AC9LG2U02 Year 1 Languages

AC9LG2U02 – 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 that the Roman alphabet and features of language are used to construct meaning in German

Elaborations

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developing familiarity with the alphabet in German and sound–letter correspondence through singing das Alphabetlied
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understanding that although German and English use the same alphabet, there are additional symbols in German: the Umlaut to alter the pronunciation of particular vowels, such as ä, ö, ü and the Eszett β
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identifying and naming letters, tracing words, and playing alphabet and spelling games, such as Ich sehe was, was du nicht siehst using initial sounds or Galgenmännchen
• noticing that all nouns are capitalised in German
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noticing that German has multiple words for ‘the’ and ‘a/an’, such as der Lehrer, eine Freundin
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using pronouns, such as ich, du, er, sie, es, wir and noticing that they are similar to English
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describing people, animals or objects using bin/bist/ist and an adjective, for example, Ich bin klein, Der Bär ist braun, Das Buch ist neu

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gaining awareness of vocabulary referring to time, for example, days, months, time of day, Morgen, Nachmittag, Mittag
• exploring cardinal numbers 0–20 and recognising similarities and differences between how numbers are represented in English and German, for example, 1 with the lead in tail and 7 with the line through the stem
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understanding and describing actions using verbs such as gehen, kommen, machen, malen, lesen, schreiben, sehen, singen, spielen and wohnen
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negating verbs and adjectives using nicht, for example, Der Hund ist nicht braun, Ich schwimme nicht
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understanding and using some question words and the intended/related answer in limited contexts, including was, wer, wie, wo and wann
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understanding the location or origin of a person or object such as hier, links and rechts

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).