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• VCKOC139

  Participate in and reflect on imaginative experiences such as digital interactive stories or video clips, identifying characters, main ideas and events, and sharing feelings or ideas by acting out responses or expressing preferences or opinions

  Elaborations

  • listening to, viewing and reading text in different formats, including digital texts such as video clips, paintings and stories, for example, Korean traditional tales (해님달님, 흥부와 놀부)
  • participating in shared reading and responding to questions about characters, ideas and events, for example, by illustrating and captioning aspects of the texts
  • playing mime games using characters from imaginative stories experienced
  • sharing imaginative experiences in short statements about aspects such as characters, settings or events (흥부가 착해요)
  • using movement or actions to reinforce meaning in texts such as television programs, songs or games

  VCKOC139 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Creating

• VCKOC120

  Participate in chants, choral and shared reading of short imaginative texts in audio-visual, print and digital media such as cartoons, stories or rhymes, and responding through play-acting, illustrating, miming or making short statements

  Elaborations

  • participating in shared reading, sharing opinions and responding to questions about imaginative texts
  • responding to imaginative texts including digital texts, stories, rhymes and songs through play-acting, illustrating, facial expression or movement
  • interacting with a character or puppet in an imaginary situation or setting, for example, 안녕하세요?; 저는 미나예요; 만나서 반가워요
  • making simple evaluative statements about favourite characters in stories, rhymes or songs, for example, … 좋아해요/싫어해요
  • re-creating stories, rhymes and songs through mime, dance or drawing with simple captions

  VCKOC120 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Communicating | Creating

• VCKOC144

  Associate them selves with wider networks such as clubs, countries or language-speaking communities, and reflect on how being a Korean language user broadens these networks

  Elaborations

  • identifying various groups they belong to and reflecting on themselves as members of multiple groups
  • appreciating their additional identity as a learner of the Korean language and culture and their expanded role in their own network
  • creating own profile using spoken, written or digital forms of expression to identify roles in or memberships of various groups, including their identity as a person knowing more than one language
  • describing themselves as members of various groups by profiling themselves with drawings of their friends, family, class and school, naming them using 친구, 우리 가족, 우리 반 and 우리 학교

  VCKOC144 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCKOU164

  Understand the relationships between letters and sounds, and between intonation and punctuation/printing conventions in Korean, applying this understanding to own speech, reading and writing

  Elaborations

  • pronouncing words following basic pronunciation rules, for example, pronouncing 한국어, 같이 and 감사합니다 as 항구거, 가치 and 감사함니다
  • using basic punctuation in writing, including a question mark (?) for questions and a full stop (.) for other types of sentences
  • recognising spacing and spelling rules in reading and writing, for example, 소라가 방에 있어요 versus 소라 가방에 있어요
  • comparing spacing and spelling rules in Korean with such rules in English and other known languages

  VCKOU164 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCKOU019

  Identify beliefs, attitudes and value systems reflected in their own everyday language use in English, other languages and Korean, comparing ways of communicating across cultures

  Elaborations

  • identifying non-verbal expressions taken for granted in communication in different cultures, for example, the use/non-use of eye contact, bowing, nodding, pointing
  • reflecting on individual words which may be interpreted differently by people who do not know Korean culture, for example, 우리 집, 우리 선생님
  • discussing, questioning and explaining understanding of other cultures including Korean to others non-judgmentally, for example, without stereotyping
  • understanding the significance of social conventions and cultural concepts, for example, 잘 먹겠습니다, 잘 먹었습니다
  • exploring how politeness is expressed differently in Korean and English

  VCKOU019 | Languages | Korean | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCKOU190

  Analyse how beliefs and value systems are reflected in language use and communicative behaviours, and reflect on how what is considered normal in communication varies across cultures

  Elaborations

  • investigating cultural and historical backgrounds underlying culturally appropriate body language, gestures and verbal expressions in Korean and other languages; reflecting on and discussing differences across cultures
  • investigating and using language associated with significant cultural practices and events or celebrations, for example, 설날, 단오, 추석, 한글날
  • discussing attitudes towards diversity and difference, including the use of stereotypes and generalisations, and considering how these affect communication
  • reflecting on own cultural identities and how they are expressed differently in different settings such as home, school and other social domains, considering how these might be interpreted and responded to by people from different cultures

  VCKOU190 | Languages | Korean | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCLVC159

  Translate simple texts from the language to English and vice versa, identifying elements which require interpretation rather than translation and involve cultural references

  Elaborations

  • using visual or print dictionaries, word lists and pictures to translate simple familiar texts such as labels, signs, captions, charts, posters, applying knowledge of grammatical rules and context, for example, by locating word stems or by removing affixes
  • translating texts, identifying culture-specific concepts and expressions that do not easily translate into English, for example, language related to artefacts, place names, landforms, kinship relations
  • explaining to others culture-specific words that do not easily translate, such as language associated with artefacts, implements and kinship terms of address
  • identifying words and phrases that have more than one literal meaning
  • explaining the meaning of art works and performances to others, including the use of symbolism

