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• VCJAC170

  Translate short texts such as signs, simple dialogues or phone conversations from Japanese into English and vice versa, noticing when it is difficult to transfer meaning from one language to the other

  Elaborations

  • creating captions to translate short segments of a video clip or アニメ, noticing when direct translation is not possible
  • identifying Japanese words and expressions that involve cultural meanings which are difficult to translate into English, such as もしもし、よろしくおねがいします
  • comparing translations of short Japanese texts such as signs, conversations, audio messages or digital texts, identifying differences and similarities between their tone and style and that of equivalent texts in English
  • reflecting on challenges associated with transferring meaning from one language to another
  • translating short conversational exchanges between Australian or Japanese speakers, comparing content and style of communication and discussing how to translate culturally embedded terms

  VCJAC170 | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Translating

• VCELY116

  Identify some familiar texts and their use in the community

  Elaborations

  • recognising a familiar event from a book, card or symbol
  • recognising the purpose of some everyday signs, for example ‘stop’, ‘phone’, ‘bus stop’

  VCELY116 | Curriculum content | English | Level D | Reading and Viewing | Literacy

• VCELA227

  Use visual memory to write high-frequency words and words where spelling is not predictable from the sounds

  Elaborations

  • writing sight words (because, said) and other words that cannot be sounded out phonetically (bird, phone) by drawing on knowledge of letter patterns, word shape and possible sequencing of letters in English (for example, jam is possible but not jxm)

  VCELA227 | Curriculum content | English | Level 2 | Writing | Language

• VCHPEP073

  Practise strategies they can use when they need help with a task, problem or situation at home and/or at school

  Elaborations

  • identifying and rehearsing strategies they can use when requiring assistance, such as asking an adult, reading basic signs and solving a problem with friends
  • locating and recording phone numbers of local organisations they can contact in case of emergency and rehearsing a phone call to triple zero
  • identifying situations at home and at school that may require the help of emergency services
  • recognising photos and locations of safe places and people who can help

  VCHPEP073 | Health and Physical Education | Levels 1 and 2 | Personal, Social and Community Health | Being healthy, safe and active

• VCNRU049

  Understand the importance of register in a range of contexts and situations, such as at home, at school or in more formal situations

  Elaborations

  • using appropriate language according to age, gender, relationship and social status when meeting people for the first time or when introducing friends, teachers or other adults
  • reflecting on the use of colloquial or abbreviated language in technologically mediated contexts, for example by email or phone

  VCNRU049 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCDTDI047

  Develop techniques for acquiring, storing and validating quantitative and qualitative data from a range of sources, considering privacy and security requirements

  Elaborations

  • developing strategies and techniques for capturing accurate and usable qualitative and quantitative data of different formats, for example using text entry for open-ended questions to acquire qualitative data, or using radio buttons or checkboxes for closed questions to acquire quantitative data
  • identifying strengths and weaknesses of collecting data using different methods, for example online surveys, face-to-face interviews, phone interviews, observation, blog entries in response to a posting, phone logs, browser history and online webcam systems
  • developing strategies to ensure the privacy and security of survey data, for example using numbers rather than names as identifiers, or passwords protecting files to reduce risks of modifying data and using CAPTCHA™ to confirm human responses
  • extracting specific data from an external source and storing it in a format that is more useful for analysis, for example combining mapping data from multiple electronic data sets to build a composite representation

  VCDTDI047 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Levels 9 and 10 | Data and Information

• VCESU158

  Identify how different Spanish texts such as comics, cartoons, magazines or emails use language in ways that create different effects

  Elaborations

  • comparing features of simple spoken and written texts in Spanish, such as phone calls or cartoons, with similar texts in English
  • analysing how different types of texts in Spanish create specific effects by using particular kinds of language, such as superlatives in advertisements designed to persuade (lo mejor… el nuevo…) or the imperative form in signs designed to advise or prohibit (Prohibido patinar aquí)
  • identifying the purpose, context and intended audience of a range of familiar text types such as phone messages, sports reports or takeaway food orders
  • recognising grammatical elements associated with particular texts, for example, the use of imperatives in games (tira el dado) and time markers in stories (primero, después, de pronto…)

  VCESU158 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCDTDS004

  Explore the purpose and use of some common digital systems (hardware and software components)

  Elaborations

  • observing the use of basic digital systems in everyday routines and copying them, for example using a tablet or phone to take a photograph
  • mimicking the use of various digital devices and assistive systems, for example using touch and reaction-linked devices that are in close proximity, using a voice-activated device
  • practising hand gestures to resize an image or text, or swipe to navigate
  • copying how to carry out an instruction, for example tapping an icon or swiping a screen

