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Foundation Italian Achievement Standard
3 statements aligned to content descriptors and elaborations
Achievement standard (as ACARA publishes it)
Achievement standard
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By the end of the Foundation year, students use play and imagination to interact and create Italian texts, with support. They identify that Italian and English look and sound different. They recognise that there are languages and cultures as well as their own, and that aspects of language and culture contribute to their own and others’ cultural identity.
Foundation to Year 10 sequence
The 3 achievement standard statements
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By the end of the Foundation year, students use play and imagination to interact and create Italian texts, with support.
Content descriptorAC9LITF01
with support, recognise and communicate meaning in Italian
Elaborations (11)
- Elaboration using simple greetings relevant to the time of day, the celebration or event, and their relationship to the person, for example, Ciao! Buongiorno! Arrivederci! Tanti auguri!
- Elaboration introducing themselves, for example, Come ti chiami? Mi chiamo …, e tu? Quanti anni hai? Ho cinque anni, e tu? Come stai? Bene, e tu?
- Elaboration using formulaic phrases, for example, grazie! prego, scusa, per favore, bene, buon appetito!
- Elaboration naming family members and friends, for example, mio fratello Carlo, il papà Tom
- Elaboration expressing likes and dislikes, for example, sì; no; mi piace; non mi piace
- Elaboration participating in class activities and following instructions, for example, Entrate! Sedetevi! Andiamo!
- Elaboration imitating Italian speech, using Italian patterns of intonation, pronunciation and stress, and incorporating appropriate gestures, facial expressions and body language
- Elaboration participating in songs that may include actions, movement or dance
- Elaboration identifying familiar objects in the classroom by labelling, naming, pointing, matching, clicking and dragging, drawing and tracing letters
- Elaboration playing games such as counting games, sorting and order games, number games, tombola
- Elaboration using simple gestures to add emphasis to expressions, for example, joining their thumb and index finger to form an ‘O’ meaning ‘thumbs up’
They identify that Italian and English look and sound different.
Content descriptorAC9LITF02
explore, with support, language features of Italian noticing similarities and differences between Italian and English
Elaborations (7)
- Elaboration observing that written Italian uses the same letters as written English, although Italian has 21 letters while English has 26
- Elaboration tracing the letters of the alphabet and imitating the sound, for example, tracing and imitating ba be, bi, bo, bu
- Elaboration participating in alphabet songs, chants, rhymes to imitate Italian pronunciation, intonation and stress, for example, stressing double letters and chanting rhymes
- Elaboration making connections with Italian words and phrases used in everyday life in Australia, for example, identifying food names such as gelato, spaghetti, pasta, cappuccino, latte
- Elaboration experimenting with sounds (animal sounds, etc.) used in Italian, for example, using the sounds bau bau (dog), pio pio (chicken), gru gru (pig) and comparing these sounds with animal sounds in English and other languages represented in the class
- Elaboration identifying cognates between Italian and English, for example, banana, computer
- Elaboration noticing when Italian or English is being used in the classroom
They recognise that there are languages and cultures as well as their own, and that aspects of language and culture contribute to their own and others’ cultural identity.
Content descriptorAC9LITF03
explore connections between language and culture
Elaborations (7)
- Elaboration locating Italy on a world map, understanding that Italian is the national language of Italy, and that it is spoken in Italian-speaking communities around the world
- Elaboration exploring the different languages spoken by class members and listening to the different sounds and ways of saying common expressions such as “Good morning”, “My name is …”
- Elaboration using the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) map of the languages of Australia to notice the language(s) of First Nations Australians in their local area and/or across Australia
- Elaboration noticing how local names of streets, places and landmarks can have their origins in language(s) of First Nations Australians
- Elaboration observing, through visual and audiovisual resources, including video clips and photos, that members of Italian-speaking communities may do everyday things differently from themselves, such as shaking hands, kissing on cheek, and starting a meal with Buon appetito!
- Elaboration noticing their own use of words, expressions or behaviours that make them who they are, including words from different languages, ways of celebrating or talking that may not be familiar to other people
- Elaboration exchanging ideas, feelings and understandings of language and culture through play-based experiences, for example, playing dress-ups, pretend cafe, Pizzeria, and market stands, and with puppets
This achievement standard describes the expected learning for Foundation Italian · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan teaching and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
At a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundation Italian | — | 3 | 25 |
| Total | 3 | 25 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
What should students know by the end of Foundation Italian?
By the end of the Foundation year, students use play and imagination to interact and create Italian texts, with support. They identify that Italian and English look and sound different. Read the full standard
How many Content Descriptors support this standard?
3 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Foundation Italian: 3).
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.