Year 3 German 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 German language to initiate structured interactions to share information related to the classroom and their personal worlds. 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 spoken German. They demonstrate understanding that German 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 German and make comparisons between German and English. They understand that the German 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 German
Interacting in German
AC9LG4C01 initiate exchanges and respond to modelled questions about self, others, and classroom environment, using formulaic expressions AC9LG4C02 participate in activities that involve planning with others, using a range of familiar phrases and modelled structuresMediating meaning in and between languages
AC9LG4C03 locate and respond to key information related to familiar content obtained from spoken, written and multimodal texts AC9LG4C04 develop strategies to comprehend and adjust German language in familiar contexts to convey cultural meaningCreating text in German
AC9LG4C05 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
AC9LG4U01 recognise and use modelled combinations of sounds, pronunciation and intonation patterns of German to form words and phrases AC9LG4U02 recognise German language conventions, grammatical structures and basic syntax in familiar texts and contexts AC9LG4U03 recognise familiar German language features and compare with those of English, in known contextsUnderstanding the interrelationship of language and culture
AC9LG4U04 identify connections between German language and cultural practicesAt a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communicating meaning in German | Interacting in German | 2 | 16 |
| Communicating meaning in German | Mediating meaning in and between languages | 2 | 16 |
| Communicating meaning in German | Creating text in German | 1 | 8 |
| Understanding language and culture | Understanding systems of language | 3 | 12 |
| Understanding language and culture | Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture | 1 | 8 |
| Total | 9 | 60 | |