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Years 3 and 4 Vietnamese

The nature of the learners At this level, children are developing awareness of their social worlds and of their membership of various groups, including the Vietnamese class and community. They are further developing literacy capabilities in both Vietnamese …

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

Achievement Standard Vietnamese Years 3 and 4

By the end of Year 4, students use Vietnamese to interact with the teacher and peers to exchange information and experiences relating to themselves, their family and friends. They use formulaic expressions to participate in simple transactional …

Elaboration (3) ACLVIC128

discussing personal responses to imaginative texts, providing short statements about favourite elements such as characters, settings or events

Elaboration ACLVIC133

discussing the groups they belong to, including their family and Vietnamese cultural and language groups, and reflecting on how membership of these groups affects their own sense of identity

Elaboration ACLVIU139

discussing cultural similarities and differences between ways of interacting with different people, such as peers, family members or teachers, in Vietnamese- and English-speaking contexts

ACLVIU139

Make connections between cultural practices and language use, such as culture-specific terms or expressions in Vietnamese and English[Key concepts: behaviours, practices; Key processes: identifying, making connections]

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Elaboration ACLVIC123

sharing personal information and asking questions to initiate conversations, for example, Tôi tuổi con mèo. Bạn tuổi con gì? Gia đình tôi có năm người. Còn gia đình bạn có mấy người?

Elaboration (2) ACLVIU137

making adjustments to language use when interacting with family and friends, for example, using personal pronouns that relate to a person’s position in the family or to family relationships (chị/cô/bà, anh/ông, anh Hai, chị Ba, cô Tư …)

Elaboration (2) ACLVIU139

identifying traditional cultural practices and related language use that supports the sustainable consumption of resources, for example, cất những túi nhựa đi chợ để dùng lại

Elaboration (3) ACLVIU139

recognising both the literal and cultural meanings of Vietnamese names and understanding Vietnamese naming traditions, for example, that Vietnamese people traditionally list their family name first, then their middle name, and their first (given) name …

Elaboration (4) ACLVIU139

exploring how language carries cultural ideas, such as Tết Nguyên đán, Tết Trung thu, đám giỗ, thôi nôi, đầy tháng

Elaboration (1) ACLVIU139

recognising the interconnections between cultural practices and language use in Vietnamese and demonstrating cultural awareness when using Vietnamese, for example, using Dạ, thưa to indicate politeness, or adding ông, bà, thầy, cô, … before Vietnamese …

Elaboration (1) ACLVIC133

creating texts that express their identity, including as a member of different cultural and/or language groups, for example, their name in English and/or Vietnamese, their age in Vietnam and Australia (Mai lên chín, tuổi ta. Mai mới tám tuổi tây)

Elaboration (3) ACLVIC123

participating in simple spoken exchanges with peers about daily routines, for example, Bạn ở đâu? Bạn đi đến trường bằng gì?, and personal interests, for example, Tôi thích chơi đá banh. Còn bạn thích môn thể thao nào?

Elaboration (1) ACLVIC130

examining texts, including digital and multimodal texts, to identify how the meaning of words changes according to context, for example, a common Vietnamese homonym such as đá, which may mean ‘to kick’, ‘stone’ or ‘ice’ (as in trà đá); or the personal …

Elaboration ACLVIC132

comparing their interactions in Vietnamese and English, noticing different behaviours and language used, for example, using appropriate personal pronouns and adding the sound ơi after the names of family members and friends to attract the person’s attention …

Elaboration (2) ACLVIC133

mapping their personal profile by creating a chart, timeline or web document to highlight significant experiences or events, for example, marking an event when they identified as Vietnamese, such as Lunar New Year (Tết Nguyên đán)

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