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Years 7 and 8 Italian

The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of Italian and typically have had little prior exposure to the language and associated cultures. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, some have proficiency in different …

Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Years 9 and 10 Italian

The nature of the learners Students have prior experience of learning Italian and bring a range of capabilities, strategies and knowledge that can be applied to new learning. They are expanding the range and nature of their learning experiences and of …

Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Italian Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students engage in social interaction to exchange greetings and to share ideas and information related to their personal, social and school worlds. They use known phrases to exchange ideas and opinions, for example, Non mi piace …

Achievement Standard Italian Years 9 and 10

By the end of Year 10, students use a range of everyday language both orally and in writing to exchange information about their personal, social and local world and about broader issues of personal significance. They communicate thoughts and opinions; …

ACLITC104

Translate phrases and short texts from Italian to English and vice versa, identifying how cultural concepts are embedded in language and explaining differences in meanings[Key concept: equivalence; Key processes: translating, interpreting, comparing]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITC123

Translate texts from Italian to English and vice versa, and compare different versions for different audiences and contexts[Key concept: representation; Key processes: translating, considering alternatives, interconnecting, explaining, reflecting]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

Elaboration (3) ACLITC104

identifying Italian–English cognates (for example, dizionario/dictionary, farmacia/pharmacy, intelligente/intelligent, mercato/market) and using them to predict meaning

Elaboration (4) ACLITC104

developing awareness of Italian–English ‘false friends’ and reflect upon how they assist or inhibit meaning, for example, parenti = relatives (not parents), libreria = bookstore (not library), crudo = uncooked (not crude), bravo = good (not brave)

Elaboration (3) ACLITU108

noting differences between Italian and English use of capital letters, and using rules of capitalisation when creating own texts, for example, omission of capitals with weekdays, months of the year and nationalities

Elaboration ACLITU109

learning how to use:nouns to identify people and objects — singular and plural regular forms, gender, some exceptions; developing awareness of various categories of nouns with common endings such as -ista, -zione, -tore and -trice (for example, il/la …

Elaboration (3) ACLITU110

talking about language features and word order using relevant metalanguage such as ‘verbs’, ‘adjectives’, ‘nouns’ and ‘pronouns’ (for example, know if this non/adjective singolare o plurale? Perché?), and comparing grammatical features in Italian and …

Elaboration ACLITC123

comparing different translations of the same message in Italian and English, for example, Devo scappare/andare/correre can be translated as 'I must/have to run/go' or 'I got to run/go

Elaboration (4) ACLITC123

translating and discussing idiomatic expressions in both Italian and English, for example, Non vedo l’ora! (I can’t wait!), Era ora! (Finally! It was about time!), Lasciami stare! (Leave me alone!), Ma dai! (Come on!), Tocca ferro (Touch wood)

Elaboration (2) ACLITC124

adding subtitles and captions in English to complement the Italian language audio of video clips and photo stories

Elaboration ACLITC125

noticing differences between Italian and English ways of communicating which involve cultural dimensions, for example, when corresponding with an Italian peer and analysing the other student's references to aspects of culture, particularly the language …

Elaboration ACLITU129

comparing procedural, recount and persuasive texts in Italian and English (for example, recipes, advertisements and weather reports) and describing their similarities and differences

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