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• VCNRC054

  Participate in classroom interactions and exchanges through asking and responding to open-ended questions and offering opinions

  Elaborations

  • initiating interactions in a class or group activity
  • asking for, giving and following instructions in a variety of situations
  • asking and responding to questions
  • expressing opinions and inviting people to give opinions or suggestions
  • discussing and sharing learning strategies, such as developing vocabulary knowledge and expressing ideas and opinions in different ways

  VCNRC054 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCPSCSE075

  Identify situations that could be a problem or challenge and discuss relevant self-help skills

  Elaborations

  • expressing and communicating their feelings, needs and choices in increasingly appropriate ways
  • showing a readiness and willingness to be taught how to do some things not yet learned or tried
  • seeking help when they cannot solve a problem or challenge, or when a peer needs help

  VCPSCSE075 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Level D | Self-Awareness and Management | Development of resilience

• VCNRC071

  Participate in and sustain classroom interactions by elaborating on opinions and ideas and discussing the opinions and views of others

  Elaborations

  • participating in class discussions on topics of interest to young people
  • interacting with peers to manage shared learning experiences, considering and commenting on the contributions and views of others
  • comparing experiences and challenges in shared activities, and expressing own opinions such as agreement or disagreement with others
  • managing interactions with peers in class activities such as games or events, by taking turns or different roles, giving encouragement and praise

  VCNRC071 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Socialising

• VCNRC078

  Reflect on issues related to intercultural experiences, questioning preconceptions and generalisations, and taking responsibility for modifying language and behaviours

  Elaborations

  • reflecting on learning and using the target language, and the nature of communication misunderstandings and breakdowns, discussing repair and recovery strategies and insights gained
  • exchanging correspondence with peers in communities where the language being studied is spoken and reflecting on differences and similarities in language use and conventions and cultural nuances
  • reflecting on and discussing ways of modifying own language and behaviours to communicate effectively with speakers of the target language, for example, keeping a record of required modifications for intercultural experiences
  • sharing responsibility for modifying language and behaviours through providing feedback to other learners

  VCNRC078 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCNRU085

  Understand that language, culture and communication are interrelated and shaped by each other, and recognise how this influences attitudes and beliefs

  Elaborations

  • collecting examples of the language being studied in the local landscape, for example, in particular parts of the city such as market places, exhibitions or cultural events, and discussing the influence and significance of the language and culture in Australia today
  • recognising the importance of learning and using different languages in order to access the cultural practices, values and beliefs of others
  • analysing and describing how language use and culture are interrelated and reflect and shape relationships, practices and attitudes across communities who speak the language being studied

  VCNRU085 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCNRU081

  Understand and apply grammatical structures recognising that they serve particular functions and that grammatical choices shape meaning

  Elaborations

  • choosing appropriate terms to describe events across time (present, past and future) and choosing appropriate tense
  • using a range of adverbs and adjectives to modify and intensify meaning
  • using cohesive devices such as conjunctions to link, clarify and sequence ideas and modify meaning in written and spoken texts
  • seeking information using a range of questions
  • continuing to build a metalanguage to describe grammatical concepts and develop learning resources for example, verb charts, vocabulary lists, groups of pronouns, adverbs or adjectives

  VCNRU081 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCNRU051

  Understand that language and culture are integral to identity and are reflected in communication styles

  Elaborations

  • discussing own and peers’ understanding of concepts and messages expressed in stories/myths/song lyrics
  • recognising that language use can have connections to cultural practices, such as celebrations
  • reflecting on the experience of learning the language and culture and identifying situations that have provided awareness of own cultural practices and values, for example, attending a cultural festival or show
  • discussing the meaning of culture, how it involves visible elements such as symbols, food, national costumes, dancing and language, and invisible elements such as values and beliefs

  VCNRU051 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCPSCSE003

  Recognise that problems or challenges are a normal part of life and that there are actions that can be undertaken to manage problems

  Elaborations

  • developing a list of responses to the prompt ‘It is important to keep trying because...’
  • describing a challenge you may have faced in the last week, such as making a new friend, and create a list of actions that could assist
  • developing a list of challenges that a student in Prep may face this year, such as learning to swim or looking after their possessions, and discuss why it is important to keep trying

  VCPSCSE003 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Foundation Level | Self-Awareness and Management | Development of resilience