AC9LA10EC02 Year 9 Languages

AC9LA10EC02 – Year 9 Languages: Interacting in Arabic

Strand

Communicating meaning in Arabic

Substrand

Interacting in Arabic

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

use Arabic language in exchanges to question, offer opinions and compare and discuss ideas

Elaborations

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discussing aspects of daily life with peers or young people from Arabic-speaking communities, such as etiquette at mealtimes, opinions about schooling, pastimes, celebrating significant events, for example, لا أحب الإستماع إلى الموسيقى، بل أحب قراءة الكتب، ماذا عنك؟ لا أحب أن ألعب الرياضة يوميا، عيد رأس السنة الميلادية هو من أجمل الأعياد بالنسبة لي!
• engaging in social interactions with peers and teachers, for example, accepting and declining invitations, making excuses and apologising, using appropriate forms of politeness and respect, for example, اعذرني لا استطيع أن آتي إلى حفلة عيد ميلادك
• participating in a mock interview for a part-time job or volunteer work, answering questions and discussing ideas, for example, لماذا تريد أن تعمل هنا؟ أحب مساعدة الناس
• interacting in class routines by requesting, advising and apologising, or clarifying meanings and instructions, for example, هل يمكنني أن استعير قلمك؟ من فضلك ساعدني
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supporting and justifying their own ideas regarding lifestyle choices, for example, أتناول الطعام المتنوع والصحي من أجل حياة أفضل، أقرأ الكتب المتنوعة حتى أنمي لغتي العربية.
• participating in class discussions or activities to express opinions and reflect on those of others, for example, a game of ‘4 corners’, where students move according to their opinion and then respond to others in opposing corners
• discussing their responsibilities at home and at school, comparing with those of young people living in Arabic-speaking countries, and noting the relative importance of concepts such as taking care of parents as they age

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANARA7_10Y910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students initiate and sustain Arabic language to exchange and compare ideas and experiences about their own and others’ personal worlds. They communicate using non-verbal, spoken and written language to collaborate, plan and reflect on activities and events. They interpret and analyse information and ideas in texts and demonstrate understanding of different perspectives. They synthesise information and respond in Arabic or English, adjusting language to convey meaning and to suit context, purpose and audience. They use structures and features of spoken and written Arabic to create texts. Students apply features and conventions of spoken Arabic to enhance fluency. They select and apply knowledge of language conventions, structures and features to interact, make meaning and create texts. They support discussion of structures and features of texts, using metalanguage. They reflect on their own language use and cultural identity, and draw on their experience of learning Arabic, to discuss how this learning influences their ideas and ways of communicating.