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AC9LV6U01 Year 5 Languages

AC9LV6U01 – Year 5 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language

This Content Descriptor from Year 5 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 Description

apply knowledge of sounds, tones, pronunciation and intonation patterns to develop fluency and rhythm to known words and phrases

Elaborations

  • 1

    understanding the variability of sound-letter combinations and distinguishing between similar sounds such as ch and tr in chai/trai, or s and x or in song/xong

  • 2

    applying pronunciation rules, including adding or changing tone markers, initial consonants or vowels to form new words, for example, buổi, cuối, đuổi, tuổi, chuối

  • 3

    exploring Vietnamese sounds such as homophones, for example, giai and dai, dây and giây, and homonyms, for example, bàn (bàn bạc) or bàn (cái bàn)

  • 4

    understanding and reproducing Vietnamese words with different tone markers and pitch, for example, thương, thường, thưởng, thượng

  • 5 using digital tools to check the correct pronunciation of Vietnamese and using voice-recording apps to check their own tone and intonation to develop fluency
  • 6

    understanding that Vietnamese has different regional accents, such as Northern, Central and Southern Vietnamese, for example, má/mẹ, ba/bố, dứa/thơm/khóm

  • 7

    understanding rhythm in sentences, using pauses and intonation to signal clause boundaries and emphasis, for example, Học bài, không được bỏ đi chơi and Học bài không được, bỏ đi chơi

  • 8

    applying Vietnamese pronunciation and intonation, recognising how pitch, stress and rhythm help to convey meaning, for example, Anh ăn trưa chưa? Anh chưa ăn trưa? and Anh chưa ăn trưa

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