AC9LIT2U03 Year 1 Languages

AC9LIT2U03 – 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 Italian has features that may be similar to or different from English

Elaborations

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noticing that Italian words end mostly with vowels which mark gender and number, for example, o–i (masculine singular and plural); a–e (feminine singular and plural); e–i (masculine/feminine, singular and plural)
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observing gender in patterns of naming, for example, Paolo/Paola, Alessandro/Alessandra
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noticing that Italian has definite and indefinite articles that are gender based, for example, la casa, una casa; il giardino, un giardino; lo zoo, uno zoo
• noticing that Italian forms singular and plural differently from English
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noticing some words for asking questions, for example, Chi? Cosa? Quando? are similar to English and do not change, and some change to denote number and gender, for example, Quanti?
• noticing that rising intonation denotes a question

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).