AC9LS2C04 Year 1 Languages

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.

notice that language carries cultural meaning in classroom-related greetings, introductions, instructions and routines

Elaborations

• 1 recognising the cultural significance of hand gestures and facial expressions that accompany Spanish words and phrases, and that meaning can sometimes be conveyed non-verbally
• 2

  explaining to others, such as friends or family, the meanings and use of simple expressions such as greetings that are used for different times of the day, occasions and people, for example, ¡Buenos días, profesora/señora/maestra! ¡Buenas tardes! ¡Buenas noches! Hola ¿Qué tal? ¿Cómo está?

• 3

  noticing body language and tone when using some Spanish words, expressions and exclamations when playing and conversing with one another, for example, ¡Ay! ¡Salud! and comparing these features with English words

• 4

  making class word walls or personal bilingual picture dictionaries with captions, stickers and simple descriptions to explain cultural terms and phrases such as merienda, doña, don, chicos, niños, buena onda, tomar las once

• 5

  understanding that different forms of language are used with different people to show respect and familiarity and that there may be regional variations, for example, using appropriate pronouns and forms of address such as tú, usted, vos, doctor García, Doña Aura, Joselito, Amelita.

Related Achievement Standards