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• Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking: Resources

  A range of resources to assist with implementing the Victorian Curriculum F – 10 are available. Please visit the following websites to access these resources (links open in a new window):

  • Victorian Curriculum F – 10 Resources and Support (VCAA)

  Includes general advice and information...

  Overview material | Critical and Creative Thinking

• Capabilities | Ethical Capability: Resources

  A range of resources to assist with implementing the Victorian Curriculum F – 10 are available. Please visit the following websites to access these resources (links open in a new window):

  • Victorian Curriculum F – 10 Resources and Support (VCAA)

  Includes general advice and information...

  Overview material | Ethical Capability

• Capabilities | Intercultural Capability: Resources

  A range of resources to assist with implementing the Victorian Curriculum F – 10 are available. Please visit the following websites to access these resources (links open in a new window):

  • Victorian Curriculum F – 10 Resources and Support (VCAA)

  Includes general advice and information...

  Overview material | Intercultural Capability

• Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability: Resources

  A range of resources to assist with implementing the Victorian Curriculum F – 10 are available. Please visit the following websites to access these resources (links open in a new window):

  • Victorian Curriculum F – 10 Resources and Support (VCAA)

  Includes general advice and information...

  Overview material | Personal and Social Capability

• VCNRC044

  Engage in intercultural experiences, comparing ways of communicating in Australian and speaking contexts of the language being studied and identifying ways that culture influences language use

  Elaborations

  • investigating aspects of own language use that reflect own cultural perspective and experiences, for example, using colloquialisms and idioms such as g’day, howzat, this arvo, mozzie
  • reflecting on situations where interactions in the target language have felt awkward or difficult, discussing own reactions and adjustments
  • considering what linguistic or cultural information they would need to know in order to visit a school in a country where the target language is spoken and talking about adjustments they may need to make in language use and behaviour

  VCNRC044 | Capabilities | Critical and Creative Thinking | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCICCB002

  Describe their experiences of intercultural encounters in which they have been involved

  Elaborations

  • exploring stories that describe experiences of intercultural encounters, for example, when students met someone who spoke a language different from their own
  • brainstorming a range of activities, locations, events or technologies that may provide intercultural experiences, such as international travel, visiting their local library, attending Chinese New Year celebrations, or speaking to relatives overseas through video chat applications
  • creating posters to identify how students celebrate or commemorate a range of cultural events
  • using images of people in Australia and other countries to ask students a set of reflective questions about culture, such as whether they’re curious about their own culture or more curious about other cultures

  VCICCB002 | Capabilities | Intercultural Capability | Foundation to Level 2 | Cultural Practices

• VCNRC072

  Obtain, analyse and evaluate information and ideas from multiple spoken, written, print or digital sources on a range of issues

  Elaborations

  • gathering information from different sources and reporting to others, for example, interpreting a weather report
  • extracting information, discussing gist and evaluating main ideas of texts, such as a conversation, film or music review, advertisement or article
  • analysing reports of an event from a range of sources, and comparing different perspectives
  • listening to, reading and viewing informational texts such as news reports or feature articles, noting key words, specialised terms or points of information to be used in own news report
  • researching aspects of culture and choosing and explaining a particular course of action, for example, a suitable time to visit countries where the language is spoken, or a suitable holiday for visitors to Australia, for example, designing a poster in the language for visitors to Australia

  VCNRC072 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Informing