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AC9LG2U01: Year 1 Languages Content Descriptor – Understanding systems of language
AC9LG2U01 Year 1 Languages

AC9LG2U01 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language

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

recognise and imitate the sounds and rhythms of German

Elaborations

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    building phonemic awareness by recognising and experimenting with sounds and rhythms, focusing on those that are novel and different from English, such as ch in ich and acht, u in du, r in rot and z in zehn

  • • developing pronunciation, phrasing and intonation skills by singing, reciting and repeating words and phrases in context
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    identifying and pronouncing alphabet letters with familiar to English sounds, for example, b, d, f, l, m, n, o, p, s

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    experimenting with sounds, for example, aua for ouch, wau wau for woof woof, kickeriki for cock-a-doodle-doo

  • • recognising that every language has its own words, sounds and gestures to make meaning

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).