ACL9LCG8U03 Year 7 Languages

ACL9LCG8U03 – Year 7 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding systems of language

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 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

compare Classical Greek vocabulary and language structures and features with English, using metalanguage

Elaborations

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recognising how word order may be different in Classical Greek and English, such as the use of the attributive and predicative position of the adjective to vary meaning, for example, ἡ καλὴ κόρη and καλὴ ἡ κόρη
• understanding that one Classical Greek word may correspond to several different English words, and selecting the most appropriate meaning of a word in its context
• using terms relating to parts of speech to compare basic sentence structures in Classical Greek and English
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developing strategies for vocabulary building by applying knowledge of roots and derivatives, for example, ἄγγελος (angel/archangel/evangelist), περί (periscope/perimeter/periphery), μόνος/η/ον (monotony, monologue, monopoly)
• building vocabulary by recognising Classical Greek words commonly used in English, for example, analysis, aroma, drama, eureka, hoi polloi, hyperbole, idea and synthesis
• identifying and using Classical Greek derivatives to expand own English vocabulary, for example, antithesis, cynic and sceptic
• identifying and collecting word families in which the same Classical Greek root is used with different prefixes or suffixes, for example, biography/calligraphy, biology/technology, analysis/paralysis, Palaeolithic/ palaeontology

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASLANCLGY78

Year 7 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 8, students use their knowledge of Classical Greek to interpret texts and sources, and respond to information about ancient Greek society. They develop strategies to translate Classical Greek texts into English, identifying familiar vocabulary and language structures and features to interpret meaning. Students apply Classical Greek sound-script relationships and use restored pronunciation when reading familiar texts aloud. They demonstrate understanding that Classical Greek has conventions and rules for spoken and written communication. They understand that Classical Greek has influenced English vocabulary and comment on language structures and features, using metalanguage. They demonstrate awareness that language, texts and artefacts from Ancient Greece are connected with culture and identity, and explore the relationships between language(s), culture(s) and identity.