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• VCNRU084

  Reflect on the dynamic and ecological nature of language, and that all languages influence each other

  Elaborations

  • recognising how English may be modifying language use in particular spheres in the language being studied, for example, language used in the entertainment industry, films and television programs, or language used to express modern concepts, or language used to keep up with trends
  • recognising that language changes over time by, for example, viewing films in historical settings and those in contemporary settings and discussing the language used

  VCNRU084 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCPSCSO012

  Listen to others’ ideas, and recognise that others may see things differently

  Elaborations

  • sharing with a partner things that they like to do and partner then retells the whole class comparing what is similar and what is different
  • providing students with a series of statements, such as cats are better than dogs or chocolate ice-cream is better than vanilla, ask students to share their opinion and provide a reason
  • discussing how opinions and thoughts may change after hearing others’ ideas, and that different views are not better or worse, just different

  VCPSCSO012 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 1 and 2 | Social Awareness and Management | Relationships and diversity

• VCRAC027

  Communicate in the language using routine phrases and expressions, recognising that such language reflects cultural practices and norms

  Elaborations

  • recognising differences between the language and English language ways of showing politeness, for example, making requests and expressing gratitude, and recognising what may be viewed as impolite
  • noticing how the students' own language influences expectations about the language, for example, feeling the need to say ‘thank you’ often or perceiving word order as strange compared to English
  • discussing how Australian terms and expressions might be understood from another perspective, for example, ‘bushwalking’ or ‘kick a footy’

  VCRAC027 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCRAC038

  Locate, classify and compare factual information from texts about aspects of daily life and significant events across cultures

  Elaborations

  • identifying information in texts such as advertisements, conversations, brochures and announcements, and sharing this information with others in another format, for example, presenting a chart of favourite television programs or computer games
  • reading texts and extracting key points about an issue or topic (such as housing, living in the city or a rural area, types of activities for young people and their daily routines), and discussing information with peers
  • reading, viewing and listening to texts to research information about concepts related to other curriculum areas
  • identifying and comparing perspectives about information in spoken and written texts

  VCRAC038 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Informing

• VCRAC113

  Interact with others, monitoring how identity influences intercultural exchange, and reflect on own identity

  Elaborations

  • analysing language choices and gestures used by speakers of the language and considering whether or not and how to use these in own communication
  • reflecting on choices made to reveal or conceal aspects of identity when interacting with different people across cultures
  • gathering examples of language/s used by various people in different contexts, and discussing how the examples reveal aspects of identity
  • monitoring own language use and identity across a range of intercultural interactions, such as by using a blog or journal, and considering own views about being a learner and user of the language studied

  VCRAC113 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCRAC095

  Interact with peers and texts, noticing what and how language is being used, and considering own reactions and how these relate to own language and culture

  Elaborations

  • participating in intercultural experiences, including viewing (online) videos or television programs, noticing what is confusing, surprising or 'strange', corresponding with peers in a region where the language is spoken, such as through email, shared digital spaces or video, comparing topics of interest, language choices and expressions
  • observing interactions between speakers, noticing similarities and differences in politeness and etiquette
  • recording features of language use, such as by keeping a journal about how language reflects cultural concepts and values
  • developing a language for describing personal reactions to and feelings about intercultural experiences

  VCRAC095 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCZHC050

  Correspond with peers and other familiar participants to plan activities, and compare opinions on and attitudes towards different cultures

  Elaborations

  • exchanging personal information via social networking sites, for example, 你是哪国人？你喜欢学习汉语吗？
  • sharing information about life in different cultural contexts, expressing ideas and opinions, for example, 中国人喜欢吃米饭，澳大利亚人喜欢吃面包，你呢？
  • sharing opinions about school or family life, including 我的学校，我的老师，我的好朋友， 我的一家人, and linking ideas to explain and support a position or view, for example, 我的姐姐喜欢音乐，也很喜欢体育； 我除了踢足球以外，还打板球。我觉得运动很有意思

  VCZHC050 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCZHU077

  Compare the purposes, text structures and language features of traditional and contemporary texts

