AC9LG2C04 Year 1 Languages

AC9LG2C04 – Year 1 Languages: Mediating meaning in and between languages

Strand

Communicating meaning in German

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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recognising different forms of address and greeting, depending on the time of day, gender and social status of participants, for example, Tag, Luke! first names for peers, and Guten Morgen, Frau Stein! for the teacher
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understanding that learning German involves ways of using language that may be unfamiliar, for example, using Guten Appetit before commencing a meal
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conveying aspects of shared knowledge about German language and culture(s), such as pointing to places on a map or pictures of symbols or typical foods, for example, Das ist Deutschland/Österreich, Die Flagge ist …
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recognising that there can be different forms of address for the same person, for example, Mama, Mutti, Mami, Mutter
• interpreting or translating, from German into English, greetings and other learnt language items for non-German speakers, such as a new student, a visiting parent or classroom teacher

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANGERF10Y12

Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard

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