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• VCITC088

  Investigate and share family and cultural traditions and experiences, considering how these have shaped and continue to shape personal identity

  Elaborations

  • sharing ideas about themselves (for example, describing memberships and special talents, explaining family traditions, writing an autobiographical text), and reflecting on themselves as an interactant in Italian/English intercultural exchanges and how they want to be perceived
  • considering how their identity has changed over time, based on experiences recorded in a journal throughout the school year
  • expressing to others how Italian is part of their identity, and reflecting on when, how and why they use Italian (and other known languages)
  • reflecting on how language and culture shape their identity, history and understanding

  VCITC088 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCITU055

  Recognise the dynamic nature of language and culture

  Elaborations

  • investigating how media and digital technologies have changed the way Italian is used, for example, noticing the influence of English words in television programs, advertisements, and text messages
  • considering and explaining why word borrowing occurs in the Italian language, asking, for example, Why do you think Italian uses English words for sports like rugby, tennis, cricket and hockey? How would you explain netball or cricket to an Italian student? Why are there no separate Italian words for iPod, Nintendo DS, MP3 or email?

  VCITU055 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCITU073

  Recognise how language use varies depending on the context of the situation and the context of culture

  Elaborations

  • identifying the way in which the choice of vocabulary and grammar relates to variables such as age, social status, relationship and situation
  • recognising that language use changes according to the text type and modality, for example, comparing emails and letters, written notes and SMS, diary and interactive webpages
  • identifying and comparing the features of language that distinguish the purpose for which it is used, and the age and gender of the audience, for example, the difference between Non mi piace and Non mi piace per niente

  VCITU073 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCITU132

  Compare and contrast aspects of communication and the relationship among languages used in the ecology of languages in Australia, including Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages, Asian languages and world languages

  Elaborations

  • analysing examples of Italian used in the Australian context (for example, by compiling a record of language observed in the community, noting the contexts or domains in which these occur), and comparing own observations with others’
  • discussing the choices made by bilingual users of language about which language to use when, and the influences on such choices
  • researching the changing nature of languages in contemporary Australia, and considering how it relates to issues such as migration

  VCITU132 | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VC2M7A06

  manipulate formulas involving several variables using digital tools, and describe the effect of systematic variation in the values of the variables

  Elaborations

  • experimenting with different sets of tables of values from formulas; for example, using volume of a rectangular prism = length × width × height, and specifying a fixed width and equal length and varying the height
  • using spreadsheets and the formula function to recognise the effect of changing parameters on the entries in cells
  • analysing distance travelled for different combinations of average speed and time of travel using a table of values and the distance formula

  VC2M7A06 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 7 | Algebra

• VCMNA020

  Explore the concept of ‘none’, ‘one’ and ‘more’

  Elaborations

  • recognising a change in a collection’s size within the context of familiar, everyday objects, for example a group of cars, toys, lollies, fruit, vegetables, coins, books, materials or tools
  • demonstrating an understanding of one by selecting, giving or taking one object
  • responding to questions about group composition (for example ‘Which group has more?’ ‘Which group has none?’) verbally or by indicating through augmentative and alternative communication, actions or eye gaze

  VCMNA020 | Mathematics | Level B | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VCNRC109

  Experiment with different techniques to create and present imaginative texts designed to engage different audiences

  Elaborations

  • listening to, reading and viewing texts, such as songs and films, and creating a new version or modifying key aspects, for example, introducing a new character or changing the ending
  • illustrating and captioning imaginative stories in different formats, such as cartoons, photo stories, using descriptive and expressive language
  • composing and presenting texts, using verbal and nonverbal expressions
  • creating a range of texts to entertain particular audiences, for example, children’s books, songs, cartoons and video clips suitable for younger learners of the language

  VCNRC109 | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCNRC079

  Engage in intercultural experiences, reflecting on own cultural identity and how this shapes personal ways of communicating and thinking

  Elaborations

  • monitoring, evaluating and recording own experiences and reactions when communicating in the language, for example by keeping a diary or journal and considering how perspectives may have changed over time
  • reflecting on and discussing own ways of communicating and behaving and how these may be interpreted by speakers of the language, considering concepts such as ‘culture’, ‘attitudes’, ‘assumptions’ and ‘values’
  • reflecting on the experiences of migrants who speak the language being studied, for example discussing when they came to Australia, the impact they have made on Australian society, and issues of cultural identity

