Years 5 and 6 · Languages · Understanding language and culture

AC9LG6U01

apply knowledge of combinations of sounds, syllables, pronunciation and intonation patterns to develop fluency and rhythm to known words and phrases

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Where AC9LG6U01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 5 and 6.

1. Years 3 and 4AC9LG4U01recognise and use modelled combinations of sounds, pronunciation and intonation patterns of German to form words and phrases
2. Years 3 and 4AC9LG4U02recognise German language conventions, grammatical structures and basic syntax in familiar texts and contexts
3. Years 3 and 4AC9LG4U03recognise familiar German language features and compare with those of English, in known contexts
4. Years 3 and 4AC9LG4U04identify connections between German language and cultural practices
5. Years 7 and 8AC9LG8EU01recognise and use features of the German sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and demonstrate understanding of how these are represented in familiar contexts
6. Years 7 and 8AC9LG8EU02develop knowledge of, and use structures and features of, the German grammatical and writing systems to understand and create spoken, written and multimodal texts
7. Years 7 and 8AC9LG8EU03compare German language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage
8. Years 7 and 8AC9LG8EU04recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values
9. Years 7 and 8AC9LG8U01apply knowledge of conventions of spoken German to enhance fluency, and to respond to and create texts in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
10. Years 7 and 8AC9LG8U02apply understanding of grammatical structures and expressions to compose and respond to texts
11. Years 7 and 8AC9LG8U03reflect on similarities and differences between German and English language structures and features, using metalanguage
12. Years 7 and 8AC9LG8U04reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values