  VCLVC159 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 3 to 6 | Communicating | Translating

• VCLVC184

  Participate in intercultural interactions and consider own reactions when engaging with respected community members and resources

  Elaborations

  • reflecting and reporting on how learning the language provides insights into the relationship between language and culture in general, and how their own assumptions about ways of knowing and being may change through the experience
  • reflecting on how learning the language provides a distinctive means of understanding the Country/Place, including the relationship between land, the environment and people, and issues of discrimination and reconciliation
  • keeping a journal of memorable experiences (humorous, satisfying or challenging) associated with learning and using the language in various contexts, noting personal responses and reflections over time and insights gained
  • identifying and comparing how emotions or attitudes such as respect, shyness, exuberance or embarrassment are shown, displayed and expressed across different languages and cultures

  VCLVC184 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Levels 7 to 10 | Communicating | Reflecting

• VCLVU147

  Recognise that the language is part of the broader regional and national language diversity

  Elaborations

  • identifying/recognising Indigenous languages in the environment, for example, street names, names of parks
  • recognising that there are many different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia, for example, by viewing Language maps of their region, their state and the whole of Australia
  • identifying neighbouring Indigenous languages of their region
  • recognising that linguistic diversity in contemporary Australia includes Indigenous as well as non-Indigenous languages, and that Australia has many languages, for example, by identifying languages used by different classmates by creating a class profile or language map
  • recognising that some Indigenous languages in Australia are strong, while others are endangered or in the process of being revived or reclaimed
  • recognising shared vocabulary across groups of Aboriginal languages, for example, words such as ‘hand’, ‘water’, ‘crow’

  VCLVU147 | Languages | Victorian Aboriginal Languages | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Language awareness

• VC2MFSP01

  sort, name and create familiar shapes; recognise and describe familiar shapes within objects in the environment, giving reasons

  Elaborations

  • sorting a collection of shapes into groups based on different features, such as the number of sides, colour or size, and describing how they have been sorted
  • creating a picture using a variety of shapes and a range of materials, including objects to trace around, describing the shapes they have created or used and sharing why they chose each shape in their picture
  • creating familiar shapes using groups of people; for example, holding hands and creating a circle
  • recognising and naming shapes that are (close to) rectangles, squares, triangles and circles in component parts of everyday items, for example, on bicycles, toy vehicles or kitchen pantry items
  • describing and naming shapes within objects that can be observed on Country/Place, recreating and sorting into groups based on their shape

  VC2MFSP01 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Foundation Level | Space

• VC2M1M03

  describe the duration and sequence of events using years, months, weeks, days and hours

  Elaborations

  • naming, listing and using familiar units of time, such as hours, days, weeks and years
  • comparing the number of days in the months of the year and explaining how the months cycle from one year to the next
  • sequencing familiar events, including representing time, on pictorial timelines
  • discussing events and activities and deciding whether they would take closer to an hour, a day, a week, a month or a year; for example, it takes a day for the sun to rise and fall and rise again, but it takes less than an hour for me to walk to school
  • investigating durations of time represented in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander seasonal calendars

  VC2M1M03 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 1 | Measurement

• VC2M7M06

  use mathematical modelling to solve practical problems involving ratios of lengths, areas and volumes; formulate problems, interpret and communicate solutions in terms of the situation, justifying choices made about the representation

  Elaborations

  • using fractions to model and solve ratio problems involving comparison of quantities, and considering part-part and part-whole relations
  • modelling and solving practical problems involving ratios of length, capacity or mass, such as in construction, design, or food or textile production; for example, mixing concrete, the golden ratio in design, mixing a salad dressing
  • modelling the situation using manipulatives, diagrams and/or mathematical discussion; for example, mixing primary colours in a variety of ratios to investigate how new colours are created and the strength of those colours
  • investigating commercialised substances founded on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ knowledges of substances, including pharmaceuticals and toxins, understanding how ratios are used in their development

  VC2M7M06 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 7 | Measurement

• VC2M1N03

  quantify sets of objects, to at least 120, by partitioning collections into equal groups using number knowledge and skip counting

  Elaborations

  • counting a large collection of items using groups of fives or tens and skip counting to work out how many there are, and recording the amount and connecting the digits in the number to the grouped materials when using groups of 10
  • counting collections of objects, such as pencils or images of birds in a tree, by grouping them in tens to enable efficient counting, and connecting the digits in the number to the groups of tens and ones
  • counting a large collection of Australian $1 coins by stacking them in piles of 10, skip counting in tens and including any leftover coins to determine the total value

  VC2M1N03 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 1 | Number

• VCMNA018

  Use number names ‘one’, ‘two’ and ‘three’ in sequence to count in everyday situations

  Elaborations

  • assisting to count objects initially to three, by participating in activities, stories, songs and rhymes that involve number. This could include nodding as objects are counted, tapping an object as it is counted, tracking objects being counted, repeating some number names as objects are being counted
  • responding to number of names in everyday situations, for example waiting for counting down or up before starting an action, sound, activity; stepping, clapping, making a sound, tapping a switch for each number
  • exploring and using some number names by ‘repeating’ number name either verbally or through a communication system or augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

  VCMNA018 | Mathematics | Level B | Number and Algebra | Number and place value

• VC2M6SP02

  locate points in the 4 quadrants of the Cartesian plane; describe changes to the coordinates when a point is moved to a different position in the plane

  Elaborations

  • understanding that the Cartesian plane provides a graphical or visual way of describing location with respect to a fixed origin
  • understanding that the axes are number lines that can have different scales, including fractions and decimals, depending on purpose
  • understanding that the horizontal coordinate is written first and is changed if there is a move to the left or right, whereas a move up or down will change the vertical coordinate
  • using the Cartesian plane to draw lines and polygons, listing coordinates in the correct order to complete a polygon
  • investigating and connecting land or star maps used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples with the Cartesian plane through a graphical or visual way of describing location

  VC2M6SP02 | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0 | Level 6 | Space

• VCNRC060

  Create texts in the language being studied and English, such as menus, posters or brochures on the same theme or event, and provide subtitles, captions or commentaries in either language to assist meaning

  Elaborations

  • working individually and collaboratively to create bilingual resources for the home and school environments, such as glossaries, signage, recipes and menus
  • creating English subtitles, footnotes, captions or commentaries for texts such as brochures, video clips, or advertisements that inform the school community about aspects of the culture of the target language
  • creating glossaries, tourist brochures or itineraries for English-speaking travellers to countries where the language is spoken including and explaining key words, phrases and protocol
  • creating vocabulary lists and annotated cultural explanations for target language-speaking visitors to events such as Australian sports days or family events, explaining culturally specific elements, for example, Australian Rules Football Final, Anzac Day, Harmony Day, BBQ

  VCNRC060 | Capabilities | Personal and Social Capability | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Translating

• VCRAC110

  Translate informative and imaginative texts comparing own interpretations with others and discussing what differs and why

  Elaborations

  • translating texts such as signs, announcements, notices, songs, advertisements, or extracts from stories and films, and then comparing own translation with peers’, discussing differences between versions and considering reasons for these
  • analysing texts for culture-specific terms and expressions and considering how best to represent these in another language
  • analysing a familiar text in its translated form, noticing what has or has not been effectively translated, and considering what the challenges are and how the text could be improved
  • using print dictionaries and electronic translators to support the translation process, including doing ‘back translations’, noticing when a word or expression does or does not translate readily and considering why

  VCRAC110 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Translating

• VCRAU085

  Understand that languages and cultures are interrelated; they shape and are shaped by each other, in a given moment and over time

  Elaborations

  • recognising that texts are instances of language and culture working together to convey cultural perspectives, values and concepts
  • analysing how the language may reflect cultural perspectives such as patriotism or acceptance of diversity
  • investigating the origins of particular expressions or words, developing awareness of the origins of meanings and how these may or may not change over time
  • recognising the historical, political and cultural functions and value of language, and its historical and contemporary uses
  • developing awareness of linguistic diversity among speakers of the language, recognising that this reflects cultural diversity and comparing this to linguistic and cultural diversity in Australia, including Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages

  VCRAU085 | Languages | Roman Alphabet Languages | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Role of language and culture

• VCTRC043

  Create bilingual texts such as websites, posters, class journals and menus to support their own learning and to assist interactions with non-Turkish speakers

  Elaborations

  • creating bilingual texts such as invitations to performances, newsletters, cartoons or menus, reflecting on how different meanings are communicated in different languages
  • designing a menu for a Turkish meal which includes footnotes in English to explain characteristics and ingredients of unfamiliar dishes such as imambayıldı, Alinazik, mücver, hünkarbeğendi
  • creating bilingual brochures, digital presentations or posters to promote community events, providing English translations for key words, expressions and items of information
  • designing and co-maintaining a bilingual website with a sister school or contact group of young English learners in a Turkish-speaking community elsewhere
  • contributing to a shared class journal that records significant learning experiences and events in both Turkish and English

  VCTRC043 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 5 and 6 | Communicating | Translating

• VCVIC167

  Reflect on how and why being a learner of Vietnamese contributes to their sense of identity

  Elaborations

  • discussing how being bilingual allows them to present ‘self’ to others in particular ways, recognising that identity includes culture as well as language
  • reflecting on the role of language in expressing identity, considering when, with whom and why different languages are used and reflecting on whether their own identity changes when they use different languages
  • explaining to others how the Vietnamese language is part of their identity, and reflecting on when, how and why they use Vietnamese
  • sharing views of what their understanding of Vietnamese culture ‘is’, and how it relates to language, identity and experience, using statements such as ‘My culture is …’, ‘Culture can …’

  VCVIC167 | Languages | Vietnamese | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Communicating | Reflecting