  Elaborations

  • exploring the use of repetition to add emphasis and strengthen ideas, for example, 不同的国家有不同的文化
  • viewing different types of texts on similar topics and recognising differences in discourse of oral and written texts, especially language used, such as 昨天街上人很多。昨天街上人山人海
  • analysing features of text structure (for example, layout, expression and tone) and rhetorical devices (for example, metaphor and exaggeration) used to convey a persuasive argument or position

  VCZHU077 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCZHU192

  Explain how languages shape the communicative practices of individuals and groups, and identify ways to enhance understanding across cultures

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on how attitudes or values they consider normal in one language may not feel or be viewed in the same way when discussed in a different language, for example humility is a value often conveyed in Chinese but not in English
  • exploring what assumptions are inherent in one language and examining how they might talk differently about the same things in a different language
  • exploring how concepts such as modesty, individual responsibility and respect for authority influence communication styles, and how they may be interpreted by English speakers as lack of confidence, engagement or initiative

  VCZHU192 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCZHU031

  Identify the likely contexts and features of informal and formal conversations involving known participants of different ages, genders and social positions

  Elaborations

  • comparing conversations between peers/friends with conversations between teachers/authorities, for example, 你/您； 坐吧！/请坐！
  • viewing and listening to the opening of conversations in a range of situations, and finding key words participants use, noticing how these chunks of language can change depending on the situatio
  • finding examples of the openings of informal and formal conversations in Chinese films, soap operas and children’s cartoons, and practising using these openings in conversation with teachers and friends

  VCZHU031 | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCZHU262

  Analyse and discuss the ways in which language is used to position authors, readers and participants in texts

  Elaborations

  • identifying choices in words and phrasing that influence a reader’s response to texts, such as language to persuade readers to endorse the writer’s views, for example, 难道不是每一个有良知的人都会认同的吗？
  • examining ways in which authors use characterisation to incite sympathy or antagonism towards characters in literary texts, for example, directly describing a character’s personality compared to indirectly portraying the character’s personality through their actions or through the reactions of others

  VCZHU262 | Languages | Chinese | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | The role of language and culture

• VCASFU179

  Explore the current status and profile of Auslan and of the Deaf community in contemporary Australian society, considering issues such as language transmission, usage and documentation

  Elaborations

  • describing the visibility and use of Auslan in the wider community, for example in television programs, on the news, at community events, sporting fixtures and in emergency announcements
  • discussing the diversity of Auslan users in the Australian community, including people who are deaf, those who are hard of hearing and hearing people such as CODAs and interpreters
  • investigating the signed languages used by deaf and hard of hearing members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
  • exploring variation in Auslan fluency among classmates and members of the Deaf community, considering the relevance of factors such as where and when individual users learnt to sign and whether they are from a Deaf or hearing family
  • mapping sign language use around the world using data from Ethnologue, for example by identifying and labelling countries with correct naming of the sign language used, such as France = LSF: Langue des Signes Française; Germany = DGS: Deutsche Gebärdensprache
  • finding representations of signing deaf people in the media or in literary texts, and evaluating how they and the language are represented
  • investigating the profile and distribution of members of the Deaf community, for example across states of Australia or by age or gender, using data from censuses and other sources to summarise and represent information in graph/visual forms, and to suggest possible explanations of patterns or statistics
  • understanding the role and function of Auslan–English interpreters and Deaf interpreters and the access and opportunities they provide to language users
  • recognising that many languages are well-documented, strong, healthy and widely used by many people across generations while others are less well-documented and robust
  • recognising that some languages have no written form and have historically been passed on face to face/orally, which means that they are less well recorded or documented
  • recognising language documentation as an important means of recording, maintaining, transmitting and revitalising a language
  • understanding the nature of transmission of Auslan, for example, that in most cases Auslan is not passed on from parent to child but from peers, or is learnt by children from adults outside the family, and that some Deaf people learn Auslan later in early adulthood
  • describing how Auslan has been transmitted across generations and how it has been recorded, investigating reasons for the ‘oral’ tradition language transmission
  • using the UNESCO atlas to map the world’s minority languages and those that are in critical endangerment and to document the vitality of signed languages
  • exploring how different technologies are used by deaf people to support social networks and strengthen their community and language
  • explaining the significance of stories linked to Deaf social history and the responsibility of the Deaf community to convey shared experiences that relate to Deaf history and significant sites, for example by sharing stories about school days in the past
  • identifying examples of deaf people who have been recognised for different reasons in wider Australian society, for example, Alastair McEwin or Drisana Levitzke-Gray, and discussing how such recognition contributes to broader awareness of Auslan in Australia

