AC9LG2U03 Year 1 Languages

AC9LG2U03 – 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

notice that German has features that may be similar to or different from English

Elaborations

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distinguishing between German and English in spoken and written form, Ist das Deutsch oder Englisch?, considering factors such as pronunciation, capitalisation of nouns, for example, Baby, singen, braun, Klasse
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comparing greetings and terms for numbers, family members and familiar objects in German, English and other known or common languages, and noting similarities/differences in use, spelling and pronunciation, for example, formal and familiar language, Guten Morgen/Good morning and Morgen!/Morning!
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reading or viewing authentic German storybooks or simple texts and noticing similarities and differences between German and English, for example, naming key features Titel, Seite and Bild
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singing and comparing familiar songs, such as ‘Zum Geburtstag viel Glück!’/‘Happy birthday to you’ and ‘O Tannenbaum’/‘Oh Christmas Tree’
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recognising that English and other languages have borrowed German words, for example, hamburger, kindergarten and glockenspiel, and that many words are shared across languages, for example, Computer, Bus, Taxi and Auto
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differentiating between similar sounding German and English words, for example, der Ball/ball, der Freund/friend, die Schule/school
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identifying and comparing similarities and differences between some words such as Bruder/brother, where both start with a ‘br’ and end with ‘er’

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).