AC9LIN8EC05 Year 7 Languages

AC9LIN8EC05 – Year 7 Languages: Mediating meaning in and between languages

Strand

Communicating meaning in Indonesian

Substrand

Mediating meaning in and between languages

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 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

develop and begin to apply strategies to interpret, translate and convey meaning in Indonesian in familiar contexts

Elaborations

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developing strategies to interpret body language and non-verbal cues, for example, senam and teacher gestures
• using modelled texts such as cloze passages or songs in dictation exercises to develop listening for understanding
• interpreting Indonesian gestures to convey meaning and using them appropriately in classroom interactions with peers and teachers, for example, only using right hand to pass objects, responding to greetings with a smile/wave
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using dictionaries or online translation tools to find meaning of words or expressions and applying familiar Indonesian structures to suit context, for example, Mudah-mudahan cepat sembuh.
• comparing different translations of a text, including versions created by online translators, and discussing any issues that emerge
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using prior knowledge to access culture-specific vocabulary and images to interpret meaning, for example, the song Jogja Love Story
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exploring, expanding and consolidating word usage using online translation tools to translate and interpret idioms, proverbs, sayings and set phrases for example, Jam karet, Sedia payung sebelum hujan, Rajin pangkal pandai

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• using print and online dictionaries, selecting appropriate meaning from alternatives provided and comparing translations with peers, explaining cultural references and expressions and any aspects ‘lost in translation’

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASLANIND7_10Y78

Year 7 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 8, students use Indonesian language to interact and collaborate with others, and to share information and plan activities in familiar contexts. They respond to others’ contributions, and recognise familiar gestures, questions and instructions in exchanges. They recognise relationships between spoken and written forms. They locate and respond to information in texts and use non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They respond in Indonesian or English, and demonstrate understanding of context, purpose and audience in texts. They use familiar language, and modelled sentence and grammatical structures to create texts. Students approximate pronunciation and intonation in spoken Indonesian. They demonstrate understanding that Indonesian has conventions and rules for non-verbal, spoken and written communication. They comment on aspects of Indonesian and English language structures and features, using metalanguage. They demonstrate awareness that the Indonesian language is connected with culture and identity, and that this is reflected in their own language(s), culture(s) and identity.