AC9LV2U04 Year 1 Languages

AC9LV2U04 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

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 people use language in ways that reflect cultural practices

Elaborations

• noticing similarities and differences in how they communicate in Vietnamese in the classroom and in language(s) spoken at home
• noticing that there are many languages and cultures in the world and that many of these languages are spoken in Australia and may be represented in their classroom
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practising gestures, words and phrases that reflect aspects of Vietnamese culture, for example, using both hands to offer something, and saying dạ, thưa, vâng ạ to show respect
• exploring symbols and languages used by First Nations Australians and by Vietnamese-speaking communities in a range of contexts, for example, identifying the colours of flags in Vietnamese and discussing what the colours represent in English
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recognising that behaviours such as ways of eating are connected to language and culture, for example, understanding how and why Vietnamese people use chopsticks and spoons instead of knives and forks, Ở nhà em ăn bằng đũa.
• exploring the meaning of culture and how it can involve visible elements such as ways of dressing, eating and dancing

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANVIEF10Y12

Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 2, students use Vietnamese 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 recognise tone marks and use familiar words and modelled language to create texts. They copy letters and tone marks to make words. Students imitate the sounds, tones and rhythms of spoken Vietnamese. They demonstrate understanding that Vietnamese has rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Vietnamese and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).