They provide examples of how language use They describe ways that identity and the nature of varies according to the context and the purpose of communication are directly related to language and the exchange. culture. They recognise that languages change over time, and that languages influence each other, providing examples of words in the language being studied that are borrowed from other languages. They compare the language being studied and English, identifying similarities and differences, particularly in vocabulary, behaviours and expressions related to cultural practices such as special occasions. CURRICULUM AREA Languages/ Non-Roman Alphabet Languages F-10 Sequence toward Level 8 Achievement – Context: Context Description: Alphabet Languages Level 6 Achievement Alphabet Languages Level 8 Achievement Example of Indicative Progress toward Level 8 Achievement Standard Standard Standard By the end of Level 6: In indicative progression towards the Level By the end of Level 8: Alphabet Languages, Students use the spoken and written language 8 achievement standard may be when students: Students use the written and spoken language being being studied to exchange personal information, studied to initiate and sustain classroom interactions to describe feelings and express preferences. carry out transactions and to exchange information, When participating in collaborative activities, ideas, thoughts and feelings about people, objects, transactions and classroom routines, they ask and places and events. respond to questions, plan collaboratively, and They ask and respond to questions and use make suggestions and statements. rehearsed and spontaneous language to engage in When interacting, students use key features of discussions, negotiate, make decisions and pronunciation and intonation, including accents arrangements, and offer opinions. where appropriate. They apply appropriate pronunciation and rhythm in They obtain and compare information from a range the spoken language being studied to a range of of texts related to aspects of daily life and events. sentence types, including, if applicable, use of the They present information about their personal accent mark for both intonation and meaning. world in different formats. They locate and interpret information and ideas on They express their feelings about the storyline and topics of interest from a range of texts and characters encountered in texts and create and communicate information, views and ideas using perform simple imaginative texts using familiar different modes of presentation. language. They their response to different imaginative texts They use tenses in combination with appropriate by expressing feelings and opinions and describing grammatical elements to construct and expand ways in which ideas, characters, places and events are sentences and apply basic rules of spelling and represented.
They provide examples of how language use varies according to the context and the purpose of the exchange. They recognise that languages change over time, and that languages influence each other, providing examples of words in the language being studied that are borrowed from other languages. They compare the language being studied and English, identifying similarities and differences, particularly in vocabulary, behaviours and expressions related to cultural practices such as special occasions. They describe ways that identity and the nature of communication are directly related to language and culture. CURRICULUM AREA – Languages/ Non-Roman Alphabet Languages F-10 Sequence toward Level 8 Achievement Context: Context Description: Alphabet Languages Level 6 Achievement Standard Example of Indicative Progress toward Level 8 Achievement Standard Alphabet Languages Level 8 Achievement Standard By the end of Level 6: Students use the spoken and written language being studied to exchange personal information, describe feelings and express preferences. When participating in collaborative activities, transactions and classroom routines, they ask and respond to questions, plan collaboratively, and make suggestions and statements. When interacting, students use key features of pronunciation and intonation, including accents where appropriate. They obtain and compare information from a range of texts related to aspects of daily life and events. They present information about their personal world in different formats. They express their feelings about the storyline and characters encountered in texts and create and perform simple imaginative texts using familiar language. They use tenses in combination with appropriate grammatical elements to construct and expand sentences and apply basic rules of spelling and In Alphabet Languages, indicative progression towards the Level 8 achievement standard may be when students: By the end of Level 8: Students use the written and spoken language being studied to initiate and sustain classroom interactions to carry out transactions and to exchange information, ideas, thoughts and feelings about people, objects, places and events. They ask and respond to questions and use rehearsed and spontaneous language to engage in discussions, negotiate, make decisions and arrangements, and offer opinions. They apply appropriate pronunciation and rhythm in the spoken language being studied to a range of sentence types, including, if applicable, use of the accent mark for both intonation and meaning. They locate and interpret information and ideas on topics of interest from a range of texts and communicate information, views and ideas using different modes of presentation. They their response to different imaginative texts by expressing feelings and opinions and describing ways in which ideas, characters, places and events are represented.
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