Years 7 and 8 · Languages · Understanding language and culture

AC9LT8U01

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

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

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Where AC9LT8U01 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 7 and 8.

1. Years 5 and 6AC9LT6U01apply knowledge of combinations of sounds, syllables, pronunciation and intonation patterns to develop fluency and rhythm to known words and phrases
2. Years 5 and 6AC9LT6U02use knowledge of modelled grammatical structures and formulaic expressions to compose and respond to texts using appropriate punctuation and textual conventions
3. Years 5 and 6AC9LT6U03compare some Turkish language structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage
4. Years 5 and 6AC9LT6U04recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on non-verbal, spoken and written communication
5. Years 9 and 10AC9LT10EU01apply features of the Turkish sound system, including tone, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
6. Years 9 and 10AC9LT10EU02select and use structures and features of the Turkish grammatical and writing systems to enhance meaning and create spoken, written and multimodal texts
7. Years 9 and 10AC9LT10EU03reflect on and evaluate Turkish texts, using metalanguage to discuss language structures and features
8. Years 9 and 10AC9LT10EU04reflect 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 10AC9LT10U01apply features and conventions of spoken Turkish to extend fluency in responding to and creating texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
10. Years 9 and 10AC9LT10U02apply knowledge of grammatical structures to predict meaning and compose texts that contain some complex structures and ideas
11. Years 9 and 10AC9LT10U03reflect on and evaluate Turkish texts, using metalanguage to analyse language structures and features
12. Years 9 and 10AC9LT10U04reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values and how these affect ways of communicating