Year 1 Languages ASLANFALFLLY12

Year 1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9

This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 1 Languages by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.

What Students Should Know

Students recognise and use the sounds and rhythms of spoken [Language]. They demonstrate understanding that [Language] has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of [Language] and English. They understand that [Language] belongs to Country/Place and Peoples, and is connected with their culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s), culture(s) and identity.

Content Descriptors by Strand

This standard is supported by 10 Content Descriptors:

Communicating meaning in [Language]

Understanding language and culture

Understanding systems of language

AC9L1F2U01 recognise that [Language] has an oral tradition; and use the sounds and rhythms of [Language] to make meaning AC9L1F2U02 recognise that [Language] has language conventions and grammatical structures, and has an oral tradition that can be represented in written form AC9L1F2U03 notice that [Language] has features that may be similar to or different from English

Understanding the interrelationship of language, culture and identity

AC9L1F2U04 recognise that [Language] and all Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages belong to Country/Place and Peoples AC9L1F2U05 notice that people use language in ways that reflect cultural identity

At a Glance

Strand	Substrand	CDs	Elaborations
Communicating meaning in [Language]	Interacting in [Language]	2	16
Communicating meaning in [Language]	Mediating meaning in and between languages	2	19
Communicating meaning in [Language]	Creating text in [Language]	1	9
Understanding language and culture	Understanding systems of language	3	25
Understanding language and culture	Understanding the interrelationship of language, culture and identity	2	15
Total		10	84

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Year 1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages?

By the end of Year 2, students use [Language] language to interact and share information related to Country/Place, the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, using modelled language. They locate and convey key items of information in texts, using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They use familiar words, sentences and modelled language to create texts. Students recognise and use the sounds and rhythms of spoken [Language]. They demonstrate understanding that [Language] has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of [Language] and English. They understand that [Language] belongs to Country/Place and Peoples, and is connected with their culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s), culture(s) and identity.

How many Content Descriptors support this standard?

10 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Communicating meaning in [Language]: 2, Communicating meaning in [Language]: 2, Communicating meaning in [Language]: 1, Understanding language and culture: 3, Understanding language and culture: 2).

How does this compare to Year 1?

The Year 1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages standard (ASLANFALSLLY12) covers the preceding year level. Standards build progressively, with Year 1 expectations extending what was introduced in Year 1.

Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?

Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.