Content description ACLJAU143

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Recognise that Japanese is the official language of Japan and one of the major languages of the Asia-Pacific region

[Key concepts: language status, standard language, multilingualism; Key processes: recognising, comparing, classifying]

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understanding the status of Japanese as the official language of Japan, a major language in the Asia-Pacific region, a world language and an Australian community language
understanding that there is a standardised form of Japanese, and that different dialects are spoken in different regions of Japan
comparing the language profile of Japan with the multilingual nature of Australian society, which includes speakers of Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages, Asian languages and world languages

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