Years 5 and 6 · Languages · Understanding language and culture

AC9L1AU6U04

recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on communication

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Where AC9L1AU6U04 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 5 and 6.

1. Years 3 and 4AC9L1AU4U01recognise and use combinations of signs to form words and phrases
2. Years 3 and 4AC9L1AU4U02recognise and use Auslan language conventions, grammatical structures and basic syntax, in familiar texts and contexts
3. Years 3 and 4AC9L1AU4U03recognise familiar Auslan structures and features and compare with those of English, in known contexts
4. Years 3 and 4AC9L1AU4U04identify connections between Auslan, cultural practices and identity
5. Years 3 and 4AC9L2AU4U01recognise and use modelled combinations of signs such as handshape, orientation, location, movement (HOLM) and non-manual features (NMFs) to form signed words and phrases
6. Years 3 and 4AC9L2AU4U02recognise Auslan language conventions, grammatical structures and basic syntax in familiar texts and contexts
7. Years 3 and 4AC9L2AU4U03recognise familiar Auslan structures and features and compare with those of English, in known contexts
8. Years 3 and 4AC9L2AU4U04identify connections between Auslan, cultural practices and identity
9. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8EU01recognise and use modelled combinations of handshape, orientation, location, movement (HOLM) and non-manual features (NMFs) to form signs and phrases and demonstrate understanding of how these are represented in familiar contexts
10. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8EU02develop knowledge, and use structures and features of, the Auslan grammatical system to understand and create signed, visual and multimodal texts
11. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8EU03compare Auslan language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage
12. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8EU04recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values
13. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8U01apply knowledge of conventions of sign production to enhance fluency, and respond to and create texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
14. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8U02apply understanding of grammatical structures and expressions to compose and respond to a range of texts
15. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8U03reflect on similarities and differences between Auslan and English language structures and features, using metalanguage
16. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8U04reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these impact on communication
17. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8EU01recognise and use modelled combinations of handshape, orientation, location, movement (HOLM) and non-manual features (NMFs) to form signs and phrases and demonstrate understanding of how these are represented in familiar contexts
18. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8EU02develop knowledge, and use structures and features of, the Auslan grammatical system to understand and create signed, visual and multimodal texts
19. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8EU03compare Auslan language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage
20. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8EU04recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values
21. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8U01apply knowledge of conventions of sign production to enhance fluency, and respond to and create texts in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
22. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8U02apply understanding of grammatical structures and features to compose and respond to texts
23. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8U03reflect on similarities and differences between Auslan and English language structures and features, using metalanguage
24. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8U04reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs, and values, and how these impact on communication