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• VCDTDI038

  Analyse and visualise data using a range of software to create information, and use structured data to model objects or events

  Elaborations

  • using features and functions of software to summarise data to create information, for example calculating a simple budget of income and payments and creating a summary table for analysis
  • visualising data to create information, for example displaying geocoded data on a map
  • applying a set of conditions to a spreadsheet to organise and filter data, for example using conditional formatting to highlight the state of particular cells, and filtering and sorting categorical data using column filters
  • querying an existing database to extract data for analysis, for example devising multiple selection criteria or using simple structured query language (SQL) SELECT statements to select records and retrieve specified fields
  • describing the attributes of complex objects, for example defining the records, fields, formats and relationships of a simple dataset
  • modelling the attributes of real-world objects for a computer game

  VCDTDI038 | Technologies | Digital Technologies | Levels 7 and 8 | Data and Information

• VCESC111

  Recognise and respond to classroom interactions such as opening and closing of lessons, transition activities, answering simple questions and following classroom instructions

  Elaborations

  • participating in class routines such as taking the roll and stating the day and date, for example, hoy es lunes 26 de julio
  • interacting with one another during class activities, for example, vamos al recreo, ¿puedo ir al baño? gracias, lo siento, por favor, dame el borrador
  • responding to classroom instructions through actions, gestures and verbal responses such as siéntense/sentaos, silencio, escuchen/escuchad, recojan/recoged sus/vuestras cosas, formen un círculo, todos de pie, levanta la mano
  • demonstrating and mimicking hand gestures, intonation patterns or facial expressions that accompany language or stand alone, for example, shrugs or exclamations such as ¡Hala! ¡Uf!

  VCESC111 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCESU035

  Understand how language diversity reflects local and global variations in social and cultural histories

  Elaborations

  • recognising that in many Spanish-speaking countries other languages are co-official with Spanish, such as Guaraní in Paraguay, Catalan, Galician and Basque/Euskera in Spain, and Quiché in Guatemala, and investigating the history and issues surrounding such relationships between languages
  • investigating the status and function of indigenous languages in Spanish-speaking countries, considering issues such as language rights, language death, and revival and reclamation efforts, and drawing comparisons with Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia
  • exploring the influence of Latin-American popular culture in the United States and the rest of the world, for example, cinema, music and TV channels, telenovelas, sport
  • considering how the process of moving between standard/national languages and regional languages such as Catalan or Basque reflects personal, social and political histories

  VCESU035 | Languages | Spanish | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCESU197

  Investigate the variety of languages used in different communities in the Spanish-speaking world, for example, Mapudungun, Basque/Euskera and Náhuatl

  Elaborations

  • recognising that in many Spanish-speaking countries other languages are co-official with Spanish, such as Guaraní in Paraguay, Catalan, Galician and Basque/Euskera in Spain, and Quiché in Guatemala, and investigating the history and issues surrounding such relationships between languages
  • investigating the status and function of indigenous languages in Spanish-speaking countries, considering issues such as language rights, language death, and revival and reclamation efforts, and drawing comparisons with Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia
  • considering how the process of moving between standard/national languages and regional languages such as Catalan or Basque reflects personal, social and political histories
  • considering the development of Spanglish in communities of Spanish speakers and developing awareness of current debates and discussions around such hybrid forms of languages
  • exploring the influence of Latin-American popular culture in the United States and the world, for example, cinema, music and TV channels, telenovelas, sport

  VCESU197 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCHHC121

  Sequence significant events in chronological order to support analysis of the causes and effects of these events and identify the changes they brought about

  Elaborations

  • creating a timeline that identifies the significant events or individuals across the period 1750-1918 and observe and discuss patterns of causation and change and/or identifying parts of the world that were involved in, or affected by, those events
  • developing an argument using historical sources and perspectives about the effects of the Industrial Revolution on changing living and working conditions, including within Australia society in the 19th Century
  • placing in sequence the main events of the Freedom Rides campaigns in the United States and Australia and explaining the links between the two campaigns
  • using interactive timelines to explore the various manifestations or effects of an event in different geographical locations
  • organising a range of primary sources and/or perspectives in chronological order to support the development of a historical argument about effects or changes

