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AC9LC2U03: Year 1 Languages Content Descriptor – Understanding systems of language
AC9LC2U03 Year 1 Languages

AC9LC2U03 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language

This Content Descriptor from Year 1 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

notice that Chinese has features that may be similar to or different from English

Elaborations

  • • noticing that simple statements in Chinese tend to follow English word order; subject+verb+object
  • • comparing the vowel sounds of English with the main vowel sounds of Chinese, such as ‘i’, ‘e’, ‘u’, to develop awareness
  • • using titles to address teachers in Chinese and comparing this with addressing teachers in English, for example, using 王老师 instead of Ms. Wang
  • • discussing the placement of words in Chinese, such as ‘happy’ compared with English ‘Happy Birthday’ and ‘Happy New Year’ versus 生日快乐, 新年快乐, 圣诞快乐

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANCHISLF10Y12
Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 2, students use Chinese 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 text. They copy some familiar characters and Pinyin.Students imitate the sounds, tones and rhythms of Chinese. They demonstrate understanding that Chinese has rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing, and that characters are a form of writing and Pinyin reflects the sounds of spoken Chinese. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Chinese and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).