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Elaboration (1) ACLTUU100

comparing features of standard Turkish and regional varieties used in Turkey and elsewhere in the world, understanding that these variations involve accents, dialects and vocabulary, for example, the word geliyorum is gelirem (Azerbaijan) gelikene (Western …

Elaboration (5) ACLTUC092

composing and performing a song or assuming the character of a figure associated with a significant contemporary celebration or event in Australia or the Turkish-speaking world, for example, Cumhuriyet Bayramı, Atatürk’ü Anma Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı, …

Elaboration (3) ACLTUC103

discussing their responsibilities at home and at school, comparing with those of young people living in Turkey or other Turkish-speaking communities around the world, noting the relative importance of concepts such as Derslerde başarılı olmak, küçük kardeşlere …

Years 7 and 8 Turkish

The nature of the learners Students coming into this pathway are background learners of Turkish with varying degrees of proficiency in the language. All have family and community connections with the language and associated cultures, or with languages …

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

Elaboration (5) ACLTUU097

applying principles of vowel harmony, sound assimilation of consonants and grammatical knowledge to spelling and writing unfamiliar words, for example, suffixes such as -cı, kapkaç çı, banka cı, yol cu, odun cu, sound assimilation such as sokak+- d a …

Elaboration ACLTUU118

identifying changes in their ways of communicating in Turkish due to the influence of factors such as technology, social media, peer influence and intercultural experience, for example, the use of acronyms, emoticons, ‘selfies’ and abbreviations in text …

Elaboration (1) ACLTUC110

translating and glossing words, symbols or expressions commonly used in emails and text messages, such as slm (Selam), mrb (merhaba), kib (kendine iyi bak), inş (inşallah)

Elaboration (5) ACLTUU118

investigating how Turkish uses word derivation tools to create new words that reflect social or cultural change or innovation, for example, the use of gün- in günce, the use of yaz- to create yazgı, yazılım, yazıcı, yazışma and yazdırım

Elaboration (9) ACLTUU098

recognising and using verbal conjugations and nominal declensions through common noun- and adjective-forming suffixes, such as -(a)l as in san-al, -(a)y as in dene-y, -(a)k as in sol-ak and kur-ak, -(c)a as in çocuk-ça, binler-ce, İngiliz-ce, güzel-ce, …

Elaboration (1) ACLTUU098

learning the conditions that apply to the use of familiar and formal second person singular forms -n and -n(ı)z, for example, yemeğin hazır, yemeğiniz hazır and second person pronouns, sen and siz as well as different honorifics, such as Teyze/Amca, Hanım/Bey, …

Elaboration (1) ACLTUU097

recognising the use of yumuşak g (soft g) ğ only in the middle and end of words

Elaboration (10) ACLTUU098

using a range of adjectives, adverbs and postpositions to describe actions, places and people, for example, mavi köşkte, Kısa saçlı biriydi, Çok dikkatli yürü, Dün sabah geldi, learning the correct written form of suffixes, for example, using the written …

Elaboration (6) ACLTUU101

recognising the influence of Turkish on English, for example, by identifying words commonly used in Australian English, such as yoghurt (yoğurt), coffee (kahve), horde (ordu), kiosk (köşk), kebab (kebap), turquoise (turkuaz);

Elaboration (8) ACLTUU115

understanding and using the three types of reduplication for emphasis, for example, emphatic reduplication, kapkara, upuzun; -m reduplication, çirkin mirkin, Selma’yı Melma’yı görmedim; and doubling, as in yavaş yavaş, ikişer ikişer, koşa koşa, ağlaya …

Elaboration (2) ACLTUU115

understanding verb moods, such as imperative, potential -(e)bilmek, reciprocal, causative and passive, and relevant suffixes used to create each mood, yazabilmek, koşabilmek (potential), okuyabilirim, Tayla giyindi ve süslendi (reflexive), Babası ile …

Elaboration (6) ACLTUC089

compiling facts, statistics and commentaries from sources such as websites, documentaries, travel brochures and magazine articles on famous sites, such as Kapadokya, Pamukkale, Kapalıçarşı, Ayasofya, Galata Kulesi

Elaboration (1) ACLTUC093

recognising when literal translation is not possible and discussing reasons for equivalence or non-equivalence in the case of idiomatic expressions such as samanlıkta iğne aramak, kulak misafiri olmak davulun sesi uzaktan hoş gelir, armut dalının dibine …

Elaboration (2) ACLTUC093

identifying and translating words and expressions that reference cultural values or histories and are difficult to translate into English, for example, başınız sağ olsun, sıhhatler olsun, imece, hayırlı olsun, nazar değmesin

Elaboration (4) ACLTUU097

learning about the pronunciation of long and short vowels with and without the accent and understanding how the length of the vowel and the accent can change the meaning of words, as in murâdına-Murat and hala-hâlâ, and palatalise the previous consonant, …

Elaboration (6) ACLTUU098

applying the rule of great vowel harmony when adding nominal case endings -(e), -(i), -d(e), -d(e)n to different nouns, such as ev-e, ev-i, ev-de, ev-den

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