AC9LIT10EC05 Year 9 Languages

AC9LIT10EC05 – Year 9 Languages: Mediating meaning in and between languages

Strand

Communicating meaning in Italian

Substrand

Mediating meaning in and between languages

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 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

apply strategies to interpret and translate non-verbal, spoken and written interactions and texts to convey meaning and intercultural understanding in familiar and unfamiliar contexts

Elaborations

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translating and discussing idiomatic expressions in both Italian and English, for example, Non vedo l’ora! (I can’t wait!), Era ora! (finally! it was about time!), Lasciami stare! (leave me alone!), Ma dai! (come on!), Tocca ferro (touch wood)
• exploring, expanding and consolidating word usage using online applications relating to idioms, proverbs, sayings and set phrases
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comparing different translations of the same message in Italian and English, for example, Devo scappare/andare/correre can be translated as “I must/have to run/go” or “I got to run/go”
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analysing the appropriateness of language choices for a given context and purpose according to age, relationship and gender, for example, the context of use for phrases such as non mi va as compared to non mi piace
• comparing different translations of a text, including versions created by online translators, and discussing any issues that emerge
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using print and digital dictionaries, selecting appropriate meaning from alternatives provided and comparing translations with peers, explaining cultural references and expressions such as fuori (literally ‘outside’; ‘out of your mind’) or su di giri (literally ‘revved up’; ‘excitable, elated’) and any aspects ‘lost in translation’
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translating texts (public signs, etc.) and explaining choices in different renderings such as Non calpestare l’erba (Keep off the grass, Don’t walk on the lawn, Don’t trample the grass)

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANITA7_10Y910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students initiate and sustain Italian language to exchange and compare ideas and experiences about their own and others’ personal world. They communicate using non-verbal, spoken and written language to collaborate, plan and reflect on activities and events. They interpret and analyse information and ideas in texts and demonstrate understanding of different perspectives. They synthesise information and respond in Italian or English, adjusting language to convey meaning and to suit context, purpose and audience. They use structures and features of spoken and written Italian to create texts.Students apply features of the Italian sound system to enhance fluency and demonstrate understanding of the sound system in spoken exchanges. They select and apply knowledge of language conventions, structures and features to interact, make meaning and create texts. They support discussion of structures and features of texts, using metalanguage. They reflect on their own language use and cultural identity, and draw on their experience of learning Italian, to discuss how this learning influences their ideas and ways of communicating.