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Elaboration (6) ACLARU012

pronouncing words following basic pronunciation rules

Elaboration (1) ACLARC004

identifying letters, words and phrases in written Arabic, for example, titles, labels and captions

Elaboration (2) ACLARC007

producing and presenting picture/digital books or short plays or animations that use familiar Arabic words and expressions

Elaboration (1) ACLARC008

using a picture or digital dictionary to find the meanings of words and expressions used in class, comparing English and Arabic versions of each word

recognising that Arabic has borrowed many words from English, for example, إنترنت؛ كومبيوتر؛ تلفاز؛, and English has borrowed words from Arabic, such as ‘admiral’, ‘alcohol’, ‘algebra’, ‘coffee’, ‘genie’, ‘hazard’ and ‘sultan’

Elaboration (3) ACLARC009

producing a parallel bilingual word list by relating known Arabic words or expressions to English equivalents and vice versa, noticing that direct translation is sometimes inappropriate

Elaboration (2) ACLARU013

recognising the different parts of speech and categorising words into groups, for example, الاسم؛ الفعل ؛ الصّفة؛ الحرف

Elaboration (5) ACLARU017

exploring words or expressions commonly used in informal Australian interactions, and deciding how to interpret or explain them to young Arabic speakers, for example, ‘mate’, ‘fair dinkum’

Achievement Standard Arabic Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students use written and spoken Arabic to exchange information about their personal worlds and to express feelings, likes and dislikes. They use formulaic language for a range of classroom functions and processes, such as …

ACLARC009

Create bilingual texts such as posters, games and signs for the classroom and school community, making decisions about words and expressions that do not readily translate[Key concepts: bilingualism, audience, meaning; Key processes: translating, reasoning, …

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ACLARU012

Understand features of the Arabic sound system, including intonation and pronunciation, and how these are represented in written form, and apply writing conventions to form letters, words and texts[Key concepts: alphabetical systems, writing conventions, …

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Elaboration (5) ACLARC008

creating Arabic versions of school signs, notices, timetables and class rules, and considering why some words and expressions require flexibility in translation, for example, ‘the oval’, ‘the office’, ‘the canteen’, ‘out of bounds’, ‘no hat, no play’

Elaboration (2) ACLARU016

understanding that Arabic, like all languages, is constantly expanding to include new words and expressions through interaction with other languages and cultures, for example, التواصل الإجتماعي؛ دردشة على الإنترنت؛

Elaboration (4) ACLARU016

recognising that many words in Arabic are borrowed from indigenous languages of the Arabic-speaking world such as Aramaic, for example, أب؛ رأس؛ دم؛ أخ؛ أخت؛ شمس؛ لسان؛ أنا؛ أنت؛ هو؛ نحن؛ كلب؛ بيت؛ سمع؛ كتاب, and that many colloquial words, for example, …

Elaboration (3) ACLARU012

inferring from familiar sounds and contexts how to spell new words, for example, predicting how to spell هادي؛ وادي؛ شادي having learnt how to spell فادي

Elaboration ACLARU013

learning frequently used words related to the home and school environment, for example,بيت؛ عائلة؛ أب؛ أم؛ إخوة؛ معلمة؛ مدرسة؛ حصّة؛ صف؛ كتاب؛ دراسة؛ فرصة؛ وقت فراغ؛ ايام الأسبوع

Elaboration (17) ACLARU013

understanding and using simple question words in their interactions with peers, for example,متى أتيت إلى البيت؟ من أعدّ لك الفطور؟ ماذا احضرتِ للغداء؟ كيف أتيت إلى المدرسة؟

Elaboration (5) ACLARU015

understanding how gestures and tone are used to change the meaning of speech, and how the purpose of interactions, such as to command or invite, would change the emphasis on words being used, for example,زينب؛ تعالي! تعالي يا زينب. ضع الكتاب على الطاولة؛ …

Elaboration (5) ACLARC006

describing characters, events or contexts in different types of imaginative texts such as films and cartoons, and listing words or expressions associated with a character’s personality and explaining how they can relate to them, for example,أنا أحبّ دور …

Elaboration ACLARU012

exploring the Arabic alphabet and script, noticing that sounds differ in both systems, for example, خ؛ ح؛ ط؛ ظ؛ ع؛ غ؛ ص؛ ض؛ ق, and that letters are joined in different ways to make words, for example,باب؛خال ؛ حال ؛ هذا؛ هي؛

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