Students become familiar with all handshapes, movements and locations of single signs. They are learning to produce simple positive and negative statements with some time marking, and to use plain verbs or unmodified indicating verbs. They learn to describe familiar objects, animals or people...
Level description | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence
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
Students engage with oral language by active listening, observing interactions between speakers in everyday contexts, and using the spoken language in a range of forms. They speak with attention to the sounds and tones of words, using formulaic language and applying their knowledge of familiar...
Level description | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence
By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and peers through play and action-related language. They use greetings and respond to instructions through actions. Students pronounce the sounds of the language. They recognise simple questions and can respond to them, in addition to names...
Level description | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2
By the end of Level 4, students participate in classroom routines and structured interactions with teachers and peers. They communicate about daily routines, interests and pastimes; recount personal experiences and classroom events; and describe people, experiences or activities using simple depicting...
Level description | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4
VCASFC097 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Creating
VCDEU031 | Languages | German | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language
VCDEU184 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language
VCZHC163 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing
VCELC176 | Languages | Modern Greek | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating
Students begin to make connections between speech and writing in Korean and understand that Korean is a system that works differently from English. They differentiate sounds of Hangeul syllable blocks, and their literacy in Hangeul develops with a growing phonological awareness and understanding of
Level description | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence
Students acquire communication skills in Arabic. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.
Learning languages broadens students’ horizons...
Overview material | Arabic
Students acquire communication skills in German. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.
Learning languages broadens students’ horizons...
Overview material | German
Students acquire communication skills in Hindi. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.
Learning languages broadens students’ horizons...
Overview material | Hindi
Students acquire communication skills in Indonesian. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.
Learning languages broadens students’...
Overview material | Indonesian
Students acquire communication skills in Korean. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.
Learning languages broadens students’ horizons...
Overview material | Korean
Students acquire communication skills in the specific Non-Roman Alphabet language they are learning. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.
Learni...
Overview material | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages
Students acquire communication skills in the specific Roman Alphabet language they are learning. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.
Learning...
Overview material | Roman Alphabet Languages
Students acquire communication skills in Spanish. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.
Learning languages broadens students’...
Overview material | Spanish
Students acquire communication skills in Turkish. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.
Learning languages broadens students’...
Overview material | Turkish