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Years 7 and 8 · Languages · Understanding language and culture

AC9L1AU8U04

reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these impact on communication

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Understanding language and culture in Years 7 and 8.

AC9L1AU8EU01

recognise 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

AC9L1AU8EU02

develop knowledge, and use structures and features of, the Auslan grammatical system to understand and create signed, visual and multimodal texts

AC9L1AU8EU03

compare Auslan language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage

AC9L1AU8EU04

recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values

AC9L1AU8U01

apply knowledge of conventions of sign production to enhance fluency, and respond to and create texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts

AC9L1AU8U02

apply understanding of grammatical structures and expressions to compose and respond to a range of texts

AC9L1AU8U03

reflect on similarities and differences between Auslan and English language structures and features, using metalanguage

AC9L2AU8EU01

recognise 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

AC9L2AU8EU02

develop knowledge, and use structures and features of, the Auslan grammatical system to understand and create signed, visual and multimodal texts

AC9L2AU8EU03

compare Auslan language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage

AC9L2AU8EU04

recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values

AC9L2AU8U01

apply knowledge of conventions of sign production to enhance fluency, and respond to and create texts in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts

AC9L2AU8U02

apply understanding of grammatical structures and features to compose and respond to texts

AC9L2AU8U03

reflect on similarities and differences between Auslan and English language structures and features, using metalanguage

AC9L2AU8U04

reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs, and values, and how these impact on communication

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9L1AU8U04 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 7 and 8.

  1. Years 5 and 6AC9L1AU6U01apply knowledge of signs, pace and signing space to develop fluency in familiar contexts
  2. Years 5 and 6AC9L1AU6U02use knowledge of modelled grammatical structures and formulaic expressions to compose and respond to texts, using appropriate textual conventions
  3. Years 5 and 6AC9L1AU6U03compare Auslan structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage
  4. Years 5 and 6AC9L1AU6U04recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on communication
  5. Years 5 and 6AC9L2AU6U01apply knowledge of signs, pace and signing space to develop fluency in familiar contexts
  6. Years 5 and 6AC9L2AU6U02use knowledge of modelled grammatical structures and formulaic expressions to compose and respond to texts, using appropriate textual conventions
  7. Years 5 and 6AC9L2AU6U03compare some Auslan structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage
  8. Years 5 and 6AC9L2AU6U04recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on communication
  9. Years 9 and 10AC9L1AU10EU01apply features of Auslan sign production including handshape, orientation, location and movement (HOLM), and non-manual features (NMFs), and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
  10. Years 9 and 10AC9L1AU10EU02select and use structures and features of the Auslan grammatical system to enhance meaning and create signed, visual and multimodal texts
  11. Years 9 and 10AC9L1AU10EU03reflect on and evaluate Auslan texts, using metalanguage to discuss language structures and features
  12. Years 9 and 10AC9L1AU10EU04reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating
  13. Years 9 and 10AC9L1AU10U01apply features and conventions of sign production to extend fluency in response to a range of contexts, purposes and audiences
  14. Years 9 and 10AC9L1AU10U02apply knowledge of grammatical structures and features to predict meaning and compose a range of texts that contain complex structures and ideas
  15. Years 9 and 10AC9L1AU10U03reflect on and evaluate Auslan texts, using metalanguage to analyse language structures and features
  16. Years 9 and 10AC9L1AU10U04reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating
  17. Years 9 and 10AC9L2AU10EU01apply features of Auslan sign production including handshape, orientation, location and movement (HOLM), and non-manual features (NMFs), and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
  18. Years 9 and 10AC9L2AU10EU02select and use structures and features of the Auslan grammatical system to enhance meaning and create signed, visual and multimodal texts
  19. Years 9 and 10AC9L2AU10EU03reflect on and evaluate Auslan texts, using metalanguage to discuss language structures and features
  20. Years 9 and 10AC9L2AU10EU04reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating
  21. Years 9 and 10AC9L2AU10U01apply features and conventions of sign production to extend fluency when responding to and creating texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
  22. Years 9 and 10AC9L2AU10U02apply knowledge of grammatical structures and features to predict meaning and compose texts that contain some complex structures and ideas
  23. Years 9 and 10AC9L2AU10U03reflect on and evaluate Auslan texts, using metalanguage to analyse language structures and features
  24. Years 9 and 10AC9L2AU10U04reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating

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