  VCNRC079 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCNRU084

  Reflect on the dynamic and ecological nature of language, and that all languages influence each other

  Elaborations

  • recognising how English may be modifying language use in particular spheres in the language being studied, for example, language used in the entertainment industry, films and television programs, or language used to express modern concepts, or language used to keep up with trends
  • recognising that language changes over time by, for example, viewing films in historical settings and those in contemporary settings and discussing the language used

  VCNRU084 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCPSCSO012

  Listen to others’ ideas, and recognise that others may see things differently

  Elaborations

  • sharing with a partner things that they like to do and partner then retells the whole class comparing what is similar and what is different
  • providing students with a series of statements, such as cats are better than dogs or chocolate ice-cream is better than vanilla, ask students to share their opinion and provide a reason
  • discussing how opinions and thoughts may change after hearing others’ ideas, and that different views are not better or worse, just different

  VCPSCSO012 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 1 and 2 | Social Awareness and Management | Relationships and diversity

• VCPSCSO040

  Recognise the impact of personal boundaries, intimacy, distribution of power and social and cultural norms and mores on the ways relationships are expressed

  Elaborations

  • defining what personal space and boundaries might be for individuals and recognising both the positive and negative impacts of crossing these boundaries
  • discussing whether successful relationships have agreed criteria for intimacy and other behaviours and exploring the implications if these are not adhered to
  • looking at what society deems to be socially acceptable/unacceptable in the way relationships are expressed and how this changes over time, across cultures and across different settings

  VCPSCSO040 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Social Awareness and Management | Relationships and diversity

• VCRAC070

  Take responsibility by initiating interactions, solving problems and encouraging others to act

  Elaborations

  • negotiating arrangements, weighing up alternatives and reaching shared decisions
  • solving problems by discussing ideas, suggesting a range of options, making concessions or finding ways to attain agreement/consensus
  • transacting for goods and services, including persuading someone to sell them something or change an item and evaluating quality
  • participating in real and simulated transactions and considering ethical and/or competitive dimensions

  VCRAC070 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCRAU100

  Understand that the language, like all languages, varies according to participants, roles and relationships, situations and cultures

  Elaborations

  • recognising that register shifts according to familiarity and social position, for example, using one register for friends, and another for teachers and adults
  • examining how language varies according to ethnicity and age
  • understanding that language may change according to people’s roles and situation and that people may choose to use different languages to show, for example, familiarity or high status, such as a politician using language to show sophistication, or someone using a regional variety of language to show membership of a particular ethnic group

  VCRAU100 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCSIS135

  Independently plan, select and use appropriate investigation types, including fieldwork and laboratory experimentation, to collect reliable data, assess risk and address ethical issues associated with these investigation types

  Elaborations

  • explaining the choice of variables to be controlled, changed and measured in an investigation
  • identifying and managing potential hazards of chemicals or biological materials used in experimental investigations or fieldwork
  • deciding how much data are needed to obtain reliable measurements
  • using modelling and simulations, including using digital technologies, to investigate situations and events
  • using the internet to facilitate collaboration in joint projects and discussions

  VCSIS135 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Inquiry Skills | Planning and conducting

• VCSSU120

  The theory of evolution by natural selection explains the diversity of living things and is supported by a range of scientific evidence

  Elaborations

  • describing biodiversity as a function of evolution
  • outlining processes involved in natural selection including variation, isolation and selection
  • investigating changes caused by natural selection in a particular population as a result of a specified selection pressure, for example, artificial selection in breeding for desired characteristics
  • evaluating and interpreting evidence for evolution, including the fossil record, chemical and anatomical similarities, and the geographical distribution of species

  VCSSU120 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences

• VCSSU114

  Scientific understanding, including models and theories, are contestable and are refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community

  Elaborations

  • considering how ideas about disease transmission have changed from medieval time to the present as knowledge has developed
  • investigating the historical development of models of the structure of the atom
  • investigating how the theory of plate tectonics developed, based on evidence from seafloor spreading and occurrence of earthquakes and volcanic activity
  • recognising the contribution of Australian scientists, for example, Brian Schmidt and Penny Sackett, in the exploration and study of the Universe

