AC9LF10EU01 Year 9 Languages

AC9LF10EU01 – Year 9 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding systems of language

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

apply features of the French sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts

Elaborations

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recognising and reproducing rhythms in more complex sentences, for example, Qu’est-ce que tu fais là? Un, deux, trois - voilà, using pauses and intonation to signal clause sequence and emphasis
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using tone and intonation to indicate emphasis or emotion, for example, Elle a fait quoi? Il est tellement doué!
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using words and expressions with more complex syllable combinations such as la magnitude, les augmentations, qu’est-ce que c’est que ça?
• building fluency and accuracy in relation to pitch, stress and rhythm
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understanding the patterns of liaisons and silent ‘h’ forms in maintaining speech flow, for example, L’Hôtel Splendide est situé au bord du lac; c’est en effet un hôtel splendide!
• recognising the role of pronunciation, rhythm and pace in creating effects and suggesting relationships in oral texts such as storytelling, reciting poems, songs and conversations
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understanding the function of the linking ‘t’ in inverted interrogative phrases and some expressions such as Parle-t-elle le français? Que va-t-elle faire? Va-t-en!

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recording accents from different French-speaking countries (Canada, Belgium, etc.) and French regions (l'accent du Sud, l'accent parisien, etc.) and presenting them in a portfolio, noting the difference in the sound system, accent and vocabulary

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANFRE7_10Y910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students initiate and sustain French language to exchange and compare ideas and experiences about their own and others’ personal world. 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 French or English, adjusting language to convey meaning and to suit context, purpose and audience. They use structures and features of spoken and written French to create texts.Students apply features of the French sound system to enhance fluency and demonstrate understanding of the sound system in spoken exchanges. 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 French, to discuss how this learning influences their ideas and ways of communicating.