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Foundation to Year 2 Vietnamese

The nature of the learners Children enter the early years of schooling with varying degrees of early literacy capability in Vietnamese and/or English. For young students, learning typically focuses on their immediate world of family, home, school, friends …

Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Vietnamese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Years 5 and 6 Vietnamese

The nature of the learners At this level, learners have established communication and literacy skills in Vietnamese that enable them to explore aspects of Vietnamese language and culture as well as topical issues or themes drawn from other key learning …

Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Vietnamese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLVIC144

presenting information in a range of texts, including multimodal and digital texts, for different audiences, for example, a recount of the Year 5 camp for a school newsletter, an invitation to parents to attend the Year 6 information evening, or a review …

Elaboration (5) ACLVIU117

developing familiarity with similarities and differences in Vietnamese sound–letter correspondence, such as a, ă, â; e, ê; o, ô, ơ; u, ư; as well as c and k, i and y, s and x, and ch and tr

Elaboration (5) ACLVIU118

developing vocabulary knowledge relating to the school context, for example, cái bảng, lớp học, giờ ra chơi, ăn trưa, sân chơi, cổng trường, thư viện

Elaboration (5) ACLVIC123

exchanging simple correspondence such as notes, invitations or birthday cards in print or digital form

Elaboration (5) ACLVIU135

experimenting with the use of prepositions (trên, dưới, trong ngoài, ở giữa), for example, Con chim bay trên trời means ‘The bird flies in the sky’, rather than the literal translation, ‘The bird flies above the sky’

Elaboration (5) ACLVIU139

learning metalanguage to discuss the relationship between language and culture in Vietnamese and English, using metalanguage, for example, ý nghĩa (‘meaning’), sự khác biệt (‘difference’) and cách cư xử (‘behaviour’)

Elaboration (5) ACLVIC147

examining the risks of literal (word-for-word) translation when translating expressions, idioms and proverbs, for example, ‘An eye for an eye’ should not be translated as Một con mắt cho một con mắt but as Ăn miếng trả miếng

Elaboration (5) ACLVIU151

applying Vietnamese spelling rules, for example, k, gh and ngh only go with i, e, and ê (kiến, kẻ, kể, ghi, ghe, ghế, nghỉ, nghe, nghệ)

Elaboration (5) ACLVIU152

exploring and using synonyms, for example to, lớn, nhỏ, bé, siêng năng, chăm chỉ, and antonyms, for example, tốt ≠ xấu, mới ≠ cũ, ngày ≠ đêm, nóng ≠ lạnh, hiền ≠ dữ, giàu ≠ nghèo

Elaboration (5) ACLVIU153

understanding how to create textual cohesion by using elements such as adverbs of sequence for example, thứ nhất, thứ nhì, trước tiên, kế đến, rồi, sau cùng, and conjunctions, for example, và, với, hay, hoặc, vì, nhưng, to sequence and link ideas

Elaboration (5) ACLVIC160

using concept maps, charts and tables to organise and analyse information

Elaboration (5) ACLVIC162

commenting on and stating personal preferences relating to characters, actions and events in texts, using descriptive and evaluative language, including antonyms such as hiền lành/hung dữ, thành thật/gian xảo, rộng rãi/keo kiệt, thiện/ác, and relevant …

Elaboration (5) ACLVIC163

creating performances that reflect on significant Vietnamese or Australian events or histories, for example, Thánh Gióng, Hưng Đạo Vương, Bánh Dày Bánh Chưng, tết Nguyên đán, tết Trung thu, Australia Day, Anzac Day, Harmony Day

Elaboration (5) ACLVIC164

observing peers working as interpreters in the classroom in different contexts, identifying challenges in language mediation and exploring strategies to overcome these challenges

Elaboration (5) ACLVIU169

understanding and using verbs to express modality such as nên (‘should’), cần (‘need to’) and phải (‘must’), for example, Các em nên chăm học. Chúng ta cần không khí để thở, thức ăn để ăn và nhà để ở. Học sinh phải mặc đồng phục khi đi họ …

Elaboration (5) ACLVIU173

exploring the various ways Vietnamese and Australian cultures are representated such as in depictions of scenery or icons, costumes, foods, social behaviours, gestures and language, for example, tô phở/chai nước mắm, nón lá/áo dài, folding hands/bowing …

Elaboration (5) ACLVIC177

analysing articles written by different people, for example, an educator, a welfare worker and a politician, on a social issue such as bullying, identifying different perspectives and the tone of each article, for example, sympathetic, assertive or r …

Elaboration (5) ACLVIC179

comparing the values, beliefs, attitudes, emotions and language of characters in traditional and contemporary Vietnamese arts and entertainment, analysing how values have changed over time and explaining possible reasons for these changes, for example, …

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