AC9LF10EU03 Year 9 Languages

AC9LF10EU03 – 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

reflect on and evaluate French texts, using metalanguage to discuss language structures and features

Elaborations

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using metalanguage in English or French to identify the grammatical differences between the languages such as word order, verb moods, tenses–present perfect/passé composé, possessive pronouns/articles possessifs, agreements of adjectives and participles/accord des adjectifs et du participe passé, auxiliary verbs, direct/indirect object pronouns
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discussing grammatical structures using metalanguage, for example, using relative clauses, relative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives in order to be able to choose between qui/que/dont
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recognising how grammatical choices shade meaning and establish register such as the use of tu or vous to distinguish relationship; use of nous to suggest inclusivity or shared identity; use of on which may suggest distance
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recognising specific French language structures such as the impersonal verb falloir
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comparing spoken and written texts such as apologies or invitations to identify how differences in grammar and text features determine the nature of formal and informal interactions, for example, Je t’invite! Nous serions très heureux de vous accueillir chez nous.

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.