  VCSSU114 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour

• VCSSU119

  The transmission of heritable characteristics from one generation to the next involves DNA and genes

  Elaborations

  • using models and diagrams to represent the relationship between DNA, genes and chromosomes
  • describing mutations as changes in DNA or chromosomes and outlining the factors that contribute to causing mutations
  • recognising that genetic information passed on to offspring is from both parents and involves the processes of fertilisation and meiosis
  • representing patterns of inheritance of a simple dominant/recessive characteristic through generations of a family

  VCSSU119 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Understanding | Biological sciences

• VCTRU101

  Recognise that the Turkish language has evolved and developed through different periods of time, across different contexts and as a result of different influences and interactions, and that it is related to many other languages and has influenced other languages used in the Australian community

  Elaborations

  • understanding that all languages, including Turkish, change over time, that some grow, adding new words and borrowing from other languages, as in the case of both Turkish and Australian English, while others are no longer spoken (often referred to as ‘sleeping’ by owners) as in the case of many Indigenous languages of Australia and North America
  • investigating the influence of different languages on Turkish through different periods, such as Persian and Arabic after the adoption of the religion of Islam, and of French during the 19th century following reforms in the Ottoman Empire
  • understanding reasons for historical developments and reforms in relation to the Turkish language, such as changes implemented under the leadership of Atatürk, for example, changing the script from the Arabic to the Latin alphabet in 1928
  • understanding that Turkish culture and language constantly change due to contact with other cultures and languages and in response to developments in communications, popular culture and technology, for example, through the adoption and adaptation of new words and expressions, such as e-posta, yazıcı, tarayıcı, genel ağ, fare, tıklamak, sanal âlemde gezmek, sanal gerçek
  • recognising connections between language families and individual languages, for example, between Turkish and languages such as Azeri
  • identifying examples of Turkish word-borrowings from other languages, noticing groups of words or expressions in particular categories or areas of interest, such as food, music and sport, for example, hamburger, nota, gitar and Avustralya futbolu
  • recognising the influence of Turkish on English, for example, by identifying words commonly used in Australian English, such as yoghurt (yoğurt), coffee (kahve), horde (ordu), kiosk (köşk), kebab (kebap), turquoise (turkuaz);
  • classifying loan words from English used in Turkish in terms of domains of language use, for example, technological words such as, televizyon, radyo, internet, video, cd

  VCTRU101 | Languages | Turkish | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCASFU213

  Explore the relationship between particular text types, audience, purpose and context and analyse language features used by signers to create cohesion and achieve the purpose of the text

  Elaborations

  • analysing specific types of text by identifying characteristic language features
  • analysing a videoed class debate to see how language is used to justify opinions and persuade others
  • conducting an in-depth analysis of a selected sign text, taking into account audience, purpose and topic to explain language choices made by the signer
  • noticing how grammatical choices can shade meaning, determine perspective and establish relationship, for example the effect of choosing to be more or less English-like
  • expanding understanding of textual conventions, for example by explaining why signers choose alternatives to actor-verb-undergoer in a real text to topicalise an important point
  • noticing how signers can compare or contrast ideas by locating things in the same or opposing sides of signing space
  • analysing the ways in which Auslan uses NMFs to link clauses and achieve textual cohesion

  VCASFU213 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCASFU174

  Identify and describe elements of sign production, including handshape and its orientation, movement, location and non-manual features, and explore the processes of annotating Auslan videos or reading and transcribing glossed texts

  Elaborations

  • noticing that in a stretch of connected signing a sign will often be produced differently to the way it is shown in a dictionary
  • identifying some NMFs in a signed text
  • recognising that some signs can occur with a standard mouth gesture and that these are sometimes called multi-channel signs
  • thinking of body-anchored signs, such as head or why, and signs that are not body anchored, such as HAVE or STOP, and recognising that non-body anchored signs can be located in space around the signer
  • identifying some iconic signs and considering how they are iconic
  • exploring with support software such as ELAN to annotate signed texts with some grammatical marking such as NMFs
  • ‘reading’ and transcribing glossed texts, including indicating understanding that there are markings to show NMFs and spatial locations

  VCASFU174 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language