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• VCTRC024

  Create simple imaginative texts, such as stories, dialogues, songs or chants, which allow for exploration and enjoyment of language

  Elaborations

  • using puppet characters from traditional texts such as Karagöz ve Hacıvat to create and enact representations of relationships and experiences from their own worlds
  • collecting rhyming words and using them to create their own poems on selected topics, such as mevsimler, milli bayramlar
  • composing dialogues between imagined characters in challenging or amusing situations, using expressions and behaviours that convey emotion or humour and capture elements that are typical of the context or experience
  • using models such as the nursery rhyme Komşu komşu to create and present a digital story or scripted play that uses words and expressions to build rhythm and rhyme
  • creating simple rhymes, raps or songs that experiment with alliteration, repetition and word play
  • creating texts to share with younger learners, such as Big Books, comics or Vokis, incorporating humorous and expressive language
  • adapting modelled examples of tongue twisters such as Al Şu Taka Tukaları Taka Tukacıya Götür to experiment with a range of letter combinations and sounds

  VCTRC024 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Communicating | Creating

• VCHIU102

  Understand the relationship between the sounds of spoken Hindi and elements of the Devanagari script, such as the writing of conjunct characters and the combinations of consonants and matras

  Elaborations

  • building phonic awareness by recognising and experimenting with sounds and focusing on those that are new and initially difficult, for example, त, थ, ग, घ, ट, द, ध।
  • learning how the Hindi sound system is conventionally represented in the Devanagari sound system by the use of 13 letters classified as vowels (अ-अः) and 33 consonants (क-ह and ड़-ढ़)
  • recognising that a line on the top joins letters to make words in addition to leaving spaces between words बस, घर। अब घर चल।
  • recognising the matra form of vowels, such as ि, ी, and distinguishing long and short vowel sounds such as ि, ी
  • identifying and practising pronunciation of vowel sounds in conjunction with consonants कइ/कि, कई/की
  • understanding the formation of conjunct consonants such as क्ष, त्र, ज्ञ
  • imitating discrimination of unaspirated and aspirated sounds such as क-ख, द-ध।
  • understanding that Hindi vowels can be pronounced with a nasal quality added to them which is represented by either a (चँद्रबिंदु) or (बिंदु) above the headstroke, for example, हाँ, मैं
  • learning how the under-dotted characters क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, फ़ are used to represent loan sounds in Hindi from other languages such as English, Persian, Arabic, Turkish and Portuguese
  • understanding conventions by which new loan words are written in Hindi, for example, the way in which English ‘t’ and ‘d’ sounds are represented normally as ट and ड, the replacement of English ‘th’ sounds by थ and the ways in which English vowels such as short ‘a’ sounds are replaced by Hindi vowel sounds such as in डॉलर versus डालर

  VCHIU102 | Languages | Hindi | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language

• VCFRC112

  Access and analyse information from different sources, identifying how culture and context influence the presentation of ideas

  Elaborations

  • examining information obtained from different sites and sources to compare how young people are represented in the media, for example, comparing letters to the editor about young people with postings on forums conducted by young people
  • listening to and viewing short informative texts such as documentaries or news reports, listing key words and points of information to be reused in own newsflash or roman photo, and considering how emphasis or perspective can reflect culture and context
  • conducting surveys or structured interviews with classmates or online French-speaking contacts, comparing opinions and perspectives on community or personal issues, and identifying social or cultural variations
  • listening to, reading or viewing excerpts from interviews with public figures such as politicians, sports stars, musicians or actors, noting how vocabulary, phrases or gestures are used to emphasise or clarify key points of information

  VCFRC112 | Languages | French | 7–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Communicating | Informing

• VCHIU087

  Analyse variations in Hindi language use that relate to social roles, values and contexts and to the nature of the interaction

