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• VCKOU152

  Compare and reflect on different ways of using language in everyday situations in Korean, Australian and other cultures, sharing ideas about possible reasons for the differences and variations

  Elaborations

  • recognising the importance of politeness explicitly expressed in Korean and comparing this with English, for example, 만나서 반가워요 versus ‘Nice to meet you’
  • understanding that language carries information about the people who use it and that common expressions often reflect cultural values important to that language community
  • reflecting on individual words which may be interpreted differently by people who do not know Korean culture, for example, 우리 집, 우리 선생님
  • identifying non-verbal expressions that are typical or expected in communication in different cultures, for example, eye contact, bowing, nodding, pointing

  VCKOU152 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCKOC142

  Create simple bilingual resources for their learning and for the school community

  Elaborations

  • producing a parallel bilingual word list by identifying known Korean words or expressions and relating them to English equivalents, and vice versa, noticing that direct translation sometimes does not work
  • preparing descriptions in both Korean and English about familiar topics, using modelled language and choosing vocabulary from word lists, discussing differences in expression between the two languages with the teacher
  • creating bilingual texts for the classroom and the school community using digital technologies (for example, posters, songs and online newsletter items), sharing ideas about how to represent meaning in different languages for different audiences

  VCKOC142 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Translating

• VCKOU150

  Understand that languages change over time and influence each other through contact and cultural exchanges

  Elaborations

  • viewing images of the original version of 훈민정음 and recognising that some letters in the original are not used in modern Korean, for example, •, ᅙ, ᅀ
  • reflecting on and discussing which languages Korean might have influenced and might have been influenced by over time, for example,Chinese, Japanese, English, French and Italian

  VCKOU150 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCKOU149

  Build understanding of the variability of language use in Korean, for example, in relation to the age and relationship of participants

  Elaborations

  • greeting and taking part appropriately in familiar situations, for example, with peers and with the teacher, identifying differences of contexts and addressees, for example, 안녕?; 안녕하세요?; 안녕히 가세요/계세요; 잘 가/있어
  • recognising the appropriateness of gestures to accompany language when addressing teachers, friends or visitors to school

  VCKOU149 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCKOU146

  Understand and use key grammatical forms and structures such as basic pronouns and case markers and the polite verb ending –어/아요 in own simple language production, and recognise politeness embedded in humble or honorific forms such as 저 and –(으)세요

  Elaborations

  • constructing sentences with an –어/아요 ending on topics of personal interest in simple structures withsupport such as scaffolding, modelling or cues and in meaningful contexts, for example, 저는 사과를 먹어요
  • using –(으)세요 for different types of sentences (such as statements, questions, requests or commands) and recognising the honorific meaning embedded in −세−
  • using 저 and 나 to refer to self and understanding different contexts where they are used
  • using a structure, a noun or pronoun + a case marker/particle (–은/는, –이/가, –을/를, –에, –도) as a set phrase, for example, 저는, and understanding differences in meanings
  • understanding that 이게, 저게 and 그게 refer to objects without naming and that they are subjects in sentences, for example, 이게 뭐예요?
  • asking simple questions about a person, object or number using a basic question word such as 누구/누가, 무엇/뭐 or 몇, for example, 지금 뭐 해요? 누구예요?

  VCKOU146 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCKOC141

  Translate simple Korean words and expressions for peers, teachers and family, noticing how they have similar or different meanings when translated to English or other languages

  Elaborations

  • noticing different aspects of Korean and English language and culture, such as naming conventions (for example, 박준호 versus ‘JohnSmith’) and explaining differences such as order and spacing
  • noticing Korean in texts such as signage and labels, and producing their equivalents in English
  • translating Korean texts such as public signs to understand the gist, noticing how meaning changes when translated into English, as in the case of expressions of politeness
  • identifying words that change their meaning according to the context, for example, 집(home/house: 집에 가요, 우리 집이에요), or 있어요 (have … /there is (are) … :저는 지우개가 있어요; 제니 있어요?)

  VCKOC141 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Translating