  VCHHC121 | The Humanities | History | Levels 9 and 10 | Historical Concepts and Skills | Chronology

• VCLAU029

  Question and explain own and others’ reactions to and assumptions about the language, culture and values of Roman society, discussing how these relate to own language and culture

  Elaborations

  • investigating the extent to which values, attitudes and practices of people of cosmopolitan Rome are similar to or different from their own
  • exploring how cultural identity was manifested in the ancient world, and making comparisons with own cultural identity in modern Australia
  • exploring the identity of people living in the Roman world and relating this to their own identity as a member of a local community, a state/territory/nation and as a global citizen
  • describing own public and private lives and making comparisons with those of people in ancient Rome
  • considering how cultural diversity has continued to be an integral feature of society since ancient times
  • exploring the process of decentring from own linguistic and cultural standpoint and considering how own ways of behaving and communicating might be perceived by people of the past

  VCLAU029 | Languages | Latin | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Reflecting

• VC2M8M04

  solve problems involving time and duration, including using 12- and 24-hour time across multiple time zones

  Elaborations

  • using digital tools to investigate time zones around the world and convert from one zone to another, such as time in Perth, Western Australia, compared to Suva in Fiji or Toronto in Canada
  • recognising the challenges of planning regular virtual meeting times for a company that has both international staff and staff within different states and territories, and the impact daylight savings has due to multiple time zones, explaining the mathematical language used to communicate current time such as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)+8, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
  • planning an international travel itinerary that covers destinations in different time zones across Asia

  VC2M8M04 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 8 | Measurement

• VCTRC003

  Recognise and respond to familiar classroom routines, such as the opening and closing of lessons, transition activities, following instructions and taking turns

  Elaborations

  • participating in class routines, such as calling the roll, exchanging greetings and stating the day and date, for example, Günaydın çocuklar! Nasılsınız? Ayşe! Buradayım öğretmenim! Bugün 18 Ekim 2015, Cuma
  • responding to instructions through actions, gestures and verbal responses such as Ayağa kalkın!, Oturun! Konuşmak için elinizi kaldırın! Sıraya girin! Defterlerinizi açın. Tabletlerinizin ekranını açın
  • asking for help, information or permission, for example, Bana yardım eder misin, lütfen? Ben bunu anlamadım. Ben de oynayabilir miyim? and responding to directions such as İkişerli gruplara ayrılın. Biz ikimiz bir grupta olalım. Yerlerinize oturun. El ele tutuşun. Daire şeklinde durun. Şapkalarınızı giymeyi unutmayın. Teneffüse çıkabilirsiniz
  • participating in Bayrak töreni, the routine singing of national anthems and the recitation of Andımız, taking turns to lead

  VCTRC003 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCZHC103

  Translate simple modified Chinese texts and familiar interactions in different contexts, identifying alternative ways to interpret meaning

  Elaborations

  • translating intended meaning of an interaction by avoiding literal (word-for-word) translations (for example, mediating a response to a compliment such as 你的衣服真漂亮。 ---- 哪里哪里！) and recognising that meaning may be implied rather than stated explicitly, for example, the use of 吧 to indirectly reject or refuse others in 我能来看看你吗？ --- 不太好吧？
  • comparing word choices for public signs across languages, and discussing ways language is used to convey rules, expectations and permission, for example, comparing 闲人免进 to ‘Staff Only’
  • considering the uses of different measure words in Chinese (for example, 小勺 and 茶匙；斤 and 克) when comparing several Chinese translations of the same recipe

