AC9LS2C04 Year 1 Languages

AC9LS2C04 – Year 1 Languages: Mediating meaning in and between languages

Strand

Communicating meaning in Spanish

Substrand

Mediating meaning in and between 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.

Content Descriptor

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

Elaborations

• 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
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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?
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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
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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
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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.

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANSPAF10Y12

Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 2, students use Spanish language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language. They locate and convey key items of information in texts using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They use familiar words and modelled language to create texts. Students imitate the sounds and rhythms of spoken Spanish. They demonstrate understanding that Spanish has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Spanish and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).