1st Language (F-10)

Years 5 - 6 Level
Understanding Language and Culture

UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS OF LANGUAGE

Students learn to:

• (U1) apply knowledge of signs, pace and signing space to develop fluency in familiar contexts AC9L1AU6U01

• (U2) use knowledge of modelled grammatical structures and formulaic expressions to compose and respond to texts, using appropriate textual conventions AC9L1AU6U02

• (U3) compare Auslan structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage AC9L1AU6U03

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UNDERSTANDING THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY

Students learn to:

• (U4) recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on communication AC9L1AU6U04