  VCASFU179 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Language awareness

• VCLAU026

  Understand that Latin became the official language of the Roman empire and facilitated the spread of Roman civilisation and culture, and that Latin continues to enrich English through specialist vocabulary and abstract concepts embodied in the language

  Elaborations

  • recognising that, as the Roman world expanded, Latin became the language of communication, trade, administration, education and law throughout its sphere of influence
  • exploring the role of Latin in the process of Romanisation, and its influence on local languages
  • discussing the impact on people and their lives in Roman provinces, with Latin as the common language, and Roman infrastructure such as aqueducts, sewers, roads and shipping, safe trade routes, standardised currency and weights and measures
  • recognising the spread of ancient Greek ideas through Latin, such as the use of Greek vocabulary and concepts in literature and philosophy, for example, stadium, rhetor, theatrum, poeta, stoica, philosophia
  • exploring abstract concepts derived from Latin, such as justice, liberty, republic, fraternity, charity, genius, piety
  • recognising terms in English that are hybrids of Classical Greek and Latin, for example, metalanguage, quantum physics, teleconference
  • discussing Latin words and expressions that are used in fields such as law, business and education, for example, de facto, non sequitur, agenda, forum, curriculum
  • examining the Latin roots of English words in subjects across the school curriculum, for example, technical vocabulary related to reporting research, such as ibid and stet
  • identifying Latin roots in English scientific, technical and medical terminology, for example, genus, species; computer, data, accumulator, super conductor, cellular differentiation, quantum teleportation; cancer, cannula, defibrillator, incision, amputation
  • exploring how Latin is used to coin terms for new technology and new discoveries in science and medicine in the modern world, such as internet, Trojan (horse), forum, virus
  • applying knowledge of Latin to form and explain plurals of English words borrowed from Latin, for example, indices, media, vertebrae, curricula, alumni
  • exploring mottoes and inscriptions, such as per ardua ad astra or mens sana in corpore sano, and discussing their relevance in the modern world
  • investigating the enduring nature and use of Latin in academic and religious ceremonies, for example, summa cum laude, honoris causa, gaudeamus igitur or pater noster

  VCLAU026 | Languages | Latin | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | The powerful influence of language and culture

• VCAMUM036

  Structure compositions by combining and manipulating the elements of music and using notation

  Elaborations

  • combining and manipulating the elements of music to imitate a range of styles, for example world music styles, street music styles, jazz styles, minimalism, K-Pop, a capella, dance styles
  • exploring ways to combine and extend music ideas within specific forms such as song form, ABA, or improvising motifs and combining them with a chord progression to create music for a film-score segment to create solo (unaccompanied) work or an ensemble work
  • arranging a familiar melody, for example, writing counter-melody, bass line and variations or reworking the rhythm/feel to fit a particular music style and create a score using notation (by hand or with technology)
  • exploring technologies as tools for creating, notating, recording, sharing and discussing music ideas, for example, how effectively are the expressive techniques indicated in the notation of the composition? What are the strengths of this performance or composition?

  VCAMUM036 | The Arts | Music | Levels 7 and 8 | Music Practices

• VCARC180

  Reflect on how meanings vary according to cultural assumptions that Arabic and English speakers bring to interactions, and take responsibility for contributing to mutual understanding

  Elaborations

  • considering how being bilingual offers additional ways of interpreting the world and representing experience
  • challenging cultural assumptions and offering different perspectives to new cultural contexts or situations, for example, the idea that all Arabic-speaking people dress the same or eat the same food, many Arabic speakers speak more than two languages, every Middle Eastern country has its cultural uniqueness
  • identifying moments of embarrassment or communication breakdown in own intercultural interactions, exploring reasons for these and suggesting adjustments that could be made to enhance mutual understanding, for example, explaining to a non-Arabic speaker that exposing the sole of your foot/shoe to a person’s face would be considered extremely bad manners and interpreted as a grievous insult
  • discussing elements of successful intercultural communication, for example, attentive listening and objectivity when discussing social issues, and understanding that mediating and negotiating differences in perspective can prevent and resolve interpersonal problems and conflicts

