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Foundation to Year 2 Turkish

The nature of the learners Children in this pathway enter the early years of schooling with established oracy skills in Turkish, English and sometimes other languages or dialects. There will be variation in terms of proficiency in Turkish depending on …

Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLTUC008

Explain in English the meaning of everyday Turkish words, phrases and gestures, noticing which are similar or different to equivalent words in English or other known languages[Key concepts: translation, meaning, similarity, difference; Key processes: …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

Elaboration (1) ACLTUC009

matching and sequencing words and pictures in English and Turkish to complete speech bubbles in digital or print versions of short conversations or picture stories

Elaboration (4) ACLTUC009

creating and performing short bilingual chants, songs and poems that move between Turkish and English

Elaboration (3) ACLTUU017

noticing that using Turkish and using English involves different ways of communicating; considering what this reveals about cultural values or traditions

Achievement Standard Turkish Foundation to Year 2

By the end of Year 2, students interact with the teacher and peers to share information about themselves and to exchange greetings, for example, Merhaba! Günaydın! Tünaydın! İyi günler! İyi akşamlar! İyi geceler! Hoşça kal! Güle güle! Hoş geldiniz! …

ACLTUC010

Notice how using Turkish and English involves some different ways of communicating and behaving[Key concepts: communication, culture, self, difference; Key processes: noticing, comparing]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

Elaboration (1) ACLTUU016

recognising that Turkish uses loan words from English, such as internet, TV, ceket, film and futbol, and that English uses words from Turkish, such as yoghurt, coffee, horde, kiosk, turquoise

Elaboration (1) ACLTUU017

recognising that there are words and expressions in Turkish that ‘belong’ to Turkish and not to English, for example, Hoş bulduk, Çok yaşa, Sen de gör

Elaboration (4) ACLTUC008

noticing words or expressions in Turkish that are not easy to translate into English because they carry different meanings, for example, Ellerine sağlık. Çok yaşa! Sen de gör! Geçmiş olsun!

Elaboration (3) ACLTUC009

creating illustrated lists of words and phrases in Turkish and English which are similar in sound and meaning, for example, polis, ambulans, doktor, spor, müzik, hobi

Elaboration (2) ACLTUC010

identifying gestures or body language that are used more often in Turkish than in English, for example, raising the head to indicate ‘no’, tutting to indicate shock or upset, raising the index finger to ask permission to speak in class

Elaboration ACLTUU012

becoming familiar with the Turkish alphabet and writing conventions, for example, by identifying sounds and spelling of specific phonemes, such as, /ı/, /ö/, /ü/, /ç/, /ğ/, /ş/ and comparing them with English sounds

Elaboration (2) ACLTUU016

creating a class record of Turkish words used in English, such as doner kebab, shish kebab, yoghurt, dolma, cacik, comparing how these words are pronounced in the two languages

Elaboration (1) ACLTUC008

explaining the English meaning of Turkish words and phrases used for greetings, apologies and appreciations, such as hoş geldiniz, hoş bulduk, geçmiş olsun, merhaba, hoşça kal, günaydın, iyi günler, iyi akşamlar, iyi geceler, and discussing how and when …

Elaboration (2) ACLTUC008

comparing and contrasting the meaning and sounds of key words and expressions that feature in Turkish and English versions of popular children’s rhymes, games and songs, such as ‘Old MacDonald’ and Ali Baba’nın Çiftliği, ‘Are you sleeping?’ and Tembel …

Elaboration (3) ACLTUU012

experimenting with sounds in onomatopoeic words, such as those related to animal sounds, üüürüüü (horoz), miyav miyav (kedi), möö (inek), hav hav (köpek ), cik cik (kuş); comparing with the pronunciation of equivalent animal sounds in English

Elaboration ACLTUC006

participating in shared readings of Turkish versions of familiar stories, such as Kırmızı Başlıklı Kız (Little Red Riding Hood) or Aç Tırtıl (The Very Hungry Caterpillar), Çirkin Ördek Yavrusu (The Ugly Duckling), Kül Kedisi (Cinderella) Pinokyo (Pinocchio), …

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