AC9LIT2C04 Year 1 Languages

AC9LIT2C04 – Year 1 Languages: Mediating meaning in and between languages

Strand

Communicating meaning in Italian

Substrand

Mediating meaning in and between languages

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 language carries cultural meaning in classroom-related greetings, introductions, instructions and routines

Elaborations

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noticing language associated with interactions such as the use of first names in Australian or American English compared with the use of titles and family names in Italian, for example, Professor/Professoressa with teacher and Signor/Signora with adults
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differentiating between formal and familiar language using Buongiorno, ArrivederLa with the teacher and Ciao with classmates
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noticing that teacher uses familiar form with students and students use formal form with teacher, for example, tu/Lei
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collecting English words that are the same in Italian, for example, banana, pyjamas, picnic, and Italian words used in English pizza, ciao, spaghetti, gelato, and creating a picture dictionary or word wall
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using formulaic phrases to show politeness, for example, Grazie! Prego. Scusa. Per favore. Bene. Molto bene. Perché? Buon appetito!
• noticing formalities in Italy such as handshakes or standing up to greet a visitor to the classroom
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noticing gestures, facial expressions and intonation patterns that accompany some expressions in Italian, for example, shrugs or exclamations with the expressions Boh! Mamma mia!

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANITAF10Y12

Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 2, students use Italian 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 Italian and demonstrate understanding that Italian has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Italian and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).