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• Indonesian - F–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use Indonesian to communicate with teachers, peers and others in a range of settings and for a range of purposes. They pronounce the sounds ngg and ng accurately, as well as sy (masyarakat) and kh (akhir), and use stress to create fluency in sentences. Students...

  Level description | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• Indonesian - F–10 Sequence: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students use Indonesian to convey information about themselves, their family and friends, and daily routines and activities. They locate specific details and use familiar words and phrases to predict meanings in texts. They respond to and create texts such as descriptions...

  Level description | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6

• Indonesian - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 8, students share factual information and opinions about their personal worlds, including personal details, family, pets, friends, pastimes, school and neighbourhood. They interact with others orally and in writing, asking and responding to questions using Siapa, Apakah, Berapa...

  Level description | Languages | Indonesian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8

• Indonesian - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students interact with peers and adults using written and spoken Indonesian to communicate about personal interests and relationships, practices and experiences, and about broader issues such as health and the environment, including as these relate to Indonesia. They respond...

  Level description | Languages | Indonesian | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

• Japanese - F–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 10, students use Japanese to share information, experiences and views related to their social worlds using rehearsed and spontaneous language. They use correct pronunciation, including that of borrowed words, and adopt appropriate rhythm and phrasing to allow for others’ use of

  Level description | Languages | Japanese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10

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

  By the end of Level 4, students interact with teachers and peers in classroom routines, action-related talk and play. They use formulaic expressions when participating in classroom routines and collaborative activities, such as complimenting others (for example, El bolso de Susana es hermoso), reque...

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

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

  By the end of Level 2, students interact with the teacher and peers to share information about themselves and to exchange greetings, for example, Merhaba! Günaydın! Tünaydın! İyi günler! İyi akşamlar! İyi geceler! Hoşça kal! Güle güle! Hoş geldiniz! Hoş bulduk! They d...

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

• Turkish - F–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 description

  Students extend their grammatical knowledge to a range of forms and functions that give them control of more complex elements of text construction and word formation. They analyse functions of affixation through the identification of adverbial, adjectival and noun phrases, for example, by recognising...

  Level description | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence

• Turkish - 7–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 description

  Students understand and use more elaborated grammatical structures, such as verb moods, auxiliary verbs and particles. They recognise and use different types of formal and informal honorific forms, such as Bey/Hanım, Amca/Teyze, Efendi, Ağa/Hanımağa, Sayın, Ağabey (Abi)/Abla, Hoca/Öğretmen...

  Level description | Languages | Turkish | 7–10 Sequence

• Vietnamese - F–10 Sequence: Levels 5 and 6 achievement standards

  By the end of Level 6, students use spoken and written Vietnamese for classroom interactions and to share ideas and opinions and express feelings. They exchange information about aspects of their daily life, school, friends and leisure activities. They make shared decisions and arrangements, organise...

  Level description | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6

• Vietnamese - F–10 Sequence: Levels 7 and 8 description

  Students use appropriate pronunciation, accent and intonation patterns and spelling in a range of sentences, such as statements, questions and exclamations. By building their language knowledge, students are able to develop and express more complex concepts in Vietnamese. They use a range of grammatical...

  Level description | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence

• VCCCTM030

  Examine learning strategies, including constructing analogies, visualising ideas, summarising and paraphrasing information and reflect on the application of these strategies in different situations

  Elaborations

  • constructing an analogy to assist in learning, for example, the analogy of a park to represent some Australian landscapes at the time of First Contact, and reflecting on the strengths and weaknesses of the analogy
  • discussing when to summarise or paraphrase as a learning strategy and constructing questions to help guide the decision

  VCCCTM030 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6 | Meta-Cognition

• VCEALA013

  Use some features of home language

  Elaborations

  • using phonological features from home language, for example pronouncing new English words using similar sounds from home language
  • responding in home language and/or English when asked a question
  • making connections between new English words and home language words containing similar sounds

  VCEALA013 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level A1 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA383

  Share ideas and feedback in home language

  Elaborations

  • formulating questions in home language or English to ask peers or teacher about the meaning of unfamiliar words
  • planning a text collaboratively by discussing ideas, structure and language with same language peers before writing
  • explaining feedback using home language in peer-editing activities

  VCEALA383 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Writing | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALA329

  Participate appropriately in social and learning situations

  Elaborations

  • applying conventions of interaction, such as conversational formulas, turn-taking, affirming, suggesting, discussing
  • participating in interactions by listening actively, responding to others and contributing information and ideas
  • negotiating meaning through use of gestures, modified speech, simple questions and clarifications

  VCEALA329 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Cultural and Plurilingual Awareness

• VCEALC166

  Negotiate familiar social situations and learning activities with the teacher or with friends

  Elaborations

  • understanding simple, predictable questions
  • following simple instructions using the actions of others as cues, for example moving to the floor or collecting a book
  • making simple requests or expressing needs using actions, single words and short phrases
  • giving simple responses, such as nodding or saying ‘yes’, ‘no’ or short learnt phrases

  VCEALC166 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC165

  Rely on other speakers to scaffold, interpret, clarify or elaborate short, simple conversations

  Elaborations

  • asking for help or clarification from teacher or peers
  • responding briefly to simple, direct questions rather than generating original responses in class discussions
  • borrowing and adapting key words from conversation partners, for example by reordering, as in Teacher: ‘Don’t be silly, Tim’ Student: ‘Tim silly’

  VCEALC165 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level BL | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC322

  Initiate and maintain short, structured social interactions with increasing fluency

  Elaborations

  • developing fluency in interactions with peers and familiar adults around personal and familiar topics such as introducing self
  • using simple conversation openers, turn-taking, leave-taking and social formulas such as ‘Excuse me’, ‘Can you please …?’, ‘Yes, thank you’
  • negotiating meaning through use of gestures, modified speech, simple questions and clarifications

  VCEALC322 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level B2 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC611

  Participate in common school routines

  Elaborations

  • understanding common classroom language, including questions, instructions and basic information
  • following a short set of instructions in sequence, such as ‘Divide your page into two columns. Label the columns A and B. Then number the rows 1 to 20’
  • asking for clarification, for example ‘Do I number the rows like this?’

  VCEALC611 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Speaking and Listening | Communication

• VCEALC635

  Read long, complex texts with support from the teacher

  Elaborations

  • reading a new story with occasional prompts and corrections from the teacher
  • identifying key words from questions in headings or topic sentences in order to extract key information from a factual text
  • giving a personal response, such as expressing a point of view

  VCEALC635 | Curriculum content | English as an Additional Language (EAL) | Level C2 | Reading and Viewing | Communication