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ACL9LCLF8U03: Year 7 Languages Content Descriptor – Understanding systems of language
ACL9LCLF8U03 Year 7 Languages

ACL9LCLF8U03 – 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 Language] vocabulary and language structures and features with English, using metalanguage

Elaborations

  • • understanding conventions of word order and how they may be different in [Classical Language] and English
  • • using terms relating to parts of speech to compare basic sentence structures in [Classical Language] and English
  • • identifying and using [Classical Language] derivatives to expand English vocabulary
  • • identifying and collecting word families in which the same [Classical Language] root is used with different prefixes or suffixes
  • • understanding that one [Classical Language] word may correspond to several different English words and selecting the most appropriate meaning of a word in its context
  • • exploring how use of language techniques in narratives, such as exclamation, repetition, alliteration and onomatopoeia, can encourage the audience to respond in particular ways in both [Classical Language] and English

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASLANFCLY78
Year 7 Languages Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 8, students use their knowledge of [Classical Language] to interpret texts and sources, and respond to information about ancient [Country/City] society. They develop strategies to translate [Classical Language] texts into English, identifying familiar vocabulary and language structures and features to interpret meaning. Students apply [Classical Language] sound-script relationships and use restored pronunciation when reading familiar texts aloud. They demonstrate understanding that [Classical Language] has conventions and rules for spoken and written communication. They understand that [Classical Language] has influenced English vocabulary and comment on language structures and features, using metalanguage. They demonstrate awareness that language, texts and artefacts from Ancient [Country/City] are connected with culture and identity, and explore the relationships between language(s), culture(s) and identity.