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• VCITC029

  Create simple bilingual texts

  Elaborations

  • creating simple bilingual texts for different purposes and audiences, for example, school/classroom signs, captions for a school event or a class/school display of ‘homes around the world’ or ‘classrooms around the world’
  • exploring meanings between Italian and English using picture dictionaries created for self or younger learners

  VCITC029 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Translating

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

  By the end of Level 8, students engage in social interaction to exchange greetings and to share ideas and information related to their personal, social and school worlds. They use known phrases to exchange ideas and opinions, for example, Non mi piace la pallacanestro. They participate in classroom...

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

• Languages | Arabic: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in Arabic. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on  language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’ horizons...

  Overview material | Arabic

• Languages | Chinese: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in Chinese. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’ horizons about...

  Overview material | Chinese

• Languages | French: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in French. They develop  understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on  language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’ horizons...

  Overview material | French

• Languages | German: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in German. They develop  understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on  language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’ horizons...

  Overview material | German

• Languages | Hindi: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in Hindi. They develop  understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on  language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’ horizons...

  Overview material | Hindi

• Languages | Indonesian: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in Indonesian. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’...

  Overview material | Indonesian

• Languages | Italian: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in Italian. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’ horizons about...

  Overview material | Italian

• Languages | Japanese: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in Japanese. They develop  understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on  language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’...

  Overview material | Japanese

• Languages | Korean: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in Korean. They develop  understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on  language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’ horizons...

  Overview material | Korean

• Languages | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in the specific Non-Roman Alphabet language they are learning. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learni...

  Overview material | Non-Roman Alphabet Languages

• Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in the specific Roman Alphabet language they are learning. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning...

  Overview material | Roman Alphabet Languages

• Languages | Spanish: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in Spanish. They develop  understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on  language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’...

  Overview material | Spanish

• Languages | Turkish: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in Turkish. They develop  understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on  language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’...

  Overview material | Turkish

• Languages | Vietnamese: Rationale and Aims

  Rationale

  Students acquire communication skills in Vietnamese. They develop understanding about the role of language and culture in communication. Their reflections on language use and language learning are applied in other learning contexts.

  Learning languages broadens students’ horizons...

  Overview material | Vietnamese

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

  Students expand their range of vocabulary beyond their immediate world and familiar experiences. They make clearer distinctions between stress and intonation patterns to increase fluency and enhance expression. They develop broader grammatical knowledge, using present, past and future tenses of...

  Level description | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence

• Victorian Aboriginal Languages: Levels 3 to 6 description

  Students focus on aspects of their personal and social worlds, and are introduced to content related to the Country/Place and language community. They develop an awareness of their membership of various groups, and their widening social networks, experiences, and communicative repertoires, and...

  Level description | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages

• VCDEU170

  Reflect on different aspects of the cultural dimension of learning and using German

  Elaborations

  • recognising that different expressions are used across cultures to communicate ideas, for example, when describing Brot or school excursions (Klassenfahrt, Wandertag)
  • exploring how origin, geography and religion are integrally connected with lifestyle, daily practices and language use, for example, Recycling, Kaffee und Kuchen, Wandern, Stehcafé, religious/public holidays, choice of Fremdsprachen offered in schools
  • discussing the use of appropriate gestures and body language when communicating in German, for example, not putting hands in pockets while talking with someone (as this may be considered rude), and maintaining eye contact
  • identifying changes in own ways of thinking about culture and identity as a result of learning German

  VCDEU170 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCESC136

  Interact in Spanish using simple phrases and expressions, recognising how language reflects cultural practices

  Elaborations

  • using Spanish expressions that convey politeness and respect (por favor... gracias, puedo), and comparing how they feel when using them compared to using equivalent expressions in English or other languages
  • noticing interactions when using Spanish that look or feel different to their ways of interacting in their own language/culture, for example, language around mealtimes or in the classroom
  • selecting words or expressions in Spanish that they think would need to be explained to non-Spanish speakers, for example, the use of family names or expressions associated with religion, or the use of besitos to close a telephone conversation
  • talking about their reactions to using Spanish, identifying ways of communicating/behaving that feel unfamiliar, enjoyable or difficult, for example, gestures or forms of politeness

  VCESC136 | Languages | Spanish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Reflecting