  Elaborations

  • classifying forms of address in terms of social, cultural or family relationships, for example, बड़ी दीदी, मुन्ना-मुन्नी, भैया, बाबाजी and discussing the relationship between language, culture and context
  • evaluating how language choices reflect social values and attitudes, such as family loyalty, status or peer group identity
  • finding examples of colloquial and contemporary forms of language used by young people of their age, such as using words and expressions from other languages when talking about popular culture, अरे यार, कल क्या कमाल मैच देखा
  • observing non-verbal elements of communication such as gestures, facial expressions or use of space and silence, discussing their importance in communication and how they vary in formal and informal contexts
  • noticing and explaining differences in text structure and grammar between formal and informal Hindi, for example, between the structure of a business letter and an informal email आपको सूचित किया जाता है..., मैं तुम्हें बताता हूँ....

  VCHIU087 | Languages | Hindi | F–10 Sequence | Levels 9 and 10 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCITU074

  Recognise the impact of media and technology on the way Italian is changing as a language of local and international communication

  Elaborations

  • discussing global and cultural influences on the Italian language and noticing when and how hybrid forms are used, for example, use of numbers, mathematical symbols, single letters and acronyms to replace words in SMS messaging, such as TVTB (ti voglio tanto bene), 6 (sei), x (per)
  • investigating the impact of the media on the Italian language by analysing headlines, advertisements and news reports, and comparing these with texts in English (for example, comparisons of vocabulary or syntax) noticing how English is modifying Italian in particular spheres, for example, language used in the entertainment industry, in movies and television series; and language used to express contemporary concepts (match, hardware, fast food, acquagym, relax, weekend, budget, fiction)

  VCITU074 | Languages | Italian | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Language variation and change

• VCTRU064

  Understand and use grammatical forms and structures such as reduplication, auxiliary verbs, particles and honorific forms, using metalanguage to identify or explain forms, structures and parts of speech

  Elaborations

  • recognising and using reflexive, reciprocal, causative and passive verbal mood suffixes in simple sentences, for example, Ozan yıkandı ve sonra giyindi (reflexive), Maçtan sonra arkadaşı ile buluştu (reciprocal), Dün kuaförde saçını kestirdi (causative), Bugün işten kovuldu (passive)
  • using verb conjugation in different tenses to form new words and phrases, for example, açıkladım, açıklayacaklar, iyi açıklıyor
  • learning the conditions that apply to using familiar and formal second person singular forms -n and -n(ı)z, for example, yemeğin hazır, yemeğiniz hazır and second person pronouns, sen and siz
  • understanding and using the three types of reduplication for emphasis, for example, emphatic reduplication, kapkara, upuzun, -m reduplication, çirkin mirkin, Selma’yı Melma’yı görmedim and doubling, as in yavaş yavaş, ikişer ikişer, koşa koşa, ağlaya ağlaya
  • learning to use more complex conjunctions, such as hem... hem de, ne... ne, ki, ancak, yoksa, oysa, hatta, rağmen, yani, -e göre
  • using different types of formal and informal honorific forms, such as Bey/Hanım, Amca/Teyze, Efendi, Ağa/Hanımağa, Sayın, abi/ağabey/abla, hoca/öğretmen, bay/bayan
  • using a range of interrogative word endings and more complex interrogative pronouns, for example, Babam kahveyi yapacak mı? Sunumu beraber yapıyor muyuz? Ne kadar uzun olsun? Yaklaşık otuz santim
  • using compound and complex sentences, for example, Ayşe telefonda konuşur ve bilgisayarda oyun oynar, Ama Zeynep ne telefonda konuşmaktan ne de bilgisayarda oyun oynamaktan hoşlanır
  • recognising a wider range of idiomatic expressions and using a variety of phrases to discuss opinions
  • developing metalanguage for identifying and explaining different types of adverbs, adjectives and sentence structures relating to grammatical functions, such as predicates, subjects and objects
  • learning how to use different auxiliary verbs formed by adding verbs such as etmek, kılmak, kalmak and olmak to nouns and attaching them to single-syllable words, for example, reddetmek, affetmek, kaybolmak but yardım etmek, namaz kılmak, geç kalmak

  VCTRU064 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Levels 7 and 8 | Understanding | Systems of language

• Chinese - Second Language Learner - F–10 Sequence: Levels 9 and 10 description

  Students engage in cross-cultural communication and reflect on their own experiences in Chinese. They exchange information and ideas and share their life experiences. They use creative and expressive language in narratives to express their imagination.

