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AC9LRF4U03 Years 3 to 4 Languages

AC9LRF4U03 | Years 3 to 4 Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages: Understanding systems of language

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor recognise familiar [Language] language features and compare with those of English, in known contexts

Language revival · Foundation to Year 10 sequence

Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language

This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 3 to 4 Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages · Language revival · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

  • • Elaboration discussing differences between spoken and written texts
  • • Elaboration developing metalanguage for talking about language, for example, noun, adjective and tense, using resources from both [Language] and English
  • • Elaboration distinguishing the purpose of a text and its features, for example, a local story to teach a lesson with a beginning, middle and end, or a problem with a solution, or a seasonal calendar to teach knowledge of Country/Place
  • • Elaboration recognising language features such as metaphors and symbols typically associated with familiar texts, for example, using directional features in [Language] in a seasonal calendar, or noticing how metaphors in stories relate to the meaning
  • • Elaboration investigating the purpose and use of gestures and hand signs in [Language], English and/or other known language(s), for example, using eye contact, lips, mouth or chin to gesture towards another person
  • • Elaboration comparing and matching key words in [Language] and English, for example, using a word wall or playing word-matching activities
  • • Elaboration comparing how ideas are linked using appropriate grammatical forms in [Language] and English

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