Elaboration (4) ACLGEC108
reading or viewing English and German versions of a familiar print or digital text such as ‘Spot’/Flecki or ‘Bob the Builder’/Bob der Baumeister, and noticing similarities and differences
Elaboration (4) | ACLGEC108 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLGEC108
responding in German or English to questions about a text, for example, Wer ist das?; War das eine gute Idee?; Und dann … ?
Elaboration (5) | ACLGEC108 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLGEC110
distinguishing between German and English in spoken and written form (Ist das Deutsch oder Englisch?), considering factors such as pronunciation, capitalisation of nouns, and the use of cursive script in some texts for children
Elaboration | ACLGEC110 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLGEC110
comparing greetings and terms for numbers, family members and familiar objects in German, English and other known/common languages, and noting similarities
Elaboration (1) | ACLGEC110 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLGEC110
interpreting/translating from German into English greetings and other learnt language items for new students or non-German speakers
Elaboration (3) | ACLGEC110 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLGEC111
collecting German and English words that are similar or identical in spelling and have the same meaning but are pronounced differently, for example, Baby, singen, braun, Klasse
Elaboration | ACLGEC111 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLGEC111
compiling and displaying illustrated class German–English and English–German dictionaries or alphabet posters of classroom language and key vocabulary
Elaboration (2) | ACLGEC111 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLGEC112
recognising that some German language use is similar to English, such as greetings used according to the time of day and the formality of a situation, for example, Guten Morgen and Morgen! Tag! Hallo!
Elaboration | ACLGEC112 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLGEU114
understanding that although German and English use the same alphabet there are additional symbols in German: the Umlaut to alter the pronunciation of particular vowels (ä, ö, ü) and the Eszett (β)
Elaboration (3) | ACLGEU114 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLGEU116
comparing similar texts in German and English, such as counting games or simple maps, identifying elements in the German texts which look or sound different
Elaboration (2) | ACLGEU116 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLGEU118
recognising that English and other languages have borrowed German words, for example, Hamburger, Kindergarten and Glockenspiel, and that many words are shared across languages, for example, ‘computer’, ‘bus’, ‘taxi’ and ‘auto’
Elaboration (3) | ACLGEU118 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum