Year 1 Languages ASLANSPAF10Y12

Year 1 Spanish 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 imitate the sounds and rhythms of spoken Spanish. They demonstrate understanding that Spanish has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Spanish and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice 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 Spanish

Understanding language and culture

Understanding systems of language

AC9LS2U01 recognise and imitate the sounds and rhythms of Spanish AC9LS2U02 recognise that the Roman alphabet and features of language are used to construct meaning in Spanish AC9LS2U03 notice that Spanish has features that may be similar to or different from English

Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

AC9LS2U04 notice that people use language in ways that reflect cultural practices

At a Glance

Strand	Substrand	CDs	Elaborations
Communicating meaning in Spanish	Interacting in Spanish	2	17
Communicating meaning in Spanish	Mediating meaning in and between languages	2	14
Communicating meaning in Spanish	Creating text in Spanish	1	10
Understanding language and culture	Understanding systems of language	3	33
Understanding language and culture	Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture	1	10
Total		9	84

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Year 1 Spanish?

By the end of Year 2, students use Spanish language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic 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 and modelled language to create texts. Students imitate the sounds and rhythms of spoken Spanish. They demonstrate understanding that Spanish has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Spanish and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).

How many Content Descriptors support this standard?

9 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Communicating meaning in Spanish: 2, Communicating meaning in Spanish: 2, Communicating meaning in Spanish: 1, Understanding language and culture: 3, Understanding language and culture: 1).

How does this compare to Foundation?

The Foundation Spanish standard (ASLANSPAF10FY) covers the preceding year level. Standards build progressively, with Year 1 expectations extending what was introduced in Foundation.

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.