AC9LIT10EU01 Year 9 Languages

AC9LIT10EU01 – Year 9 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding systems of language

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 features of the Italian sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts

Elaborations

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recognising the differences in pronunciation and stress of words with similar spelling, for example, sùbito, subito
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recognising and using some common interjections, for example, oh!, e?, cioè, ahimè, ohimè, uffa!
• comparing and contrasting the pronunciation of similar-sounding words using text-to-speech software or the audio option in word processing programs
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recognising common cognate words in speech, for example, organizzazione, programmare, arrivare
• identifying and interpreting sounds and textual features and devices (onomatopoeia, repetition, simile, metaphor, etc.) and understanding how they can be used to express emotion and convey attitudes
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recognising the difference between anglicised and Italian pronunciation in words such as hamburger, bruschetta, spaghetti, caffelatte

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.