Students begin to make connections between speech and writing in Korean and understand that Korean is a system that works differently from English. They differentiate sounds of Hangeul syllable blocks, and their literacy in Hangeul develops with a growing phonological awareness and understanding of
Level description | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence
VCESU144 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Role of language and culture
VCITU076 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Role of language and culture
VCITU038 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Role of language and culture
By the end of Level 10, students use written and spoken Italian to interact with others in a range of contexts and for a range of purposes. They discuss topics such as education, work, the environment and youth issues as well as concepts from a range of learning areas. They recount experiences...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10
Students extend their writing skills to include more persuasive language and more formal genres. They participate in presentations on topics studied, and initiate discussion through enquiry. Students begin to compare their own pronunciation to modern standard spoken Chinese. They also explore...
Level description | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence
Students learn to analyse new characters encountered in texts, with a focus on mapping these character forms to their known spoken language. Students make comparisons between societies, social structures and belief systems and explore how these are conveyed through language. They discover and...
Level description | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence
Students use oral language to build their capacity to describe and explore topics and concepts in Chinese. Students use Chinese to share everyday experiences with each other. They develop literacy skills through a range of reading and writing activities. Pinyin is used as a tool to develop students...
Level description | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence
Latin developed from a local dialect of central Italy to become the official language of ancient Rome, transmitting Roman law, government, literature and social and cultural knowledge and values throughout much of Europe, North Africa...
Overview material | Latin
By the end of Level 10, students use Auslan to share information, experiences, interests, thoughts and feelings in relation to their personal and immediate worlds. They describe the appearance of people, objects and places using SASS depicting signs and spatial location, for example, HAVE DS:...
Level description | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10
Students recognise and apply elements of Hindi grammar, such as the use of tenses, गया था, जाऊँगा, जा रहा हूँ, खाया था, खा रहा हूँ, खाऊँगा, possessive adjectives, मेरी पुस्तक, तुम्हारा बस्ता, and pronouns for places and objects, यहाँ, वहाँ, यह, वह. They understand the use of constructions related...
Level description | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence
Students acquire communication skills in a Victorian Aboriginal Language. They develop an understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied to other learning contexts.
Learning languages broadens students...
Overview material | Victorian Aboriginal Languages
Students increasingly use conventional Auslan: lexical signs or depicting signs with conventional classifier handshapes, and rely less on their idiosyncratic systems. They learn to modify some indicating verbs for non-present referents and use constructed action to represent themselves or others...
Level description | Languages | Auslan | First Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence
Students participate in discussions, debates and presentations on a range of issues. They extend their writing skills to include more informative and objective language and write in more formal genres. They develop their skills in analysing characters and recognising word and clause boundaries...
Level description | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence
Students' development of literacy skills progresses from supported comprehension and use of high-frequency and personally significant sight words to understanding and applying basic grammatical features of the language, such as simple verb tenses and verb moods, for example, recognising question...
Level description | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence
VCASFC191 | Languages | Auslan | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Reflecting
VCZHC165 | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Creating
Students explore Arabic sounds, intonation and writing conventions to further develop their speaking and writing skills and initial understanding of their developing biliteracy. They use key grammatical forms and structures, such as verbs, pronouns, singular/plural forms and prepositions, to provide...
Level description | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence
Students apply appropriate pronunciation, rhythm, stress and tone and a variety of language features and complex sentence structures to enhance their spoken and written communication. They apply complex grammatical structures, such as indirect object pronouns and passive voice, to express their...
Level description | Languages | Arabic | F–10 Sequence
Students explore Vietnamese sounds and spelling strategies to further develop their speaking and writing skills. They compare the formation of Vietnamese and English nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions to extend their vocabulary, and use simple sentences to provide information about...
Level description | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence
