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• VCLVU147

  Recognise that the language is part of the broader regional and national language diversity

  Elaborations

  • identifying/recognising Indigenous languages in the environment, for example, street names, names of parks
  • recognising that there are many different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia, for example, by viewing Language maps of their region, their state and the whole of Australia
  • identifying neighbouring Indigenous languages of their region
  • recognising that linguistic diversity in contemporary Australia includes Indigenous as well as non-Indigenous languages, and that Australia has many languages, for example, by identifying languages used by different classmates by creating a class profile or language map
  • recognising that some Indigenous languages in Australia are strong, while others are endangered or in the process of being revived or reclaimed
  • recognising shared vocabulary across groups of Aboriginal languages, for example, words such as ‘hand’, ‘water’, ‘crow’

  VCLVU147 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Language awareness

• VCLVU193

  Reflect on how ways of using language are shaped by communities’ ways of thinking, behaving and viewing the world, and the role of language in passing on knowledge

  Elaborations

  • explaining the role of Aboriginal languages and cultures in passing on knowledge such as sustainable care of the environment, rules for living, ways of behaving, spiritual and cultural functions and History
  • reflecting on Indigenous taxonomies and the ways they divide the natural and cultural world and comparing these to other systems of classification
  • analysing concepts related to cultural values in Aboriginal languages, including naming systems, for example, the use of kinship terms, nicknames, substitute words and pronoun systems, comparing to ways of referencing relationships in their own language(s) and culture(s)
  • exploring how aspects of traditional culture and society have been preserved through language, and discussing the importance of maintaining Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, for their speakers and for all Australians
  • analysing and discussing core cultural concepts reflected in Aboriginal languages, such as respect, avoidance, reciprocity, obligation, responsibility
  • understanding that culturally significant attitudes and beliefs conveyed through Aboriginal languages are related to the past, to land, plants and animals and to celebrations
  • identifying and comparing how emotions or attitudes, such as respect, affection or embarrassment, are shown/displayed across different languages and cultures
  • comparing elements of communication such as the role of silence or use/avoidance of eye contact in different cultural contexts and exchanges
  • recognising that there are multiple views on and partial explanations for events and issues
  • reflecting on the ways culture is interpreted by others, for example, by identifying how stereotypes influence perceptions of other groups or individuals
  • understanding that each Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person inherits language as part of their birthright, along with membership of a particular group and attachment to Country or Place, and that they become custodians and owners of land, water or sea and of language

  VCLVU193 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 7 to 10 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCASFU035

  Develop awareness of the social and cultural nature and context of Auslan and other sign languages, of their different modes of expression and of the related issue of language vitality

  Elaborations

  • identifying different ways Deaf community members communicate with each other and with members of the wider hearing community, including face to face or via technology such as NRS or VRS, through social media, the use of English or the use of interpreters
  • describing the visibility and use of Auslan in the wider community, for example in television programs; on the news; at community events, sporting fixtures; and in emergency announcements
  • recognising that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ use of signed languages is culturally determined and shaped by their beliefs and values
  • exploring the vitality of Auslan and other spoken and signed languages, appreciating that a language with strong vitality is one used by many people in the home and other domains, across generations, to talk about most topics
  • understanding that some languages used in Australia such as English have large numbers of users, while others, such as many spoken and signed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, are endangered or in the process of being revived or reclaimed
  • understanding that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander signed languages arise from specific needs, for example, certain cultural restrictions on speech, or the presence of deaf people
  • identifying behaviours, rights, roles and responsibilities in relation to the ownership and maintenance of Auslan, and identifying how this ownership rests with the Deaf community and is determined by traditional social groupings/families, place, history and stories

  VCASFU035 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language awareness

• VCLVU185

  Understand and explain the sound patterns in spoken language and use developing phonemic awareness to represent these patterns in written form

  Elaborations

  • reading aloud for meaning to demonstrate comprehension of sound–symbol correspondences
  • developing metalanguage to describe and talk about sounds and phonology, for example, place and manner of articulation, uncertain or missing sounds
  • investigating sound patterns, for example, consonant and vowel sequences, and word-level patterns, for example, allowable word-final sounds, allowable consonant clusters, word stress
  • understanding the major categories of place of articulation in Aboriginal languages, for example, peripheral, laminal, apical, and their realisation across different languages and regions in Australia
  • establishing similarities in the sound systems of related languages otherwise masked by differing spelling systems
  • using their knowledge of alphabetic conventions for Aboriginal languages to transcribe spoken texts from a range of languages, for example, those related to the target language or those from neighbouring regions
  • comparing and explaining the relative consistency of Aboriginal languages and English in spelling words
  • understanding the phonemic basis of alphabetic spelling systems and the fact that different sounds can be covered within a single phoneme or letter
  • exploring different writing systems that are based on different principles, for example, syllabic or ideographic

  VCLVU185 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 7 to 10 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCADRP027

  Shape and perform dramatic action using narrative structures and tension in devised and scripted drama

  Elaborations

  • considering ideas from drama they watch such as contemporary drama written/performed by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander drama practitioner when shaping own drama, for example, which characters they identify with, and what relationships and situations do they recognise?
  • applying story structures in their drama, including roles and events linked through cause and effect and dramatic tension, for example, exploring local Aboriginal stories and how they are dramatically portrayed as a reference for shaping their own drama
  • performing their improvised sections of process drama and play-building
  • planning and rehearsing their drama for a live or virtual performance, for example, a short scripted drama with a sense of role, situation and dramatic tension
  • evaluating drama they perform, for example, ‘How well did they collaborate to make drama? What worked best in the drama?’

