AC9LV4U03 Years 3 to 4 Languages

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

Elaborations

• • Elaboration identifying similarities and differences between Vietnamese and English pronunciation, and adapting learnt spelling strategies from one language to the other, for example, the letters a, b, c, g, h, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, v, x and y are pronounced the same way in Vietnamese and English
• • Elaboration noticing the differences between Vietnamese and English, and the use of interrogatives, for example, unlike English, khi nào, ở đâu, bao nhiêu can be placed at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of questions, for example, Khi nào em đến? or Em đến khi nào? Bao nhiêu tiền một nải chuối? or Một nải chuối bao nhiêu tiền?
• • Elaboration recognising language features and symbols typically associated with particular Vietnamese texts, for example, time markers in stories or recycling symbols on packaging, and comparing these with English texts
• • Elaboration identifying and comparing key words in Vietnamese and English versions of favourite stories, for example, comparing Cô bé quàng khăn đỏ’ and ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ considering the rhythms and vocal effects in the 2 versions
• • Elaboration recognising how different textual elements in Vietnamese and English texts (titles or headings, layout, images, script, etc.) combine to make meaning in a text such as an invitation, webpage or picture book
• • Elaboration comparing features of simple spoken and written texts in Vietnamese, such as a spoken greeting or a handwritten postcard, and comparing these with similar texts in English, noting, for example, the format used to write the date and address, and different ways of addressing people
• • Elaboration exploring the influence of English on informal language used in daily interactions by Vietnamese people in Australia, for example, đi, xem, nghe, dùng and the use of terms such as ‘okay’, ‘hello’ and ‘shopping’