Learning contexts and topics Provide opportunities for learning and assessment on the following context and topic: The changing world Youth issues. Students consider youth issues in the global community related – to coping with pressures: stress, drugs and alcohol. Text types and textual conventions Provide opportunities for students to respond to and to produce the following text types: account advertisement article conversation discussion film or TV program (excerpts) image interview script speech, interview, dialogue – table. Linguistic resources Provide opportunities for students to acquire and use the following resources: Vocabulary introduce new vocabulary, phrases and expressions, through texts used related to youth issues in the global community related to coping with pressures: stress, drugs and alcohol. Grammar adjectives (attributive: genitive) nouns (cases: genitive) 11–15 prepositions (cases: prepositions with the genitive) verbs (subjunctive II: and modals; in requests; in conditional clauses). haben, sein Sound and writing systems use of ß, with particular reference to the Neue Rechtschreibung Neue Rechtschreibung. Intercultural understandings Provide opportunities for students to enhance understanding of their own language(s) and culture(s) in relation to the German language and culture, and enable them to reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication: issues affecting youth in the global community coping with pressures, stress, drugs and alcohol – successful programs, methods and strategies to combat the effects of stress and the impact of abuse of drugs and alcohol. Language learning and communication strategies Provide opportunities for students to practise the following strategies: ask for clarification and repetition to assist understanding structure an argument, express ideas and opinions think critically and analytically manipulate known elements in a new context to create meaning in spoken and written forms. Dictionaries use a bilingual dictionary. Assessment Task 11: Oral communication Participate in a 10–12 minute conversation in German. Assessment Task 12: Written communication Write a blog posting in German of approximately 150 words. Review structure of the practical (oral) and written examinations for Semester 2. Prepare for the practical (oral) and written examinations. 16 Assessment Task 13: Practical (oral) examination Assessment Task 14: Written examination
11–15 Learning contexts and topics Provide opportunities for learning and assessment on the following context and topic: The changing world – Youth issues. Students consider youth issues in the global community related to coping with pressures: stress, drugs and alcohol. Text types and textual conventions Provide opportunities for students to respond to and to produce the following text types: account advertisement article conversation discussion film or TV program (excerpts) image interview script – speech, interview, dialogue table. Linguistic resources Provide opportunities for students to acquire and use the following resources: Vocabulary introduce new vocabulary, phrases and expressions, through texts used related to youth issues in the global community related to coping with pressures: stress, drugs and alcohol. Grammar adjectives (attributive: genitive) nouns (cases: genitive) prepositions (cases: prepositions with the genitive) verbs (subjunctive II: haben, sein and modals; in requests; in conditional clauses). Sound and writing systems use of ß, with particular reference to the Neue Rechtschreibung Neue Rechtschreibung. Intercultural understandings Provide opportunities for students to enhance understanding of their own language(s) and culture(s) in relation to the German language and culture, and enable them to reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication: issues affecting youth in the global community – coping with pressures, stress, drugs and alcohol successful programs, methods and strategies to combat the effects of stress and the impact of abuse of drugs and alcohol. Language learning and communication strategies Provide opportunities for students to practise the following strategies: ask for clarification and repetition to assist understanding structure an argument, express ideas and opinions think critically and analytically manipulate known elements in a new context to create meaning in spoken and written forms. Dictionaries use a bilingual dictionary. Assessment Task 11: Oral communication Participate in a 10–12 minute conversation in German. Assessment Task 12: Written communication Write a blog posting in German of approximately 150 words. 16 Review structure of the practical (oral) and written examinations for Semester 2. Prepare for the practical (oral) and written examinations. Assessment Task 13: Practical (oral) examination Assessment Task 14: Written examination