Year 3 French Achievement Standard – Australian Curriculum v9
This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 3 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
By the end of Year 4, students use French language to initiate structured interactions to share information related to the classroom and their personal world. They use modelled language to participate in spoken and written activities that involve planning. They locate and respond to key items of information in texts using strategies to help interpret and convey meaning in familiar contexts. They use modelled language and basic syntax to create texts.
Students imitate sound combinations and rhythms of French language. They demonstrate understanding that French has non-verbal, spoken and written language conventions and rules to create and make meaning. They recognise that some terms have cultural meanings. They identify patterns in French and make comparisons between French and English. They understand that the French language is connected with culture, and identify how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).
Content Descriptors by Strand
This standard is supported by 9 Content Descriptors:
Communicating meaning in French
Interacting in French
AC9LF4C01 initiate exchanges and respond to modelled questions about self, others, and classroom environment, using formulaic expressions AC9LF4C02 participate in activities that involve planning with others, using a range of familiar phrases and modelled structuresMediating meaning in and between languages
AC9LF4C03 locate and respond to key information related to familiar content obtained from spoken, written and multimodal texts AC9LF4C04 develop strategies to comprehend and adjust French language in familiar contexts to convey cultural meaningCreating text in French
AC9LF4C05 create and present informative and imaginative spoken, written and multimodal texts using formulaic expressions, simple phrases and sentences and modelled textual conventionsUnderstanding language and culture
Understanding systems of language
AC9LF4U01 recognise and use modelled combinations of sounds, pronunciation and intonation patterns of French to form words and phrases AC9LF4U02 recognise French language conventions, grammatical structures and basic syntax in familiar texts and contexts AC9LF4U03 recognise familiar French language features and compare with those of English, in known contextsUnderstanding the interrelationship of language and culture
AC9LF4U04 identify connections between French language and cultural practicesAt a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communicating meaning in French | Interacting in French | 2 | 14 |
| Communicating meaning in French | Mediating meaning in and between languages | 2 | 16 |
| Communicating meaning in French | Creating text in French | 1 | 9 |
| Understanding language and culture | Understanding systems of language | 3 | 26 |
| Understanding language and culture | Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 9 | 70 | |