AC9LMG2U01 Year 1 Languages

AC9LMG2U01 – 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

recognise and imitate the sounds and rhythms of Greek and learn how sounds are produced, and represented in the Modern Greek alphabet

Elaborations

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building phonic awareness by pronouncing, copying and writing alphabet letters with familiar sounds, for example, Οο, Ιι, Εε, Αα, Κκ, Ττ, Λλ, Ππ, Σσς, Μμ, Νν, Ηη, Υυ, Ωω, Ββ, Ζζ, Φφ, and building to more unfamiliar sounds, for example Γγ, Ρρ, Δδ, Θθ, Ξξ, Ψψ, Χχ
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recognising that most duplicated consonants in a word sound the same as the single consonants, for example, κόκκινο, Ελλάδα, άλλο, εννέα, ‘Αννα
• imitating the sounds, rhythms, intonation and stress of Greek, using hand gestures and non-verbal cues to assist learning
• locating and highlighting specific alphabet letters and accent marks in names, οr identifying vowels or consonants within words
• developing pronunciation, intonation and pace by singing, reciting and repeating alphabet names, for example, in the alphabet song or when referring to a letter in a word
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recognising and making simple syllables from consonant–vowel combinations, for example, μα, με, μη, μι, μο, μυ, μω and understanding that syllables can be joined together to make words, such as α-λά-τι and μά-τι
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identifying and pronouncing the most common digraphs/diphthongs, including μπ as in μπαμπάς and ου as in μου

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANMGRF10Y12

Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard

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