Years 7 and 8 · Languages · Understanding language and culture

AC9LCLF8U01

understand and begin to apply the phonological and orthographic systems of [Classical Language]

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1. Years 9 and 10AC9LCLF10U01apply the phonological and orthographic systems of [Classical Language] in a range of contexts
2. Years 9 and 10AC9LCLF10U02select and use vocabulary, grammatical structures and linguistic features of [Classical Language] to interpret, translate and respond to texts
3. Years 9 and 10AC9LCLF10U03explain how [Classical Language] vocabulary, structures and features extend understanding of English, using metalanguage
4. Years 9 and 10AC9LCLF10U04reflect on and explain how language, texts and artefacts provide understanding of culture and identity