AC9LMG2U04 Year 1 Languages

AC9LMG2U04 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

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 people use language in ways that reflect cultural practices

Elaborations

• noticing non-verbal forms of communicating with each other in Greek and English, such as ways of greeting, and how body language can be used to express agreement, disagreement, preferences, feelings and emotions
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comparing aspects of their own and Greek-speaking children’s lifestyles, family interactions and celebrations, for example, daily greetings, main meal of the day and associated language such as ορίστε, καλή όρεξη
• identifying terms and concepts that can be used to help understand and discuss culture, for example, flags, food, national costumes, the owl as a symbol of education, famous buildings and treasures, national emblems, sporting emblems/jumpers
• exploring symbols and languages used by First Nations Australians and by Greek-speaking communities in a range of contexts, for example, identifying the colours of flags in Greek and discussing what the colours represent in English
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exploring the significance of different Greek cultural practices, activities and games, for example, using a κομπολόι, making red and white Μαρτάκια bracelets for March, flower wreaths for Πρωτομαγιά – 1 May, οr making masks or kites for Απόκριες
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recognising that words and behaviours may reflect aspects of culture and identity, for example, γλέντι, κέφι, χρόνια πολλά, όπα!, and that it may be hard to explain their meaning or capture the full essence in English
• participating in an ‘Ancient Greek Day’ with invited guests, assisting in the preparation of some traditional Ancient Greek food, or participating in a mini version of the Olympics, using and teaching related vocabulary and presenting winners with a laurel wreath

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).