ACL9LL8U04 Year 7 Languages

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.

recognise that language, texts and artefacts provide insights into culture and identity

Elaborations

• 1

  recognising that Latin has influenced many modern languages and applying knowledge of Latin to understand words and expressions in Romance languages, for example, deux, tempo, liberté, égalité, fraternité, amigo; la dolce vita

• 2 recognising that the Roman Empire encompassed regional and ethnic diversity, and considering how cultural diversity has continued to be an integral feature of society since ancient times
• 3

  exploring mottos and inscriptions, such as per ardua ad astra, e pluribus unum, and discussing their relevance in expressing belonging and/or identity in both the ancient and modern world

• 4 exploring First Nations Australians material culture such as instruments, jewellery, music, art, painting and dance, recognising how they provide insights into beliefs, cultural practices and social values, and making connections with those of Ancient Rome
• 5

  researching language use that reflects social structures, for example, pater familias, libertus, servus, matrona and discussing what these may reveal about cultural attitudes in Ancient Rome

• 6

  exploring the colloquial language that Romans used for greetings, or answering questions about daily life, such as salvete, quid agis?

• 7 considering how learning about the ancient world through texts and artefacts offers different ways of interpreting the modern world
• 8 discussing the impact of Roman infrastructure on people throughout the empire, for example, aqueducts, roads, safe trade routes, standardised currency and weights and measures, and reflecting on infrastructure in the modern world
• 9 reflecting on how learning Latin provides insights into the relationship between language and culture, and how this may have influenced the way they think about their own language(s), culture(s) and identity

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