NCEA Level 2 Japanese case studies
NCEA Level 2 Japanese · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 2 Japanese is a subject within New Zealand's NCEA Level 2 qualification for learners building on Japanese at Level 1. It develops listening, speaking, reading and writing in Japanese and is assessed through a mix of internal assessment and external assessment (exams). The NCEA Level 2 Japanese case studies are 5 cases and about 2,558 words.
1The Kyoto Trip Time That Changed in the Announcement
Your Year 12 class leaves in six days for a five-day exchange at a sister school in Kyoto. The printed handout, issued last week, says: 集合 7:40 東門 ／ 8:05 の電車 ／ 昼食は自分で用意 ／ 帰校 16:45.
548 words, about 3 min2Turning Down the Hanami Invitation Without Turning It Down
You have been with your host family in Nagoya for three weeks. On Thursday evening your host mother, Kawai-san, says: 「土曜日、家族で花見に行くんだけど、いっしょに来ない？」 You genuinely want to go, and she is standing in the kitchen waiting for your answer.
547 words, about 3 min3The Homestay Notice: 必着 Is Not 消印有効
The noticeboard outside the staffroom carries this A4 notice: 海外ホームステイプログラム（第3学期） ・対象：1・2年生 定員：20名 ・申込締切：6月12日（金）17:00 必着 ・提出物：申込書、作文400字（テーマ「私の学校」）、写真1枚（3か月以内に撮影したもの）、担任の先生のサイン ・面接：6月16日（火）放課後、会議室 ・参加費：15,000円（ 現金のみ ）6月19日（金）までに事務室へ ・注意：一度納入した参加費は返金できません。 ・郵送の場合は配達記録でお願いします。 You are a 2年生. You plan to post your application from a post office 40 minutes from school at 4:00 pm on Friday 12 June, because soccer practice finishes at 3:30.
505 words, about 3 min4The Pen Pal Letter: Picking One Register and Holding It
You must write a 200–250 character letter in Japanese to your pen pal, Sato Yuki, a 17-year-old in Sapporo. Yuki's last letter ended: 「テストはどうだった？ぼくは数学がちょっとやばかった（笑）。今度、文化祭のことを教えてね！」 Your brief: say what your class did at the cultural festival, one thing that went well, and one thing to improve next year.
467 words, about 2 min5The Transfer at Ikoma: When the Fast Train Is the Slow One
You are meeting your exchange partner Mika at the ticket gate of Kintetsu Nara Station at 10:00; she has a class at 11:00 and cannot wait long. You board the 9:12 快速急行 at Osaka-Namba.
491 words, about 2 min