  VCADRP027 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 3 and 4 | Present and Perform

• VCASFU143

  Recognise that Auslan is a legitimate language, one of many languages used in Australia and around the world

  Elaborations

  • identifying different languages used by their classmates or members of their families, for example by creating a class profile or language map
  • exploring similarities and differences between the many languages used in Australia and represented in the school, including spoken and signed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, and comparing the ways different languages use writing, sound/speech, gestures, drawings, art and signs to communicate
  • recognising the unique nature of signed languages and understanding that there are many different signed languages in use around the world, including in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and that there is not one ‘universal’ signed language
  • recognising that Auslan is a legitimate language, different from mime and gestures such as those used to accompany songs in spoken languages
  • exploring why and how some people are deaf, and identifying different ways that they access language; and investigating the use of hearing aids, FM systems or cochlear implants

  VCASFU143 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Language awareness

• VCELY441

  Analyse how the construction and interpretation of texts, including media texts, can be influenced by cultural perspectives and other texts

  Elaborations

  • comparing perspectives represented in texts from different times and places, including texts drawn from popular culture
  • identifying, comparing and creating relationships between texts (including novels, illustrated stories, social issue cartoons, documentaries, multimodal texts)
  • reflecting on the notion that all texts build on a body of prior texts in a culture
  • analysing and identifying how socio-cultural values, attitudes and beliefs are conveyed in texts, for example comparing and analysing perspectives about an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issue reported in commercial media compared to public and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media
  • analysing and interpreting assumptions about groups that have shaped or influenced representations of people, places, events and things and identifying how listeners and readers are positioned by these representations

  VCELY441 | Curriculum content | English | Level 9 | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCLVU165

  Understand that texts such as stories, paintings, songs and dances have distinct purposes and particular language features

  Elaborations

  • distinguishing the purpose and characteristic features of different types of texts, for example, stories are usually about journeys across Country and convey explanations about why features of Country exist and are important
  • understanding that for many Aboriginal languages conventions of written text are in the process of being developed
  • recognising language features typically associated with familiar texts, for example, the use of imperatives in games, instructions and procedures, and the use of past and habitual tenses in stories
  • linking ideas using appropriate grammatical forms and processes, for example, connectives, serialisation, embedding
  • recognising the role played by different elements in texts to contribute to meaning-making, for example, the layout, title, illustration and use of punctuation in a picture book or the use of speech bubbles in a cartoon
  • investigating the purpose and use of sign language in various Aboriginal languages, for example, for hunting, for recent bereavement, for communicating at a distance, for restricting who can understand the message

  VCLVU165 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 3 to 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCADAP011

  Perform movement sequences to express ideas, feelings and/or observations

  Elaborations

  • sharing performance with others and looking for a response
  • expressing ideas to an audience through movement and beginning to communicate the feeling, idea, concept of their dance
  • presenting a learned sequence of movements as part of a group, to classmates, teachers and parents
  • viewing and exploring the movements in dances with representatives of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, for example, imitating movements that represent animals from their region

  VCADAP011 | The Arts | Dance | Level C | Present and Perform

• VCADRD042

  Practise and refine the expressive capacity of voice and movement to communicate ideas and dramatic action in a range of forms, styles and performances spaces

  Elaborations

  • adapting expressive voice and movement skills for performance of different forms and styles and to enhance actor-audience relationships
  • conveying through voice and movement the tensions in stories, ideas, characters, relationships, actions, and dialogue to engage audiences
  • exploring, reworking and refining the dramatic action through rehearsal and hone expressive performance skill to enhance actor-audience relationships
  • exploring and rehearsing forms and styles recognised as contemporary styles, for example, work with practitioners to explore contemporary styles used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dramatists

  VCADRD042 | The Arts | Drama | Levels 9 and 10 | Drama Practices

• VCADRR016

  Respond to drama and describe some of the characteristics they observe

  Elaborations

  • responding to who, what, where questions in relation to Australian drama, including drama of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
  • participate in teacher directed class discussions about likes, dislikes, opinion about a play
  • guided to explore the basic features of their own and others performance such as what features they like best, characters, special effects
  • identifying drama to places and spaces at school and in the community

  VCADRR016 | The Arts | Drama | Level D | Respond and Interpret

• VCAMAE041

  Manipulate media representations to identify and examine social and cultural values and beliefs

  Elaborations

  • exploring cultural, social and environmental issues represented in the media and re-imagining and remixing alternate versions to present a variety of perspectives on these issues.
  • utilising the techniques of ‘culture jamming’ to change the meanings of well-known media artworks such as popular advertisements
  • exploring the communication of cultural and social values in Australian music videos, for example, those by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists

  VCAMAE041 | The Arts | Media Arts | Levels 9 and 10 | Explore and Represent Ideas

• VCAMAP023

  Create and present media artworks that communicate ideas and stories to an audience

  Elaborations

  • capturing and sequencing images and text in a multimodal presentation that demonstrates a range of stories
  • collecting and sharing stories from a range of community areas, starting with their local area, and including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and presenting them in a multimodal form
  • creating, rehearsing and recording a sound sequence for a specified audience
  • producing and presenting a media artwork for a particular purpose, for example, creating an animation based on a class discussion on a social issue or theme

  VCAMAP023 | The Arts | Media Arts | Levels 1 and 2 | Present and Perform

• VCAMUM010

  Sing, use body percussion and/or play instruments to practise chants, songs and rhymes

  Elaborations

  • using familiar percussion instrument correctly
  • pointing to items used when creating music when named by the teacher
  • playing along with a song
  • imitating sounds in a call and response format
  • practicing and performing music, for example a simple song or tune
  • exploring what music made them think about and what they like or dislike
  • exploring and learning songs used by groups in the local community, such as Aboriginal songs or Torres Strait Islander songs from their community, respecting cultural protocols

  VCAMUM010 | The Arts | Music | Level C | Music Practices

• VCAMUM014

  Sing, use body percussion and/or play instruments to improvise patterns and practise chants, songs and rhymes

  Elaborations

  • responding to changes in rhythm and tempo when moving to music
  • recognising and singing songs associated with an occasion, e.g. happy birthday
  • practicing techniques for singing songs and playing classroom instruments
  • singing and playing music to explore the expressive possibilities of their voices and instruments
  • practicing and performing music including using accessible technologies
  • learning a song used by groups in the local community, such as Aboriginal songs or Torres Strait Islander songs from their community, following respecting cultural protocols

  VCAMUM014 | The Arts | Music | Level D | Music Practices

• VCARU118

  Recognise that Australia has speakers of many different languages, including Arabic, and that languages borrow words from one another

  Elaborations

  • understanding that the world contains many different languages and that many people around the world speak more than one language
  • recognising that Arabic has borrowed many words from English, for example, إنترنت؛ كومبيوتر؛ تلفاز , and that English has borrowed words from Arabic, such as ‘admiral’, ‘candy’, ‘coffee’, ‘cotton’, ‘genie’, ‘sugar’ and ‘sultan’
  • exploring the range of languages spoken in Australia, including Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages

  VCARU118 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCAVAE017

  Explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination to create visual artworks

  Elaborations

  • viewing a range of artworks with a common theme or subject matter, and make their own interpretations based on their experiences, observations and/or imagination
  • observing and recording their daily experiences in a range of visual forms
  • drawing, photographing and making images and objects related to self, others and personal environments in different art forms
  • identifying and using visual conventions in their artworks after investigating different art, craft and design styles from other cultures and times, for example, and styles from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and Asia

  VCAVAE017 | The Arts | Visual Arts | Foundation Level | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCAVAP037

  Create and display artworks, describing how ideas are expressed to an audience

  Elaborations

  • apply ethical, environmental and sustainable choices when displaying a collection of visual artwork
  • justifying their choices for display or presentation of ideas in artworks or designs appropriate for a particular audience, for example, mounted and framed exhibition, a website, or as a children’s book
  • researching ideas for display or presentation, reflecting on different times, places and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • exploring social relationships as subject matter within artworks and how the display of these artworks reflects, challenges or extends the relationships between the artist and the audience

  VCAVAP037 | The Arts | Visual Arts | Levels 7 and 8 | Present and Perform

• VCAVAR038

  Analyse how ideas and viewpoints are expressed in artworks and how they are viewed by audiences

  Elaborations

  • critiquing a physical or virtual exhibition of art, craft or design, and review how artists have expressed viewpoints in their artworks
  • critically analysing an artist’s intention for an artwork and their use of visual conventions
  • presenting an informed opinion about a display of artworks as a written review
  • discussing and identifying how artists express cultural identity in their artworks, for example, how artists from different cultures express the concepts of place and country, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

  VCAVAR038 | The Arts | Visual Arts | Levels 7 and 8 | Respond and Interpret

• VCAVAR045

  Analyse and interpret artworks to explore the different forms of expression, intentions and viewpoints of artists and how they are viewed by audiences

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on and refining the connections in their own work between viewpoints, materials, techniques, technologies practices and processes
  • discussing artists’ use of metaphors in artworks to express ideas and influence the viewer, for example, the artist’s use of visual metaphors to express meaning and persuasion
  • investigating the practices of artists from different cultural groups, including artists from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and their use of persuasion, communication or expression in artworks

  VCAVAR045 | The Arts | Visual Arts | Levels 9 and 10 | Respond and Interpret