  Students use Chinese for self-expression,...

  Level description | Languages | Chinese | Second Language Learner | F–10 Sequence

• English: Level 6 achievement standards - Reading and Viewing

  By the end of Level 6, students understand how to use knowledge of phonics when decoding familiar words and the technical or derived words in increasingly complex texts. They understand how the use of text structures can achieve particular effects and can analyse and explain how language features...

  Level description | English | Level 6 | Reading and Viewing

• Roman Alphabet Languages - F–10 Sequence: Foundation to Level 2 achievement standards

  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

• Design and Technologies: Levels 9 and 10 description

  In Levels 9 and 10, students use design thinking, design and technologies knowledge and understanding, processes and production skills to produce designed solutions to identified needs or opportunities of relevance to individuals, local, national, regional and global communities.

  Students undertake...

  Level description | Technologies | Design and Technologies

• Design and Technologies: Levels 3 and 4 description

  In Levels 3 and 4, students develop ways of thinking about their peers and communities and as consumers and a sense of self and ownership of their ideas. Students explore and learn to harness their creative, innovative and imaginative ideas and approaches to achieve designed solutions. They do...

  Level description | Technologies | Design and Technologies

• Mathematics: Level 5 achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students solve simple problems involving the four operations using a range of strategies including digital technology. They estimate to check the reasonableness of answers and approximate answers by rounding. Students identify and describe factors and multiples. They explain...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level 5

• Mathematics: Level 7 achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students solve problems involving the order, addition and subtraction of integers. They make the connections between whole numbers and index notation and the relationship between perfect squares and square roots. They solve problems involving all four operations with fractions...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level 7

• Mathematics: Level 9 achievement standards

  Number and Algebra

  Students apply the index laws using integer indices to variables and numbers, express numbers in scientific notation, solve problems involving very small and very large numbers, and check the order of magnitude of calculations. They solve problems involving simple interest. Students...

  Level description | Mathematics | Level 9

• Mathematics: Level 3 description

  In Level 3, students increasingly use mathematical terms and symbols to describe computations, measurements and characteristics of objects.

  Students recognise, model and order numbers to at least 10 000 and place four digit numbers on a number line with regard for scale. They partition and re-arrange...

  Level description | Mathematics

• Mathematics: Level 2 description

  In Level 2, students use grouping partitioning and re-arrangement to apply place value and extend the range of numbers they use and apply to thousands.

  Students recognise, model and order numbers to at least 1000 and use a variety of strategies to count efficiently, including skip counting forwards...

  Level description | Mathematics

• Mathematics: Level 5 description

  In Level 5, students extend decimal fractions to thousandths, and explore the ideas of factors, multiples and divisibility.

  Students use estimation and rounding for all four operations, with and without the use of technology for calculation. They solve multiple digit problems involving addition...

  Level description | Mathematics

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Level 10A description

  Level 10A provides optional, additional content to extend students in their mathematical studies in number, algebra, function, geometry, probability and statistics.

  Level 10A does not include an achievement standard and does not require reporting.

  Students may extend...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0

• Mathematics Version 2.0: Level 6 description

  In Level 6, learning in Mathematics builds on each student’s prior learning and experiences. Students engage in a range of approaches to the learning and doing of mathematics that develop their understanding of and fluency with concepts, procedures and processes by making connections...

  Level description | Mathematics | Mathematics Version 2.0

• Technologies | Digital Technologies: Structure

  Digital Technologies comprises of three related strands: Digital Systems, Data and Information, and Creating Digital Solutions.

  Strands	Digital Systems	Data and Information	Creating Digital Solutions
  	Focuses on the hardware, software and network components of digital systems. Students initially...

  Overview material | Digital Technologies