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• VCASFC149

  Present information associated with their home, school and community activities and routines, using signed descriptions and visual prompts

  Elaborations

  • recounting to the class a personal or community experience such as a holiday or weekend event
  • presenting routine class information, such as weather reports or daily schedules, using visual prompts and signed descriptions
  • sharing selected points of information from their home or local community, such as family traditions or cultural events, conveying key points of information from visual infographics or diagrams
  • providing information needed to complete an information-gap activity
  • demonstrating a simple procedure using gestures, objects and list buoys

  VCASFC149 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Informing

• VCRAC019

  Contribute to class activities such as solving a problem or planning an event

  Elaborations

  • participating in class routines such as taking the roll, saying the day and date, and describing the weather and the day’s schedule
  • working with others to take action, such as creating a model with captions, producing a poster or invitation for a special event, or designing a garden
  • preparing, rehearsing and conducting public presentations and performances, such as an item in the language for assembly, or a presentation about a significant event
  • interacting with the teacher and peers by asking and responding to questions and generating ‘small talk’
  • participating in group activities such as role-plays, asking and responding to questions and invitations, and negotiating with others to make decisions

  VCRAC019 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCVIC130

  Translate and interpret words and expressions in simple Vietnamese and English texts, noticing similarities and differences or non-equivalence of words and expressions

  Elaborations

  • identifying words and expressions in Vietnamese and English that do not readily translate, for example, phở, bánh chưng, áo dài, ‘bushwalking’, ‘the outback’
  • examining texts, including digital and multimodal texts, to identify how the meaning of words changes according to context, for example, a common Vietnamese homonym such as đá, which may mean ‘to kick’, ‘stone’ or ‘ice’ (as in trà đá); or the personal pronouns ‘I’ and ‘you’ in English, which can be translated as ông, bà, cô, chú, anh, chị, em, con or cháu in Vietnamese
  • noticing the diverse ways in which meaning is conveyed in Vietnamese and English, and differentiating between word-by-word translation and intended meaning, for example, Chúc (ông bà) sống lâu trăm tuổi (‘I wish you long life’) and Chúc cháu bé ngoan ăn, chóng lớn (‘I hope the baby eats well and grows fast’)
  • translating signs or phrases in familiar contexts from Vietnamese into English, for example, street signs, addresses and food labels, noting that some signs or symbols are universal, for example, the ‘Stop’ and ‘Peace’ signs, and the wi-fi and Olympic symbols

  VCVIC130 | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Translating

• VCLVC158

  Create and present real and imaginative texts suitable for a particular audience, using familiar expressions and modelled language

  Elaborations

  • creating and performing their own stories, songs and skits, incorporating non-verbal elements to enhance audience comprehension and entertainment, for example, gesture, facial and vocal expression
  • experimenting with different ways of telling stories, using a range of different texts, for example, oral texts, photo stories, e-books, dance, visual design, drawings on soft and hard surfaces
  • creating, performing and presenting imaginative texts such as skits, songs and raps, using digital techniques
  • creating real or imaginary characters, places or animals and presenting them through performance, digital display or visual representation
  • incorporating onomatopoeic sounds into written/performed texts to enrich the texts and to entertain readers/the audience
  • creating imaginative texts to entertain younger audiences, for example, audio Big Books, puppet plays, performances for the school or community, cartoons, video clips, vokis or animation, selecting language and images that enrich the visual or listening experience
  • creating shared art work (visual or performative) to tell a story, using symbols and expressive techniques appropriate to Country/Place

  VCLVC158 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 3 to 6 | Communicating | Creating

• Chinese - Background Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students use oral language to build their capacity to describe and explore topics and concepts in Chinese. Students use Chinese to share everyday experiences with each other. They develop literacy skills through a range of reading and writing activities. Pinyin is used as a tool to develop students...

  Level description | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence

• French - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students develop active-listening and comprehension skills, using contextual, grammatical, phonic and non-verbal cues. The language they hear is authentic with modification, involving familiar vocabulary and simple structures. The balance between listening and speaking gradually shifts as students...

  Level description | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence

• VCESC129

  Participate in everyday classroom exchanges such as responding to simple questions, asking permission, requesting help, asking how to say or write something, asking for repetition and complimenting others

  Elaborations

  • responding to simple questions, for example, by describing the weather and the day’s schedule, using modelled language such as ¡Qué calor hace! Hoy tenemos español y música
  • asking how to say or write a word, for example, ¿Cómo se dice …? ¿Cómo se escribe …?
  • making and responding to requests (¿Me prestas…?, Permiso…, Habla más alto, cerrad vuestros libros; pásame las tijeras, ¿dónde están los lápices?, ¿Puedo usar mi ordenador/computadora? Busca la aplicación...en tu tableta), and asking for rephrasing or repetition, for example, Repita, por favor…
  • negotiating turn-taking and complimenting their friends, for example, es mi turno/es tu turno… o muy bien, felicitaciones/enhorabuena, bonito, excelente; buen trabajo

