Years 7 and 8 · Languages · Understanding language and culture

AC9LIN8EU02

develop knowledge of, and use structures and features of, the Indonesian grammatical and writing systems to understand and create spoken, written and multimodal texts

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

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9LIN8EU02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 7 and 8.

1. Years 5 and 6AC9LIN6U01apply knowledge of combinations of sounds, syllables, pronunciation and intonation patterns to develop fluency and rhythm to known words and phrases
2. Years 5 and 6AC9LIN6U02use knowledge of modelled grammatical structures and formulaic expressions to compose and respond to texts, using appropriate punctuation and textual conventions
3. Years 5 and 6AC9LIN6U03compare some Indonesian language structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage
4. Years 5 and 6AC9LIN6U04recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on non-verbal and spoken communication
5. Years 9 and 10AC9LIN10EU01apply features of the Indonesian sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
6. Years 9 and 10AC9LIN10EU02select and use structures and features of the Indonesian grammatical and writing systems to enhance meaning and create spoken, written and multimodal texts
7. Years 9 and 10AC9LIN10EU03reflect on and evaluate Indonesian texts, using metalanguage to discuss language structures and features
8. Years 9 and 10AC9LIN10EU04reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating
9. Years 9 and 10AC9LIN10U01apply features and conventions of spoken Indonesian to extend fluency in responding to and creating texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
10. Years 9 and 10AC9LIN10U02apply knowledge of grammatical structures to predict meaning and compose texts that contain some complex structures and ideas
11. Years 9 and 10AC9LIN10U03reflect on and evaluate Indonesian texts, using metalanguage to analyse language structures and features
12. Years 9 and 10AC9LIN10U04reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating