Students use formulaic phrases in Indonesian with the teacher and peers. They focus on aspects of their personal world and are introduced to content related to Indonesia. Students develop oral language through scaffolded tasks and texts. They extend their oral fluency by focusing on sentence-level...
Level description | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence
Students focus on the sounds of the alphabet, in particular the vowel sounds, and ‘c’ (ciao) and ‘ch’ (Chi?), and on intonation patterns and the use of accents. Students are also introduced to nouns and pronouns. They learn simple sentence structure using subject–...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence
Students experiment with pronunciation and intonation in Italian, noticing similarities and differences with other familiar languages. They focus on structures and grammatical rules such as those relating to the use of possessive pronouns, prepositions and negation. They extend their knowledge...
Level description | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence
By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and peers through play and action-related language. They use greetings and respond to instructions through actions. Students pronounce the sounds of the language. They recognise simple questions and can respond to them, in addition to names...
Level description | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2
In these levels there is an emphasis on developing students’ oral language to enable them to participate in class activities. They repeat sounds, particularly of vowels, as modelled by the teacher and aural texts. Students use formulaic language and single-idea phrases. They recognise the...
Level description | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence
Students recognise and approximate the pronunciation, rhythms and intonation patterns of more extended phrases and compound sentences. They become more fluent and accurate in both spoken and written language production. They gain more control of grammatical and textual elements. They use simple...
Level description | Languages | Spanish | 7–10 Sequence
By the end of Level 10, students initiate and maintain interactions in written and spoken German to communicate ideas, thoughts, feelings and information related to relationships, school experiences, the community and future plans. They interact with others to make decisions, solve problems, and...
Level description | Languages | German | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10
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
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 understand and use features of the Arabic sound and writing systems, and make connections between spoken and written texts. They use appropriate pronunciation and intonation when communicating and interacting in a range of contexts, and apply spelling rules when writing in Arabic script...
Level description | Languages | Arabic | 7–10 Sequence
By the end of Level 10, students sustain extended exchanges with others (for example, 那个,你知道的,就是,还有) and use Chinese to participate in shared activities, for example, 我为什么学汉语,澳大利亚的多元文化,年轻人的兴趣,网络的好与坏, 你难道不觉得…如果…就…吗?你的意思是说…,如果是这样的话… They apply knowledge of rhythm...
Level description | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10
By the end of Year 10, students use spoken and written Chinese to initiate and sustain extended interactions with others in their social world and in the Chinese-speaking community, for example, 我的学校生活,澳大利亚的运动,我最喜欢的春节活动. They ask questions (for example, 你真的认为…吗?请想一想…) and adapt language...
Level description | Languages | Chinese | Background Language Learner | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10
Students expand their knowledge and control of grammatical elements such as verb tenses (l’imparfait, le futur simple, le conditionnel) and emphatic, direct and indirect object pronouns. They extend their knowledge of text types and language functions. Task characteristics and conditions...
Level description | Languages | French | F–10 Sequence
Students recognise and approximate the pronunciation, rhythms and intonation patterns of more extended phrases and compound sentences. They use words with more complex syllable combinations and become more fluent and accurate in both spoken and written language production. They gain more control...
Level description | Languages | French | 7–10 Sequence
Students become familiar with the sounds of German, including pronunciation, rhythm, intonation and stress. They recognise similarities with many English words, noting differences in pronunciation (Computer, Buch, Auto). They approximate the pronunciation and phrasing of single words and short...
Level description | Languages | German | 7–10 Sequence
Students' familiarity with the spoken form of Hindi supports their introduction to the written form of the language. They make connections between speech and writing, and are introduced to the Devanagari script, recognising and reproducing written forms of the 13 sounds classified as vowels and...
Level description | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence
By the end of Level 2, students interact with teachers and peers through play- and action-related language. They use greetings (Selamat pagi/siang) and respond to instructions through actions (Berdirilah, Masuklah). Students pronounce the vowel sounds, and ch for c. They recognise questions (Apa? Si...
Level description | Languages | Indonesian | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2
Students’ vocabulary and grammar usage is increased and experimentation occurs with different forms of communication. Students use Italian to communicate and interact with each other and with online resources, to access and exchange information, to express feelings and opinions, to participate...
Level description | Languages | Italian | 7–10 Sequence
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, and expressing preferences...
Level description | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8