  VCESC129 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCTRC020

  Respond to questions, directions and requests from the teacher and each other, and use questions and statements to ask for help or permission, to attract attention and to rehearse new language

  Elaborations

  • responding to questions concerning topics such as the weather or the day’s schedule, using modelled language such as Bugün hava nasıl? Bugün hava güneşli ve sıcak! Bugün önce birlikte bir kitap okuyacağız, sonra bir oyun oynayacağız
  • negotiating turns and complimenting their friends, for example, Sen kazandın! Tebrikler! Şimdi ben oynayabilir miyim?
  • preparing and displaying classroom rules, routines or priorities, such as saygı, nezaket, işbirliği
  • seeking clarification, attracting attention, asking for help or for something to be repeated, for example, Anlayamadım, tekrar eder misiniz? Bu kelime nasıl okunur?
  • responding to directions and instructions when playing games, participating in dances or performances, preparing for activities and completing work, for example, soldan sağa, sıranı bekle, geri dön, karşılıklı dur

  VCTRC020 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCZHC132

  Convey key points of information to familiar audiences

  Elaborations

  • giving a short presentation to convey information gathered from multiple sources, such as investigating 南京的天气 by interviewing the teacher and listening to a podcast of a weather forecast
  • supporting presentations using pictures, charts and graphs appropriate to the task, such as using bar charts to show data on 学校学生语言背景统计表 / 班上同学使用交通工具统计表
  • reporting information from texts to explain aspects of lifestyle or culture in different communities, for example, TV guide, brochures, advertisements or timetables containing text and images
  • making posters to celebrate a special event such as 端午节, explaining the origins and stories of the festival with others
  • outlining steps in a procedure, using sequential markers such as 第一，第二，第三, for example, sequencing pictures in the correct order to demonstrate how to make dumplings
  • presenting a visual display with supporting text on a topic of personal interest, for example, 我的家，我的宠物，姥姥的家乡，过春节

  VCZHC132 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Informing

• VCVIU135

  Develop knowledge of nouns, adjectives, verbs and adverbs to describe actions, people and objects, and express possession

  Elaborations

  • exploring different types of nouns such as common nouns (bàn, tủ, mèo, chó), proper nouns (Hoa, Hải, Việt Nam), single nouns (gà, bò, bàn), and compound nouns (đất nước, nhà trường, học sinh)
  • expressing possessive cases by using của + noun/pronoun, for example, con mèo/cái bàn/căn phòng của tôi, cây thước/cái áo của bạn, and noticing cases when của can be omitted, for example, ba tôi, mẹ tôi, bạn tôi, nhà tôi, phòng ba mẹ tôi
  • creating plural forms of nouns by adding another word in front of the stem word according to context, for example, hai cái áo, những cái áo, nhà nhà, người người
  • understanding how time expressions are formed through the use of đang, đã, rồi, sẽ or hôm qua, ngày mai, for example, Tôi đang ăn. Tôi đã sống ở đây hai năm. Tôi ăn rồi. Ngày mai tôi (sẽ) đi coi phim
  • using adverbs to modify actions, for example, chạy nhanh, đi chậm, học giỏi, hát hay
  • experimenting with the use of prepositions (trên, dưới, trong ngoài, ở giữa), for example, Con chim bay trên trời means ‘The bird flies in the sky’, rather than the literal translation, ‘The bird flies above the sky’
  • understanding and applying appropriate word order in sentences, for example, recognising that adjectives follow nouns (áo trắng), and experimenting with word order to see how meaning changes, for example, Lan hay hát ≠ Lan hát hay
  • creating affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences, including closed and open-ended questions, for example, Tôi thích ăn cơm. Ba mẹ không thích tôi coi phim nhiều. Bạn thích ăn cơm không? Bạn thích ăn món gì? Tạo sao mình phải uống nước nhiều?
  • noticing that interrogatives (khi nào, ở đâu, bao nhiêu) can be placed at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of questions, for example, Khi nào em đến? or Em đến khi nào?; Bao nhiêu tiền một nải chuối? or Một nải chuối giá bao nhiêu tiền?

  VCVIU135 | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Systems of language

• Chinese - Background Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Levels 4, students use spoken and written Chinese to initiate interactions. They participate in short exchanges, for example, 你晚饭吃什么？，我学汉语和英语,站起来， 大家听老师说. They organise and convey factual information and share experiences in formal and informal situations, making appropriate choices...

  Level description | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4

• Chinese - Second Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students discover the distinctive features of the spoken language and begin to use Pinyin and tone marks to practise syllables and tones they encounter in new words. They recognise that letters in Pinyin and English produce different sounds using different spelling conventions. Printed texts used...

