2nd Language (F-10)

Years 7 - 8 Level
Understanding Language and Culture

UNDERSTANDING SYSTEMS OF LANGUAGE

Students learn to:

• (U1) apply knowledge of conventions of sign production to enhance fluency, and respond to and create texts in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts AC9L2AU8U01

• (U2) apply understanding of grammatical structures and features to compose and respond to texts AC9L2AU8U02

• (U3) reflect on similarities and differences between Auslan and English language structures and features, using metalanguage AC9L2AU8U03

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UNDERSTANDING THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY

Students learn to:

• (U4) reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs, and values, and how these impact on communication AC9L2AU8U04