AC9LG10C03
Years 9 to 10
Languages
AC9LG10C03 | Years 9 to 10 German: Mediating meaning in and between languages
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor evaluate and synthesise information, ideas and perspectives in a broad range of spoken, written and multimodal texts and respond appropriately to cultural context, purpose and audience
Foundation to Year 10 sequence
Strand
Communicating meaning in German
Substrand
Mediating meaning in and between languages
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 9 to 10 German · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration identifying and explaining how texts reflect different perspectives, interpretations and priorities by comparing a range of materials related to a topic of global significance such as Umweltprobleme, Armut or Obdachslosigkeit
- • Elaboration comparing and responding to different perspectives of the same event such as a celebration, concert or film, or of a topical issue, for example, Tierrechte, Jugendprobleme, Globalisierung, Soziale Medien
- • Elaboration expressing emotion in response to a range of digital and other texts such as short stories, poems, cartoons, films and songs, and identifying how mood is created and narrative is developed through language and expression, for example, Wenn ich das Gedicht lese, fühle ich mich ...
- • Elaboration listening to or reading First Nations Australians' stories in English. and creating a profile of them in German
- • Elaboration collating and synthesising language and etiquette for visitors to a German-speaking community, to create a digital bilingual survival guide providing advice for specific scenarios, for example, am Markt, bei einer Party, im Klassenzimmer
- • Elaboration researching a topic, historical events or personal information and analysing key information, for example, investigating the life of a famous person or interviewing an older German speaker to identify the key influences (people and events) on a person’s identity, using questions such as Warum sind Sie nach Australien eingewandert? Was bedeutet Heimat für dich?
- • Elaboration identifying both culture-specific and universal features in texts to form comparisons, for example, analysing advertisements produced in different countries for Stellenangebote or an item such as a mobile phone, soft drink or fast food, and considering why particular images, colours, music or textual features have been selected
Show 1 more elaboration
- • Elaboration summarising and presenting information related to topics or themes studied in other curriculum areas, using different modes of presentation to cater for different learning styles, for example, using charts, diagrams, recorded spoken commentary or demonstration to explain historical events, ecosystems or recycling
Plan a lesson from this content description.
Start freeAchievement standard statements this supports
- They interpret texts by evaluating and synthesising information, ideas and perspectives.See it on the standard page →
- They show understanding of how features of language can be used to influence audience response.See it on the standard page →
Read the full Years 9 to 10 German · Foundation to Year 10 sequence achievement standard