  Level description | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence

• German - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students notice features of German communication such as the use of gestures, facial expressions and intonation patterns. They become familiar with the idea of grammatical gender and become familiar with how to use singular and plural forms. As they encounter German language and culture they make...

  Level description | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence

• Italian - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 description

  Students experiment with pronunciation and intonation in Italian, noticing similarities and differences with other familiar languages. They focus on structures and grammatical rules such as those relating to the use of possessive pronouns, prepositions and negation. They extend their knowledge...

  Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence

• VCIDC019

  Contribute to class activities such as solving a problem, creating a display or conducting a role-play/scenario

  Elaborations

  • participating in class routines such as taking the roll, saying the day and date, and describing the weather and the day’s schedule
  • working with others to take action, such as creating a model with captions, producing a poster or invitation for a special event, or designing an Indonesian garden, for example, following instructions, Tolong ambil itu, Mari ikut saya ke…, Minta air, Ayo tanam jagung/sayur
  • preparing, rehearsing and conducting public presentations and performances, such as an Indonesian item for assembly, or a presentation about significant event
  • interacting with the teacher and peers by asking and responding to questions and generating ‘small talk’, for example, Apa kabar? Siapa menonton film itu?
  • participating in group activities such as role-plays, asking and responding to questions and invitations (for example, Mau ke mana?; Mau ikut?), and negotiating with others to make decisions such as choosing ways to get around in Indonesia, for example, Mau naik apa? Saya mau naik becak. Berapa ongkosnya?

  VCIDC019 | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Socialising

• Non-Roman Alphabet Languages - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students interact with the teacher and peers to share simple information about aspects of their lives, such as school, home and everyday routines. They use formulaic expressions when participating in classroom routines, collaborative activities and simple transactional exchanges...

  Level description | Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4

• VCARC130

  Explore their own sense of identity, including elements such as family, background and experiences, and ways of using language in Arabic- and English-speaking contexts

  Elaborations

  • discussing the groups they belong to, including their families and Arabic cultural and language groups, and reflecting on how membership of these groups affects their own sense of identity
  • creating texts in print, digital, online or multimodal formats that express personal views on identity, including as a member of different cultural and/or language groups, for example, their name, in English and/or Arabic, their life experiences overseas and in Australia, and reflecting on how these may be understood from an Australian and Arabic perspective
  • mapping personal profiles by creating a chart, timeline or web profile to highlight significant experiences or events, for example, marking an event when they identified as Lebanese, Egyptian, Iraqi or Arab, such as during religious ceremonies or special national events
  • noticing how they communicate in both Arabic- and English-speaking contexts, identifying differences in behaviour and discussing reasons for these, for example, how they would address their teacher compared to a family member such as an uncle

  VCARC130 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCTRU034

  Make connections between Turkish language and culture, for example, by identifying words, gestures, forms of address or expressions that reflect cultural values and practices

  Elaborations

  • noticing that languages carry cultural information, for example, by identifying words or expressions used by friends and family members in Turkish, English or other languages which only ‘work’ in that language, for example, Güle güle kullan, Afiyet olsun, Helal olsun, Ellerine sağlık
  • finding examples of forms of address or expressions associated with cultural events that reflect Turkish values and traditions, for example, Dedeciğim iyi bayramlar, Allah kabul etsin
  • noticing how values such as politeness, affection or respect are conveyed in Turkish, for example, by comparing interactions in their family and home community with interactions they observe in non-Turkish speaking families and communities, for example, yavrum, canım, bir tanem, lütfen
  • recognising that in each culture there are general rules about what to say and do, when, where and with whom, and that these rules differ from culture to culture

  VCTRU034 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCVIC132

  Reflect on their experiences when interacting in English and Vietnamese, identifying differences in language use and behaviours

  Elaborations

  • comparing their interactions in Vietnamese and English, noticing different behaviours and language used, for example, using appropriate personal pronouns and adding the sound ơi after the names of family members and friends to attract the person’s attention or show affection (Mẹ ơi, Hoa ơi), compared with addressing friends in English by their first name (Chị ơi, ra đây chơi với em/Lan)
  • describing elements of Vietnamese language that are different to English, including pronunciation, gestures and facial expressions, and sharing what they find difficult or awkward when using each language
  • developing language for describing experiences of intercultural exchange in different contexts, for example, Tôi thích nói tiếng Việt ở nhà hơn ở trường

  VCVIC132 | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Reflecting

• Auslan - First Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 3 and 4 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 4, students communicate with each other, the teaching team and others about aspects of their personal worlds, daily routines, preferences and pastimes at school and in the Deaf community. They show aspectual marking on verbs to indicate frequency when communicating about daily...

  Level description | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4