Years 7 and 8 German

The nature of the learners These years represent a transition to secondary school. Students in this sequence bring with them an established capability to interact in different situations, to engage with a variety of texts and to communicate with some …

Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard German Foundation to Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students interact with teachers and peers through action-related talk and play. They introduce themselves, exchange greetings and farewells, for example, Ich heiße … Auf Wiedersehen! and express likes and dislikes. When interacting, …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard German Years 5 and 6

By the end of Year 6, students use written and spoken German for classroom interactions, to carry out transactions, and to share ideas and opinions, relate experiences and express feelings. They use complete sentences in familiar contexts to ask …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard German Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students use written and spoken German to interact with teachers, peers and others; to make decisions, solve problems and negotiate transactions; and to exchange and justify ideas, opinions and views. When interacting, they …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard German Years 9 and 10

By the end of Year 10, students use written and spoken German to initiate and sustain interactions with teachers, peers and others in a range of settings and for a range of purposes. They use language spontaneously in the classroom environment …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLGEC127

Compare aspects of German and English language, such as vocabulary, sounds and rhymes, and cultural information, and share with peers and family[Key concepts: meaning, interconnection; Key processes: comparing, interpreting, explaining]

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ACLGEC127 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLGEU133

Identify the purposes of familiar personal, informative and imaginative texts such as maps, calendars and fairy tales, and explain how particular features of such texts help to achieve these purposes[Key concepts: text function, structure, features of …

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ACLGEU133 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLGEC144

Explain aspects of German language and culture for family or peers, noticing that there are not always equivalent expressions in English[Key concepts: equivalence, meaning; Key processes: interpreting, explaining, predicting]

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ACLGEC144 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLGEU148

Explain and apply basic rules for German pronunciation, intonation, spelling and punctuation[Key concepts: pronunciation, writing systems, punctuation; Key processes: spelling, making connections, applying rules]

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ACLGEU148 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLGEC161

Interpret and/or translate for friends or visitors terms associated with German or own culture[Key concepts: relationship, meaning, idioms; Key processes: interpreting, explaining, translating]

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ACLGEC161 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLGEC178

Interpret and/or translate German and English texts, identifying and explaining culture-specific aspects and expressions that do not translate easily[Key concepts: culture, context, idioms; Key processes: interpreting, translating, comparing, analysi …

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ACLGEC178 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLGEC179

Create bilingual texts which reflect and explain aspects of culture and language for different German-speaking and Australian audiences[Key concepts: interconnection, assumptions, sensitivity; Key processes: explaining, translating, relating intercul …

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ACLGEC179 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLGEC181

Explore and express own identity and ability to act as a cultural mediator between German speakers and Australians[Key concepts: cultural mediation, perspective, diversity; Key processes: evaluating, exploring, explaining]

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ACLGEC181 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLGEU185

Analyse and explain how and why language is used differently in a range of texts, considering features such as dialects and register[Key concepts: register, constraints; Key processes: analysing, comparing, explaining]

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ACLGEU185 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLGEC142

responding to a text such as a poem by selecting an appropriate image to illustrate an aspect (message, mood) and explaining choice, for example, Das ist die Sonne. Die Sonne ist heiß und gelb. Die Sonne scheint im Sommer. Ich bin glücklich, wenn die …

Elaboration (1) | ACLGEC142 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC144

explaining in English the use and meaning of German expressions such as Gesundheit, Hals und Beinbruch, Toi, toi, toi!

Elaboration (3) | ACLGEC144 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC157

collecting information on topics related to lifestyle choices, explaining changes in focus and perspective over different periods, for example, Rauchen oder nicht?

Elaboration (3) | ACLGEC157 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC161

explaining terms associated with practices or features of schools in German-speaking countries, such as hitzefrei or aspects of assessment and reporting, for example, das Notensystem, die mündliche Note, der blaue Brief, sitzenbleiben, and drawing comparisons …

Elaboration (3) | ACLGEC161 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLGEC162

creating vocabulary lists and annotated cultural explanations for German-speaking visitors to events such as Australian sports days, swimming carnivals or family events, explaining culture-specific elements

Elaboration (2) | ACLGEC162 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC163

reflecting on and explaining which aspects of culture and language use can be comfortably adopted and where adjustments should be made, such as the use of Sie and titles (Herr Dr. Meier), wearing of Hausschuhe, placing payment and receiving change on …

Elaboration (3) | ACLGEC163 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum