AC9LS10C02 Year 9 Languages

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 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.

contribute to discussions that involve diverse views to negotiate outcomes, address issues and compare experiences

Elaborations

• 1

  interacting in class discussion and debates by taking turns, expressing agreement/disagreement and providing encouragement, for example, Es mi turno ahora, Estoy de acuerdo contigo … No comparto esa opinión … Me parece una idea estupenda

• 2

  negotiating arrangements, weighing up alternatives and reaching shared decisions in relation to planned activities such as competing in a travel game in a Spanish-speaking country, for example, Entonces nosotros reservamos un hotel de cinco estrellas – No, eso es muy caro, ¿Por qué no un hostal?

• 3 participating in real or simulated transactions such as exchanging, ordering and bargaining for popular consumer items, for example, video games, books, accessories, souvenirs or clothes in a market
• 4

  participating in collaborative projects such as a segment for a young people’s community radio or television program, sharing responsibility for different elements regarding news items or sports reports, and using appropriate terms to introduce and summarise, for example, Estamos transmitiendo en directo desde …, Esta edición escolar se trata de …, Ahora pasamos a las noticias del día …

• 5

  using argument and expressive or persuasive language to discuss topical issues such as La sostenibilidad, Los derechos humanos, el calentamiento global, for example, como sabemos … es evidente que … nadie puede negar …

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