ACL9LCG10U03 Year 9 Languages

ACL9LCG10U03 – Year 9 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding systems of language

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 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

explain how Classical Greek vocabulary, structures and features extend understanding of English, using metalanguage

Elaborations

• investigating and explaining the effect of word order in Classical Greek and English in producing emphasis and tone, for example, indignation, anger and suspense
• reflecting on the particular use of tenses in Classical Greek and making comparisons with English, such as use of aspect, vivid use of the present in indirect speech
• identifying Classical Greek roots in English scientific, technical, legal and academic terminology, for example, pathogen, symmetry, geology, metropolis, gigabyte, nanotechnology
• applying knowledge of Classical Greek to understand the formation of English words, for example, criterion/criteria, macro-economics
• recognising terms in English that are hybrids of Classical Greek and Latin, for example, metalanguage, quantum physics, teleconference
• recognising the influence of literary genres such as epic, tragedy, comedy, epigram, ode, history and myth, in order to understand different text types in English
• analysing language features in Classical Greek and English used to influence the intended audience, such as imagery and rhetorical devices

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANCLGY910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students use their knowledge of Classical Greek to interpret and analyse information from a range of texts and sources about ancient Greek society and culture. They apply strategies to translate and interpret Classical Greek texts into English and demonstrate understanding of how language conveys cultural meaning. Students apply Classical Greek sound-script relationships and use restored pronunciation when reading familiar and unfamiliar texts aloud. They select and apply Classical Greek grammatical conventions and rules when translating and responding to texts. They explain how Classical Greek has influenced English vocabulary and analyse language structures and features, using metalanguage. They demonstrate understanding that language, texts and artefacts from Ancient Greece are connected with culture and identity, and reflect on the interrelationship of language(s), culture(s) and identity.