  VCDTDS004 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Level B | Digital Systems

• VCDTDS001

  React to the use of some common digital systems, (hardware and software components), as they experience their purpose

  Elaborations

  • experiencing digital systems used within everyday life and school programs, for example phones, printers, cameras, multimedia presentations, tablets, games
  • using voice and body movements to make sounds in a microphone
  • experiencing cause and effect devices, for example touch keys on a banana keyboard
  • experiencing and playing with switches, for example a jelly bean switch
  • experiencing changes in a program due to the activation/deactivation of a switch by another, coactively or through individual exploration

  VCDTDS001 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Level A | Digital Systems

• VCESU140

  Recognise that texts such as stories, emails and dialogues have particular characteristic features, and notice similarities and differences between some Spanish and English versions

  Elaborations

  • noticing differences between written and spoken forms of different types of texts in both Spanish and English, for example, comparing a written story with a spoken one, or a letter with a phone call; and recognising how elements of texts combine to make meaning, for example, the images, font and script of a cartoon; the title, layout and illustrations in a picture book; and the highlighting of names, dates and times on an invitation
  • comparing features of similar texts in Spanish and English, for example, greeting cards, interactive games or tuckshop menus

  VCESU140 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCKOU167

  Identify and use distinctive features of different types of spoken and written texts in Korean such as salutations in different contexts

  Elaborations

  • identifying the functions of parts of simple discourse such as letters/cards of invitation, for example, … 에게/께 (‘to’ in salutation) and …(으)로부터/올림 (‘from’ in closing), and comparing them with English
  • identifying the purpose, context and intended audience of a range of familiar texts, for example, phone messages, sports reports, take-away food orders
  • recognising differences between spoken and written texts, noting that some types of text such as emails or text messages combine elements of each

  VCKOU167 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCRAC087

  Make plans and obtain goods or services in real or simulated situations, through corresponding and transacting with others using modelled texts

  Elaborations

  • participating in scenarios such as being lost and asking for and giving directions or assistance
  • negotiating and making decisions about goods and services such as transport, ordering goods such as food and drink, or purchasing goods
  • giving, accepting or declining invitations including making excuses to avoid causing offence or embarrassment
  • exchanging details such as time, place, activity and participants when organising events, using texts such as phone conversations, emails, text messages, notes and letters

  VCRAC087 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCSSU115

  Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries

  Elaborations

  • considering how the properties of electromagnetic radiation relate to its uses, for example, radar, medical diagnosis and treatment, mobile phone communications and microwave cooking
  • considering how information technology can be applied to different areas of science, for example, bioinformatics, the Square Kilometre Array, DNA sequencing and the analysis of radio astronomy signals
  • considering how computer modelling and imaging technologies has improved knowledge and predictability of phenomena, for example, climate change, atmospheric pollution, plate tectonic movement, and body system functions and interactions

  VCSSU115 | Science | Levels 9 and 10 | Science Understanding | Science as a human endeavour

• VCEBE010

  Make decisions, identify appropriate actions by considering the advantages and disadvantages, and form conclusions concerning an economics or business issue or event

  Elaborations

  • weighing up options involved in a decision, for example, purchasing a phone by comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each available option
  • making an individual purchasing decision based on an analysis of the trade-offs involved
  • identifying the effect of consumers purchasing items from a range of sources on local businesses, for example, ‘What is the effect on the local shopping centre if consumers purchase more goods online rather than in local shops?’
  • taking action to share their findings with audiences beyond the classroom, such as presenting at a school assembly, writing a letter to the editor of the local newspaper or their local member of parliament

  VCEBE010 | The Humanities | Economics and Business | Levels 5 and 6 | Economic and Business Reasoning and Interpretation

• VCELU033

  Understand how the Greek language has evolved, and how it continues to change over time due to processes such as globalisation, migration, and the influence of technology and popular culture

  Elaborations

  • exploring how the Greek language has been influenced by migration, for example, the use of non-Greek words such as τα μπίλια instead of οι λογαριασμοί as an Australian phenomenon
  • examining how technology has influenced the Greek language, for example, σκανάρω, το μπλογκ, σερφάρω
  • discussing how changes to the Greek language reflect changes in some cultural practices and attitudes, for example, το έτοιμο φαγητό
  • exploring the impact of globalisation on Greek language use, such as the increased use of English words, such as blog, computer, mobile/cell phone, parking

