AC9LMG10EU01 Year 9 Languages

AC9LMG10EU01 – 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 Greek 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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identifying differences in sounds such as γγ, γκ, τζ, τσ, μπ, ντ, αϊ, άι, -ασμα and using them appropriately when writing, for example, φεγγάρι, γκάζι
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experimenting with pronunciation rules and intonation collaboratively with peers, for example, αυ, ευ, τσ, τζ, αι, ββ, λλ, ρρ, ττ, ιου, ιο/ιό, ειο/ειου, αυτή, εύκολη
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recognising the differences in tone and rhythm between questions, exclamations and commands, for example, Αλήθεια; Σοβαρά, Αμέσως, Ετοιμάσου γρήγορα! Τι λες!
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recognising and reproducing rhythms in more complex sentences, using pauses, intonation, fillers and interjections to signal emphasis, show interest and keep the conversation flowing, for example, ναι ναι, μχμ μχμ, αλήθεια
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understanding the role of pronunciation, rhythm and pace in creating effects and relationships in spoken texts such as songs, stories, poems and conversations, for example, in the song 'Καλημέρα, τι κάνεις;'
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reciting advanced tongue twisters (or making their own) to build vocabulary and improve pronunciation, fluency and pace, for example, Πίτα σπανακόπιτα, σπανακολαδόπιτα. Πίτα σπανακόπιτα, σπανακολαδοφραγκοσυκοπιτα
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using prior knowledge of Greek pronunciation to transcribe spoken text, writing down words and sentences as they hear them, predicting spelling of unfamiliar words, for example, μπαούλο, γυμνάσιο, στρουθοκάμηλος

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANMGR7_10Y910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students initiate and sustain Greek language to exchange and compare ideas and experiences about their own and others’ personal worlds. 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 Greek or English, adjusting language to convey meaning and to suit context, purpose and audience. They use structures and features of spoken and written Greek to create texts. Students apply features and conventions of spoken Greek to enhance fluency. 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 Greek to discuss how this learning influences their ideas and ways of communicating.