Elaboration ACLTUU029

learning about back (a, ı, o, u) and front (e, i, ö, ü) vowels in Turkish and applying the vowel harmony rule to high-frequency words

Elaboration | ACLTUU029 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLTUU029

learning the pronunciation and spelling of high-frequency words with yumuşak g (soft g) ğ, as in yağmur and ağaç, understanding that this sound is never used at the beginning of words

Elaboration (2) | ACLTUU029 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Turkish Years 3 and 4

By the end of Year 4, students interact with the teacher and peers to exchange information about themselves and others, everyday routines and events at school and in their local Turkish and multilingual communities. They ask and respond to questions …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Years 3 and 4 Turkish

The nature of the learners At this stage, children are developing cognitive and social capabilities that allow for increased control of their learning. They are able to conceptualise and reason, and have better memory and focus. This is a stage of social …

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

ACLTUC025

Identify common spoken Turkish expressions, words or gestures that translate/do not translate readily into English and words that are used in both languages[Key concepts: equivalence, translation; Key processes: comparing, translating, explaining]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLTUC025 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLTUU029

matching root words to suffixes to apply the rule of vowel harmony and to learn about exceptions to the rule in relation to loan and compound words and to some Turkish words, such as bugün, kardeş and kalem, which have changed their original forms

Elaboration (1) | ACLTUU029 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLTUC025

translating and matching words to describe family members and relatives in Turkish and English, finding examples of words that have no English equivalents, such as dayı/amca/enişte, hala/yenge/teyze, ağabey/abla

Elaboration (1) | ACLTUC025 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLTUU029

learning that Turkish syllables only have one vowel, and that apart from loan words, they never have vowel sequences; applying this understanding through activities such as creating words by matching different prefixes and suffixes

Elaboration (3) | ACLTUU029 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLTUU033

finding English words used in Turkish, such as web sitesi, Twitter, tişört and blucin, considering differences between these and the types of Turkish words used in English

Elaboration (2) | ACLTUU033 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLTUU033

identifying loan words from other languages, for example, tren, doktor, baklava, çikolata, sıfır, şeker, tiyatro, balkon, discussing why particular kinds of words are more likely to be adopted

Elaboration (3) | ACLTUU033 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLTUU034

Make connections between Turkish language and culture, for example, by identifying words, gestures, forms of address or expressions that reflect cultural values and practices[Key concepts: culture, practice, values; Key processes: noticing, discussing, …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLTUU034 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLTUC023

responding to words of songs through movement and dance, for example, Ah benim turnam, Yeşil başlı turnam ..., Pazara gidelim...

Elaboration (4) | ACLTUC023 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLTUC024

collecting rhyming words and using them to create their own poems on selected topics, such as mevsimler, milli bayramlar

Elaboration (1) | ACLTUC024 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLTUC024

using models such as the nursery rhyme Komşu komşu to create and present a digital story or scripted play that uses words and expressions to build rhythm and rhyme

Elaboration (3) | ACLTUC024 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLTUU033

understanding that Turkish, like all languages, changes over time, for example, in the spelling and pronunciation of certain words, such as alma/elma, ana/anne, karındaş/kardaş/kardeş, cevap/yanıt, tabiat/doğa

Elaboration | ACLTUU033 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLTUC025

collecting and classifying words, phrases and expressions in Turkish that also exist in English, such as TV, radyo, prens, prenses, identifying any differences in meaning or usage, for example, kiosk – köşk, Ottoman – Osmanlı

Elaboration (2) | ACLTUC025 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLTUC025

playing matching pair games to reinforce Turkish and English words and phrases used in everyday conversations, for example, ev ile ilgili kelimeler, yiyecekler, nesneler, haftanın günleri, aylar ve mevsimler, sorting the matched pairs into groups based …

Elaboration (3) | ACLTUC025 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLTUU031

recognising features of familiar texts that they interact with at home and in school, such as digital books, puppet shows, rhymes or children’s songs, for example, how Karagöz ve Hacıvat talk, rhyming words in the song Küçük Kurbağa

Elaboration | ACLTUU031 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLTUU033

recognising differences in language use across generations, for example, by comparing words and expressions used by their grandparents and parents, such as sabah şerifleriniz hayırlı olsun, with some of their own expressions, such as günaydın

Elaboration (1) | ACLTUU033 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLTUU034

noticing that languages carry cultural information, for example, by identifying words or expressions used by friends and family members in Turkish, English or other languages which only ‘work’ in that language, for example, Güle güle kullan, Afiyet olsun, …

Elaboration | ACLTUU034 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum