AC9LMG8EU03 Year 7 Languages

AC9LMG8EU03 – Year 7 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding systems of language

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 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

compare Greek language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage

Elaborations

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discussing the difference between nouns in Greek and English, for example, English nouns are not attached to inherent articles as they are in Greek, such as η μπάλα/ball
• comparing the structure, presentation and features of texts in Greek and English by identifying similarities and differences, for example, in expression and levels of formality, in a wedding invitation or a clothing sale at a store, or message to a friend
• transforming a simple text such as a short song or poem into another text type such as a conversation or cartoon, applying the key features of the second text type and making comparisons with transforming a similar text in English
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exploring the influences of the Greek language in English, identifying examples of Greek words, symbols and morphemes used in other learning areas, such as prefixes, suffixes and root words, using strategies to work out meanings of unknown words, for example, anti-, astro-, auto-, bio-, deca-, mono-, neo-, octo-, -ology, pent-, peri-, -phil-, -phobia, photo-, -poly-, psych-, -scope, tech-, tele-, -therm-, tri-, π, etc., αστροναύτης, αυτοκίνητο, γραφικός
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recognising loan words from English that are used in Greek, such as πάρτι, and other words used in Greek that have been borrowed from other languages, such as μπλε, γκρι, ροζ, παλτό, ραντεβού, κέφι, and discussing why these words have been borrowed
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focusing on those letters that are different and initially difficult, and pronouncing words starting with the sounds Ψψ and Ξξ (ψάρι, ξύλο), recognising that these 2 sounds only appear in the middle or at the end of words in English such as axe, lapse

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASLANMGR7_10Y78

Year 7 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 8, students use Greek language to interact and collaborate with others, and to share information and plan activities in familiar contexts. They respond to others’ contributions, and recognise familiar gestures, questions and instructions in exchanges. They recognise relationships between spoken and written forms. They locate and respond to information in texts and use non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They respond in Greek or English, and demonstrate understanding of context, purpose and audience in texts. They use familiar language, and modelled sentence and grammatical structures to create texts. Students approximate pronunciation and intonation in spoken Greek. They demonstrate understanding that Greek has conventions and rules for non-verbal, spoken and written communication. They comment on aspects of Greek and English language structures and features, using metalanguage. They demonstrate awareness that the Greek language is connected with culture and identity, and that this is reflected in their own language(s), culture(s) and identity.