AC9LF2C04 Year 1 Languages

AC9LF2C04 – Year 1 Languages: Mediating meaning in and between languages

Strand

Communicating meaning in French

Substrand

Mediating meaning in and between languages

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 language carries cultural meaning in classroom-related greetings, introductions, instructions and routines

Elaborations

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differentiating between familiar and formal language, for example, Bonjour Madame! Comment allez-vous? Salut Jacques! Ça va? Merci beaucoup, Monsieur; Salut, Annie! Bisous!
• understanding language for classroom instructions and routines, for example, plural form for the whole class
• noticing formalities in France or French-speaking communities such as handshakes or standing up to greet a visitor to the classroom
• noticing language associated with interactions, for example, the use of first names in Australian or American English compared to the use of titles and family names in French-speaking communities
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noticing hand gestures, intonation patterns and facial expressions that accompany some expressions in French, for example, noticing shrugs or exclamations such as Bof! Mais non! Ouf! Oh, là là!
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noticing cultural meaning in expressions such as le goûter, la rentrée or la bise

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANFREF10Y12

Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 2, students use French 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 French and demonstrate understanding that French has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of French and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).