Recognise parts of speech and frequently used words in familiar contexts and understand the basic rules of word order in simple sentences
Elaborations
recognising the basic word order, subject–object–verb, and applying it in simple statements, imperatives and questions, for example, Ali gel.Ali okula gel.Ali okula geldi. Ali okula geldi mi?
describing colour (mavi), size (büyük/küçük) and shape (üçgen), and recognising that adjectives come before nouns
describing quantity, using cardinal numbers such as bir-yüz and ordinal numbers such as birinci, ikinci
using the ending -ler/-lar to express plurality, mainly with countable nouns, such as çocuklar, ördekler
recognising question words and anticipating likely answers, for example, Kim? Ne? Nerede? Nereye? Kimle? Ne kadar? Ne zaman? Nasıl? Hangisi?
expressing affirmative and negative responses, such as evet, hayır, değil, doğru, yanlış
learning how to use simple suffixes and subject and possessive pronouns, for example, ben/benim, sen/senin, o/onun and evim/evimiz, evin/eviniz, evi/evleri
building vocabulary related to familiar environments, such as anne, kitap, kedi, and using cognates, such as ev, okul, aile, hayvanlar
using prepositions to specify locations, for example, üstünde, altında, yanında, arkasında, önünde, arasında, sağında, solunda
describing actions using imperatives and simple verbs, such as otur, kalk, elini kaldır, koş, yürü, gel, git, oku, yaz
linking ideas using simple conjunctions, for example, ve, ile, ama
VCTRU013 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language
VCASFU140
Recognise that groups of words are combined to make a clause and that Auslan has word classes such as nouns, adjectives or verbs, and distinguish between statements and questions
Elaborations
categorising noun signs into those for people, animals, places or things
learning that proper nouns can have a sign name or be fingerspelled
knowing that adjectives describe nouns in different ways, such as how they look (BIG or RED), feel (SOFT or HOT), smell (SMELLY) or sound (LOUD)
identifying verb signs (SIT, EAT, FEEL, WONDER, HAVE) and recognising that they are central to a clause
noticing there is no equivalent of the verb ‘to be’ in Auslan, which is a significant difference to English
understanding that a clause is one or more signs expressing a single idea and that a clause has at least one verb, but often one or more nouns as well, for example:
CALL-him
I called him.
MAN THERE GO-TO POSS3 HOUSE
That man went to his house.
BIG MONSTER SCREAM
A big monster screamed.
recognising different nouns in clauses, including those that are shown with a pointing sign, such as GIRL READ versus PRO3 READ, or VISIT FRIEND versus VISIT PRO3
noticing that Auslan has more flexibility in word order than in English
distinguishing between clauses that are statements and those that are questions
VCASFU140 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language