  VCELU033 | Languages | Modern Greek | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCHIU016

  Recognise that all languages change over time and borrow words and expressions from each other

  Elaborations

  • recognising that languages borrow words and expressions from each other and that Hindi includes many words that originated in languages such as Persian, Arabic and English
  • identifying loan words and expressions from English used in Hindi, understanding that they may be pronounced differently in the two languages, for example, phone is pronounced as फ़ोन, dollar is pronounced as डालर
  • finding examples of Hindi words that are used in other languages, for example, ‘yoga’ (योग), ‘sari’ (साड़ी), ‘khaki’ (खाकी), ‘pyjama’ (पायजामा)
  • noticing words that they use in their everyday lives that come from different languages

  VCHIU016 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCZHC019

  Obtain and process information about significant people, places and events from spoken and visual sources, and convey this information using learnt phrases and key words

  Elaborations

  • identifying commonly used terms for daily activities such as 你几点睡觉？ to contribute in an online discussion with sister-school friends
  • describing people, places and things using actions and gestures, for example, to create a video clip to describe the school
  • planning and presenting short reports about holidays, special events and places using photos, illustrations, captions, diagrams
  • listening to short spoken texts containing some unfamiliar language, identifying key information, for example, name and phone number of speaker in a voicemail message, or the names, year level and age of Chinese children in a short interview

  VCZHC019 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Informing

• VCDEU015

  Recognise some of the common variations in German as it is used in different contexts and locations by different people

  Elaborations

  • using appropriate forms of address and greetings/salutations for peers and teacher, depending on gender (Lieber/Liebe… and Dein/Deine/Eure … in a letter) and social status (Guten Morgen, Herr Schiller; Hallo, Tim!) of participants, and recognising the effects of inappropriate choices, for example, greeting peers with Guten Morgen, Frau Mary!
  • observing telephone interactions in film clips and real life and practising telephone etiquette when answering mobile phones in comparison with the family landline (surname only) and ending phone call with Auf Wiederhören
  • noticing that in public announcements and/or on the phone certain words are pronounced differently or varied slightly to ensure clarity, for example, zwei/zwo, Juli (pronounced as Julei)
  • recognising different registers, such as the different words for ‘you’, for example, Was machst du, Peter? Was macht ihr, Kinder (Klasse 7)? Setz dich, Peter! Setzt euch Kinder! Kommen Sie bitte herein, Herr Berger!
  • being aware of some regional variations in language, such as in greetings (the Swiss Grüezi and Austrian Servus) or the lack of the Eszett in Switzerland
  • comparing written and spoken modes of a particular language function such as an invitation, noticing language structures used and varying levels of formality
  • comparing the concept of diversity in accents, dialects and vocabulary in German-speaking communities with similar diversity in the use of English within and beyond Australia

  VCDEU015 | Languages | German | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCARU133

  Understand that familiar spoken and written Arabic texts, such as conversations and stories, have particular features and structures relating to different purposes and audiences

  Elaborations

  • noticing differences between different types of texts in Arabic, for example, comparing a verbal recount of a well-known fable with the written text, or a text message with a phone call, an email with letter
  • recognising how elements of texts in print, digital and online formats, such as title, layout, illustrations and size of script in a Big Book, combine to make meaning
  • identifying and comparing the features of different types of texts, observing similar patterns and identifying differences, for example, the opening and signature in an email and a letter, a description in a story and a diary entry
  • classifying a range of texts in print, digital and online formats, such as stories, digital greeting cards, recipes, advertisements (print and online versions) and posters, according to their purpose(s), for example, to entertain, to describe, to inform or to persuade, and recognising language features typically associated with particular texts, such as the use of imperatives in recipes and time markers in stories

  VCARU133 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCDEC174

  Investigate, synthesise and evaluate information from different perspectives on local and global issues, identifying how context and culture affect how information is presented

  Elaborations

  • analysing and explaining how spoken, written and digital texts convey cultural as well as factual information, for example, regional news headlines, local community announcements, advertisements, notices in public spaces
  • researching a topic of global significance, such as Umweltprobleme, Armut or Denglish, and identifying and explaining how texts reflect different perspectives and priorities
  • comparing and analysing advertisements produced in different countries for Stellenangebote or an item such as a mobile phone, soft drink or fast food, considering why particular images have been selected for the advertisements and why, and identifying both culture-specific and universal features
  • analysing reports of an event from multiple sources to identify different perspectives and interpretations, for example, statements from the victim of and witnesses to a crime

  VCDEC174 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Informing