Foundation to Year 2 French
The nature of the learners Children enter the early years of schooling with established communication skills in one or more languages and varying degrees of early literacy capability. For young students, learning typically focuses on their immediate …
Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 5 and 6 French
The nature of the learners At this level, students are widening their social networks, experiences and communication repertoires in both their first language and French. They continue to need guidance and participate in structured, collaborative tasks …
Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Years 7 and 8 French
The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of French 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 | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Context statement French
The place of the French language and culture in Australia and in the world French is a major world language, spoken as the first language in more than two dozen countries on five continents and as an official language in 33 countries. First …
Context statement | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Achievement Standard French Foundation to Year 2
By the end of Year 2, students interact with teachers and each other through action-related talk and play. They exchange greetings such as Bonjour! Comment ça va? Très bien, merci and respond to question cues with single words or set phrases …
Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLFRC011
Describe themselves, the people they are close to and the ways they communicate, using simple statements and gestures[Key concepts: identity, self, communication; Key processes: describing, explaining, presenting]
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ACLFRC011 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLFRU018
Understand that people use language in ways that reflect their culture, such as where and how they live and what is important to them[Key concepts: language, culture, meaning; Key processes: noticing, asking questions, reflecting, explaining]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLFRU018 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLFRC029
Explore their own sense of identity, including elements such as family, friends and interests, and ways of using language with different people[Key concepts: identity, friends, groups; Key processes: noticing, describing, identifying]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLFRC029 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
ACLFRC073
Discuss and compare young people’s interests, behaviours and values across cultural contexts, using formal and informal registers[Key concepts: perspectives, generation, change, cultural diversity; Key processes: exchanging, responding, discussing]
Elaborations ScOT Terms
ACLFRC073 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLFRC011
noticing their own use of words, expressions or behaviours that make them who they are, such as using words from different languages, ways of celebrating or talking that may not be familiar to other people
Elaboration (2) | ACLFRC011 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLFRU013
using appropriate pronouns to identify people, for example, Je m’appelle Adam, et toi, tu t’appelles comment? C’est lui?
Elaboration (3) | ACLFRU013 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLFRU015
noticing that different kinds of language are used in different situations and with different people, for example, exchanges between children and parents (Un bisou, Papa! Je t’aime, ma puce!) and exchanges between children and unfamiliar adults (Bonjour, …
Elaboration | ACLFRU015 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLFRU017
understanding that the world contains many different languages spoken by many different communities of speakers and that most people in the world speak more than one language
Elaboration | ACLFRU017 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLFRU018
exploring the meaning of ‘culture’, how it involves visible elements (such as ways of eating or symbols such as flags) and invisible elements, such as how people live, what they value, and how they think about themselves and others
Elaboration | ACLFRU018 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLFRU033
reflecting on how they communicate with their own family and friends and with people less close to them, noticing differences in language use and communicative behaviour
Elaboration (1) | ACLFRU033 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLFRU034
considering differences in how groups of people communicate, such as younger or older people, girls and boys, and how new words and expressions are constantly being invented or borrowed from other languages
Elaboration | ACLFRU034 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLFRU036
understanding that language carries information about the people who use it and that common expressions often reflect cultural values, for example, French terms of affection used with children often relate to either food or animals (mon petit chou, mon …
Elaboration (1) | ACLFRU036 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLFRU036
learning how to talk about culture and language, using terms such as ‘meaning’, ‘difference’ and ‘behaviour’, and thinking about values, ideas and traditions which sit inside language, for example, responding to prompts such as: What does it mean when…? …
Elaboration (3) | ACLFRU036 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLFRC041
constructing a visual, digital or narrative profile of the local community for people arriving from overseas, collecting information from public and community texts such as fliers, newsletters, advertisements and brochures
Elaboration (1) | ACLFRC041 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLFRC046
observing interactions between French speakers and comparing them with interactions in similar Australian contexts, for example, students in a school cantine selecting une entrée, un plat principal et un dessert; and people interacting in the street, …
Elaboration | ACLFRC046 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | French | Languages | F-10 curriculum