Context statement Chinese
The place of the Chinese language and culture in Australia and the world China's official language is Modern Standard Chinese, or Putonghua (the common or shared language) in Chinese. The language is also referred to as Hanyu, the spoken …
Context statement | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Context statement Italian
The place of the Italian language and culture in Australia and the world Italian, also known as Standard Italian or italiano standard, is the official language of Italy, the Vatican City, San Marino and parts of Switzerland. It is also …
Context statement | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Aims Framework for Classical Languages
The Australian Curriculum: Framework for Classical Languages aims to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to ensure students: engage with the language, history and culture of the Classical world through interaction with texts understand language, …
Aims | Framework for Classical Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Nature and purpose of the Framework Framework for Classical Languages
Classical languages are distinct within the languages learning area of the Australian Curriculum. While they have ceased to be languages of everyday communication, Classical languages provide a key to the literature, history, thought and culture of the …
Nature and purpose of the Framework | Framework for Classical Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Context statement Arabic
The place of the Arabic culture and language in Australia and in the world Arabic is spoken by approximately 280 million people in 22 countries over two continents. It is the official language of the Arab world, which includes countries of the Middle …
Context statement | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Structure Framework for Classical Languages
Sequences of learning To reflect current custom, practice and the needs of learners in Australian schools, the Framework has been developed for Years 7–10. Strands, sub-strands and threads The following interrelated strands are derived from the …
Structure | Framework for Classical Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Structure Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages
Pathways To cater for differences between the ecologies of languages and the communities who are owners and custodians of those languages, and to cater for students who come from a variety of learner backgrounds, the Framework has three pathways: First …
Structure | Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum
General capabilities
In the Australian Curriculum, general capabilities encompass knowledge, skills, behaviours, and dispositions that, together with curriculum content in each learning area and the cross-curriculum priorities, will enable students to live and work successfully …
General capabilities | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Structure
Learner background and time-on-task are two major variables that influence language learning and they provide the basis for the structure of the Australian Curriculum: Languages. These variables are addressed through the specification of content and the …
Structure | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Introduction
The Australian Curriculum: Languages is designed to enable all students to engage in learning a language in addition to English. The design of the Australian Curriculum: Languages recognises the features that languages share as well as the distinctiveness …
Introduction | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Cross-curriculum priorities
The Australian Curriculum gives special attention to three cross-curriculum priorities: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia sustainability. The cross-curriculum priorities are embedded …
Cross-curriculum priorities | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Using the Framework Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages
The Framework is general in its structure and approach because it needs to be applicable to all Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia, across the full range of language ecologies. As a consequence, curriculum content and …
Using the Framework | Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Using the Framework to develop language-specific curricula or programs for Classical languages Framework for Classical Languages
It is intended that the Framework will be used by state and territory jurisdictions to develop language-specific curricula, or by schools and communities to develop teaching and learning programs for Classical languages other than Latin and Classical …
Using the Framework to develop language-specific curricula or programs for Classical languages | Framework for Classical Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Rationale Framework for Classical Languages
The study of Classical languages allows students to enter and explore ancient worlds that have shaped contemporary life and societies. Authentic engagement with seminal works of great literature and antiquities gives direct access to ancient ways of living …
Rationale | Framework for Classical Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum
What is the Framework? Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages
The Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages (the Framework) is the first national curriculum document Foundation to Year 10 to provide a way forward for all schools in Australia to support the teaching and learning of the …
What is the Framework? | Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Context statement German
The place of the German language and culture in Australia and in the world German is an official language of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Belgium, Luxembourg and in South Tyrol in Italy. It is also used as an official …
Context statement | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Context statement Modern Greek
The place of the Modern Greek language and culture in Australia and the world Modern Greek is the official language of Greece and Cyprus. It is spoken throughout the world – wherever there are Greek-speaking communities. One of the major …
Context statement | Modern Greek | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Context statement Hindi
The place of the Hindi language and associated cultures in Australia and the world Hindi is an official language of India and Fiji. It is the most widely spoken language of the Indian subcontinent and is also widely spoken throughout the world in countries …
Context statement | Hindi | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Context statement Spanish
The place of the Spanish language and the cultures of Spanish speakers in Australia and in the world Spanish is a global language spoken by approximately 500 million people across the world. Spanish evolved from Latin on the Iberian Peninsula …
Context statement | Spanish | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Context statement Vietnamese
The place of the Vietnamese language and culture in Australia and in the world Vietnamese is the official language of Vietnam. It is spoken by approximately 90 million people in Vietnam and approximately four million Vietnamese people living …
Context statement | Vietnamese | Languages | F-10 curriculum