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Years 9 and 10 · Languages · Understanding language and culture

AC9L2AU10EU01

apply 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

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Taught alongside it

The rest of Understanding language and culture in Years 9 and 10.

AC9L1AU10EU01

apply 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

AC9L1AU10EU02

select and use structures and features of the Auslan grammatical system to enhance meaning and create signed, visual and multimodal texts

AC9L1AU10EU03

reflect on and evaluate Auslan texts, using metalanguage to discuss language structures and features

AC9L1AU10EU04

reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating

AC9L1AU10U01

apply features and conventions of sign production to extend fluency in response to a range of contexts, purposes and audiences

AC9L1AU10U02

apply knowledge of grammatical structures and features to predict meaning and compose a range of texts that contain complex structures and ideas

AC9L1AU10U03

reflect on and evaluate Auslan texts, using metalanguage to analyse language structures and features

AC9L1AU10U04

reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating

AC9L2AU10EU02

select and use structures and features of the Auslan grammatical system to enhance meaning and create signed, visual and multimodal texts

AC9L2AU10EU03

reflect on and evaluate Auslan texts, using metalanguage to discuss language structures and features

AC9L2AU10EU04

reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating

AC9L2AU10U01

apply features and conventions of sign production to extend fluency when responding to and creating texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts

AC9L2AU10U02

apply knowledge of grammatical structures and features to predict meaning and compose texts that contain some complex structures and ideas

AC9L2AU10U03

reflect on and evaluate Auslan texts, using metalanguage to analyse language structures and features

AC9L2AU10U04

reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9L2AU10EU01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 9 and 10.

  1. 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
  2. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8EU02develop knowledge, and use structures and features of, the Auslan grammatical system to understand and create signed, visual and multimodal texts
  3. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8EU03compare Auslan language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage
  4. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8EU04recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values
  5. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8U01apply knowledge of conventions of sign production to enhance fluency, and respond to and create texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
  6. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8U02apply understanding of grammatical structures and expressions to compose and respond to a range of texts
  7. Years 7 and 8AC9L1AU8U03reflect on similarities and differences between Auslan and English language structures and features, using metalanguage
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8EU02develop knowledge, and use structures and features of, the Auslan grammatical system to understand and create signed, visual and multimodal texts
  11. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8EU03compare Auslan language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage
  12. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8EU04recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values
  13. 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
  14. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8U02apply understanding of grammatical structures and features to compose and respond to texts
  15. Years 7 and 8AC9L2AU8U03reflect on similarities and differences between Auslan and English language structures and features, using metalanguage
  16. 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

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