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Years 3 and 4 German

The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social world and membership of various groups, including that of the German class. They have developed initial literacy in English, and this assists to some degree in …

Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | German | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLGEC130

comparing learning a language at school with another context for learning a language, such as at home, at community language school or on holiday

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC126

producing and presenting illustrated or multimodal texts using a modelled structure, for example, an acrostic poem based on their first name or Elfchen

ACLGEC122

Participate in everyday classroom activities, responding to questions, instructions and requests, asking for clarification or assistance and making simple statements about own and others’ learning[Key concepts: support, learning strategies; Key processes: …

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Elaboration (2) ACLGEC122

commenting on own and others’ learning, for example, Super! Tolle Arbeit! Gut gemacht!

Elaboration ACLGEC130

comparing own experiences of learning German with peers’, and imagining what aspects of English a German speaker might find challenging and why

Elaboration (3) ACLGEU136

learning how to communicate about culture and language using terms such as ‘meaning’, ‘difference’ and ‘behaviour’

ACLGEC130

Describe their own experiences of learning and using German and explore their sense of identity, including elements such as family, cultural heritage and friends[Key concepts: self, family, friends; Key processes: exploring, comparing, identifying]

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Elaboration (5) ACLGEC123

working in groups to obtain and use factual information from texts related to other learning areas, for example, completing a simple science experiment, naming countries and significant land features, or recording distances using geography skills

Elaboration (1) ACLGEC130

participating in an online discussion about learning and using another language, reflecting on the experience of becoming bilingual (or, in the case of some learners, plurilingual), and considering what advantages this brings and whether it impacts on …

Elaboration (4) ACLGEC130

identifying family traditions and possessions that stem from another culture, such as opening presents on Christmas Day or Heiligabend, learning folk dancing, or having a German grandparent’s name

Elaboration ACLGEC122

asking and responding to questions related to a learning activity or lesson, for example, Wie bitte? Ich verstehe das nicht. Welche Seite? Wie sagt man das auf Deutsch? Wie spät ist es? Bist du fertig?

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