HS Japanese

When students exhibit Novice Mid speaking ability in partner language, here are examples of the kinds of things they can do: 1. greet someone in a culturally appropriate manner 2. introduce self 3. ask “how are you?” 4. respond appropriately to the question “how are you?” 5. answer simple questions to provide basic information 6. ask simple, formulaic questions 7. provide simple information on subject matter content

When students exhibit Novice Mid writing ability in partner language, here are some examples of the kinds of things they can write: 1. basic personal information (name, address, phone number, birth date) 2. brief descriptions of people or places mostly in list form 3. responses to simple questions 4. simple information related to subject matter content

SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION

Skill Building

● Use a variety of visuals and pneumonic devices with Japanese characters to define meaning of words and phrases ● Use a graphic organizer to differentiate the Japanese characters, phrases, & images for students to make associations between objects & characters. ● Use Total Physical Response to review Japanese characters and classroom objects. ● Group students to allow opportunity for them to practice Japanese. ● Before assigning students a conversation, model the conversation, and provide sentence frames or sentence starters ● Use gestures and oral repetition of key phrases and words in multiple contexts. ● Exchange names using culturally appropriate greetings and body language. ● Engage the student in more student-teacher conversation in Japanese aside from regularly planned activities or group the student with other advanced learners who are ready for more challenging dialog. ● Students provide the TPR commands. ● Students ask questions about the topics covered in a lesson ● Have students provide extended responses/more details. ● Have students recognize and read the Kanji characters.

Extension