Peko Peko Package

Peko Peko is a new course for Years 7 and 8 Japanese, fully aligned to V9.0 of the Australian Curriculum.
Peko Peko brings Japanese language and culture to life, through a fully integrated ecosystem of two textbooks, two workbooks and an interactive e-platform.

Peko Peko and Peko Peko 2 have been designed for flexible implementation, with each book having more than enough content for a full year program.
This innovative approach to delivering a beginners’ Japanese program includes everything teachers and students need to foster a love of Japanese language, ranging from fun, up-to-date cultural content through to differentiated reading and assessment tasks and self- paced, self-marking online activities for students.

Peko Peko will leave teachers and students feeling まんぞく and is designed to be ちょうどいい for your students and your Japanese program.

Student textbook

The student textbook is structured so that language, grammar and cultural concepts are introduced in careful sequence. There is a strong emphasis on language recycling to give students confidence as they learn, and romaji support is provided for grammar and vocab sections throughout the book to cater to all learners, whether they have done any Japanese previously or not. Colourful and fun manga are the basis for an engaging and vibrant learning experience.

Student workbook

The workbook has students consolidate and build on the material introduced in the textbook through reading, writing, listening and extension activities. A hiragana chapter is also provided to give plenty of scope for total beginners, and lots of practice for those learners who have already studied hiragana.

The e-platform

The Peko Peko e-platform is fully aligned to the textbook and complements the workbook. It has a range of interactive, self-correcting activities, with a teacher dashboard to monitor student progress.

Key features of the online platform include:
– animated versions of the manga from each chapter
– manga with and without romaji
– a suite of songs
– a wide range of listening tasks and grammar and vocabulary activities.
This web-based platform will allow students to engage with their Japanese studies both at home and in class.

Our approach to hiragana

There is romaji support provided until the end of Chapter 3 in Peko Peko book 1. After this, there is romaji provided on the grammar explanations and vocabulary lists in each chapter. This is to support and include students who for whatever reason have not yet mastered their hiragana.
There is no gradual introduction to the hiragana, where only certain characters are used at the start of the book. Instead, teachers can decide on their own approach to teaching hiragana, with romaji support provided early on to ease students into their Japanese learning. The workbook does, however, provide a hiragana chapter so students can practise writing their hiragana.
The differentiated reading activities on the e-platform will include both kana and romaji versions, to save teachers time and to support students at whatever level they are at.