AC9LRF10C01 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor initiate, sustain and extend exchanges in familiar and unfamiliar contexts related to students’ own and others’ experiences of the world, adjusting their language in response to others

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• • Elaboration using strategies to initiate and sustain interactions and conversations by seeking opinion and agreement, to excuse and apologise, clarify and make requests
• • Elaboration acknowledging elements of others’ contributions in a respectful manner, in discussions about topics where participants have a variety of opinions
• • Elaboration expressing and exchanging experiences and aspirations, such as encouraging peers to attend or participate in a creative, cultural or sporting event
• • Elaboration apologising for misinterpreting or misunderstanding in interactions, for example, saying, 'I’m sorry' or 'I misunderstood what you meant' or equivalent in [Language]
• • Elaboration engaging in face-to-face or online discussions with peers about shared cultural interests, practices and experiences, such as land management, food systems and trade routes, or discussing personal interests in current issues such as art, environment, literature, media, science or sport
• • Elaboration initiating and sustaining conversation by using strategies such as active listening, asking for clarification or confirmation, and expressing agreement/negation, using feeling cards, gestures and known expressions for example, the equivalent of saying, 'What do you mean?' or 'When did that happen?' or 'That’s deadly!' in [Language]
• • Elaboration reviewing others’ work constructively and responding to feedback, providing and justifying comments on general and specific points

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• • Elaboration engaging using appropriate protocols with an Elder and/or community member to facilitate a cultural event for students, staff and school community, such as a class Q and A or workshop in the lead-up to NAIDOC Week
• • Elaboration promoting an event and providing reasons or justification for the event, with a focus on cultural practices and values, such as seasonal fishing after the rains
• • Elaboration exchanging opinions about cultural heritage sites, clan groups or cultural preservation efforts such as a local Ranger program
• • Elaboration interacting with class members and others, using respectful language and gesture, aligned with kinship relationships, cultural perspectives and values, if appropriate
• • Elaboration sharing points of view on a range of personal interests such as artistic, cultural, environment, media and journalism, literature and writing, science or sport