary, and structures related to the topic. Limited ability to infer meaning from the word formation and cognates. Identifies some main points or supporting ideas. Attempts to reorganise information but conveys limited information in the different text type.

1–4 marks

Minimal understanding of the meaning of the spoken or written texts. Extracts little meaning from the language.

Identifies isolated detail and/or single words. Attempts to reorganise information and demonstrates significant difficulty with the different text type.