  VCZHC103 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating

• VCZHU012

  Understand that Chinese sentences have a particular word order

  Elaborations

  • replacing words in modelled sentences to express a personal meaning, for example, replacing 弟弟 in 我有弟弟 with 妹妹 to say 我有妹妹
  • stating the subject of a sentence, for example, 我爱妈妈 is about ‘I’, and 妈妈爱我 is about ‘Mum’
  • recognising that simple statements in Chinese tend to follow English word order, but that questions do not, for example, ‘Do you have a cat?’ versus 你有猫吗？
  • recognising that sometimes the verb ‘to be’ is left out in Chinese sentences, for example, 我五岁 rather than 我是五岁

  VCZHU012 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCHIC063

  Produce bilingual texts such as digital stories, programs for events, performances, skits or poems that reflect the experience of ‘living between languages’

  Elaborations

  • creating a short bilingual documentary about a local community event or locale, with narration in one language and subtitles in the other
  • composing menus or programs for school or community events that include footnotes in English to explain key terms or items
  • creating a bilingual resource to present to the school library, for example, an illustrated anthology of popular Hindi poems or proverbs with English translations
  • performing a role play, skit or song for a school concert or assembly, using Hindi for the performance and English for supporting explanations and commentary

  VCHIC063 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Translating

• VCIDC090

  Present factual information and ideas about aspects of language and culture in oral, written and multimodal form

  Elaborations

  • reporting, orally and in writing, on events in their immediate environment or personal world, for example, a school/community event, celebration or excursion, or a new student
  • creating texts to present information or ideas to an audience, for example, advertise an event, create a virtual tour of the school, report on a favourite band or type of music
  • describing an aspect of Australian culture for an Indonesian audience, for example, food/diet, daily life, a significant place or cultural practice
  • preparing presentations about aspects of daily life and practices in Indonesia, such as school, leisure, entertainment, diet or education

  VCIDC090 | Languages | Indonesian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Informing

• Auslan - Second Language Learner - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students interact with peers, teachers and others using Auslan to communicate about personal interests and broader issues relating to the Deaf community. They participate in class discussions, explaining and clarifying positions, asking follow-up questions, using non-manual...

  Level description | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• Languages: About the Languages

  Learning languages in addition to English extends students' literacy repertoires and their capacity to communicate. It strengthens students’ understanding of the nature of language, culture, and the processes of communication.

  Language categories

  The languages included in the Victorian...

  Overview material | Languages

• Languages | Turkish: Learning in Turkish

  Turkish language learning

  Turkish is the official language of the Republic of Turkey and one of the official languages of Cyprus. It originated many centuries ago in the Northern Siberian Altay Mountain Range. Nomadic people brought the language with them as they expanded out to Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan...

  Overview material | Turkish

• Auslan - First Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students interact to share ideas and interests and to offer opinions, using compound and complex sentences, for example by using lexical conjunctions as well as non-manual features (NMFs). They participate in discussions and debates, acknowledging others’ opinions...

  Level description | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• English | English: Learning in English

  Students develop knowledge, understanding and skills across the strands of Language, Literature and Literacy. Each strand contributes its own distinctive goals, body of knowledge, history of ideas and interests to the study of English. 

  Learning about and using language

  In the Language...

  Overview material | English

• German - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and peers through action-related talk and play. They introduce themselves, exchange greetings and farewells, for example, Ich heiße … Auf Wiedersehen! and express likes and dislikes. When interacting, they use short formulaic...

  Level description | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2

• Health and Physical Education: Level B description

  The Level B curriculum provides the basis for developing knowledge, understanding and skills for students to lead healthy, safe and active lives. Students learn about their ability and simple actions they can take to keep themselves healthy and safe. Students are supported to participate in activities...

  Level description | Health and Physical Education

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

  By the end of Level 4, students understand a range of spoken, written, and multimodal texts on familiar topics, including home life, friends and classroom activities. They use Italian to communicate and to interact, for example, to exchange greetings and to address people, using appropriate language...

  Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4