Japanese Background Speakers Course Prescriptions
Higher School Certificate 2009–2013
Foreword
The HSC course prescriptions for Japanese Background Speakers contain information pertaining to the Higher School Certificate for 2009–2013.
The HSC course prescriptions should be read in conjunction with:
- Japanese Background Speakers Stage 6 Syllabus and other support documents
- the Official Notices section of the Board Bulletin, the periodical publication of the Board of Studies NSW.
There are prescribed texts required for study in the Japanese Background Speakers course. The Board of Studies reserves the right to make changes to the prescribed texts listed in this document. As the prescribed texts are reviewed, amendments will be published on the Board of Studies website and in the Official Notices section of the Board Bulletin.
Curriculum advice may be obtained on:
tel: (02) 9367 8152
fax: (02) 9367 8476
Board of Studies syllabuses may be obtained from Customer Liaison on:
tel: (02) 9367 8178
fax: (02) 9262 6270
(fax orders preferred)
The study of prescribed texts will not commence prior to the HSC course.
Prescriptions for Japanese Background Speakers
- Kawai, Hayao, 2004,‘Kazoku to wa nannanoka’in Chichioyano chikara hahaoyano chikara, Kodansha + a Shinsho, Tokyo.
- Kurihara, Sadako, 1946,‘Umashimenkana’, in Kyokasho no shi o yomikaesu, Kawasaki, Hiroshi (ed), Chikumashobo, Tokyo.
- Oe, Kenzaburo, 2001,‘Naze kodomo wa gakkou ni ikaneba naranai no ka’ in Jibun no ki no shitade, Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo.
- Oe, Kenzaburo, 2001,‘Shingapouru no gomumari’ in Jibun no ki no shitade, Asahi Shimbun, Tokyo.
- Okuyama, Kazuhiro, 2003, 'Wakagumi no nakademo hassou' and 'Otokonaki no bigaku' in Otokodatera ni onnanaki, Bungeisha, Tokyo.
- Saito, Takeshi (ed),2005, ‘Takasebune’, in Saito Takashi no ikkini yomeru meisakusen shogaku rokunensei, Kodansha, Tokyo.
- Shigematsu, Kiyoshi, 2002, ‘Chiisaki mono e’ in Chiisaki mono e, Shinchosha, Tokyo.
| Theme | Text Type | Prescribed Text |
|---|---|---|
| The individual and the community | Essay | In Kawai, H |
| The individual and the community | Short story | In Shigematsu, K |
| The individual and the community | Essay | In Okuyama, K |
| Youth culture | Short story | In Shigematsu, K |
| Youth culture | Essay | In Oe, K ‘Naze kodomo wa gakkou ni ikaneba narainai no ka’ |
| National identity | Poem | In Kurihara, S |
| National identity | Essay | In Oe, K ‘Shingapouru no gomumari’ |
| Global issues | Short story | In Saito, T |
| Global issues | Essay | In Oe, K ‘Shingapouru no gomumari’ |
| Global issues | Poem | In Kurihara, S |
Notes:
- Study of texts prescribed for any Higher School Certificate course may not begin before the completion of the Preliminary course. This exclusion applies to study in the Japanese Background Speakers course and to Preliminary courses in other subjects. It also applies to the study of a prescribed text in another medium, such as the film of a novel. ‘Study’ of texts does not apply to attending performances of plays prescribed as HSC texts or to taking part in production of them during the Preliminary course.
- The Board of Studies website contains the most up-to-date reference for prescribed texts.
Availability
Prescriptions are available from:
Kinokuniya Bookstore
The Galeries Victoria
Level 2, 500 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: (02) 9262 7996
Fax: (02) 9283 1055