  VCARC180 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCARU135

  Recognise that languages change over time and influence one another

  Elaborations

  • identifying how Arabic has influenced other languages, for example, Indonesian (Kitab = كتاب, Kursi =كرسي) and Spanish (aceite = زيت), and the number system in English
  • understanding that Arabic, like all languages, is constantly expanding in response to intercultural experiences to include new words and expressions, for example,

    دردشة على الإنترنت

  • recognising that some Arabic words are derived from other languages, such as الفستق , which is borrowed from Greek to mean ‘pistachio’; or قز , which is borrowed from Persian to mean ‘raw silk’
  • understanding that some languages are continuously evolving while others are endangered or being revived, for example, indigenous languages throughout the world, including Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia

  VCARU135 | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCASFC004

  Identify specific points of information in simple Auslan texts and use the information to complete guided tasks

  Elaborations

  • retelling and responding to key points of information in class messages, directions or introductions
  • gathering information from their peers about topics such as family members, favourite foods, toys or games to report back to the class
  • identifying information in simple Auslan texts that relates to properties such as colour, number, size or shape and responding through activities such as manipulating concrete materials and objects
  • identifying and categorising signs in simple Auslan texts according to handshape
  • following a signed text that involves several steps to progressively collect information needed to complete a task, such as an obstacle course
  • watching short Auslan texts about topics such as hobbies, animals or sports, recording key points of information using tables or graphic organisers
  • watching a presentation by a teacher, peer or visitor and recalling and retelling specific points of information
  • recording new language in personal sign dictionaries acquired from simple Auslan texts in different curriculum areas, for example, when learning about the weather or countries of the world

  VCASFC004 | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Informing

• VCAVAE013

  Explore ideas, experiences and observations to create visual artworks

  Elaborations

  • experiencing a variety of learning experiences that encourage them to express and communicate experiences, observations, ideas and feelings about themselves and their world
  • creating arts works that have a social purpose, e.g. Easter egg, birthday card
  • using a variety of basic tools and materials safely to create visual art works including constructions and sculptures
  • participating in teacher directed class discussions which enable students to learn, discuss and express opinions about the available ways to create and make art works
  • using colour and/ or shape to communicate moods or feelings in their artworks
  • practicing drawing images and making objects related to self and personal environments in different forms, for example, painting, sculpture, photography
  • using visual conventions in their artworks after exploring different art, craft and design styles and techniques from other cultures and times, for example, Expressionism, Fauvism, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and Asia

  VCAVAE013 | The Arts | Visual Arts | Level D | Explore and Express Ideas

• VCDEC024

  Create a variety of imaginative texts to entertain, convey ideas and express emotions

  Elaborations

  • describing an imagined experience using a familiar text type, for example, a diary entry describing the first day as an exchange student in a German school, or a ‘recipe’ for a great birthday party
  • composing and performing short songs with particular themes or for imagined occasions, for example, Liebe, Ferien, Austausch
  • dramatising a text, for example, performing a poem using a given format, such as Elfchen, a string poem or Konkrete Poesie, or imagining they are the ‘characters’ in a painting and creating a scenario and dialogue
  • creating an imaginative text to entertain a younger audience, such as a picture storybook, puppet play or short film
  • creating a digital persona or avatar in a German-speaking fantasy world, incorporating communicative styles and social behaviours observed in German texts

  VCDEC024 | Languages | German | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Creating

• VCDSTS055

  Explain how designed solutions evolve with consideration of preferred futures and the impact of emerging technologies on design decisions

  Elaborations

  • considering how creativity, innovation and enterprise contribute to how products, services and environments evolve
  • exploring the ways commercial enterprises respond to the challenges and opportunities of technological change, for example e-commerce, and carbon footprint
  • explaining the consequences of social, ethical and sustainability decisions for designed solutions, for example, a managed public environment such as a theme park
  • predicting the impact of emerging technologies for preferred futures
  • constructing scenarios of how the future may unfold (forecasting) and what impacts there may be for society and particular groups, and back casting from preferred futures
  • recognising real-world problems and understanding basic needs when considering designed solutions, for example Engineers Without Borders High School Outreach Program allows students to design solutions to problems in a country in Asia

  VCDSTS055 | Technologies | Design and Technologies | Levels 9 and 10 | Technologies and Society