Years 9 and 10 Italian

The nature of the learners At this level, students bring existing knowledge of Italian language and culture and a range of language learning strategies to their learning. They are increasingly aware of the world beyond …

Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Italian Years 9 and 10

By the end of Year 10, students use written and spoken Italian to interact with others in a range of contexts and for a range of purposes. They discuss topics such as education, work, the environment and youth issues as well as concepts from a range of …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLITC081

summarising the message or argument of a text such as an advertisement, poster or article, and using evidence from the text to consider how claims are supported

Elaboration (3) | ACLITC081 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLITU089

developing control of consonant and vowel combinations, double consonants, intonation, stress and accents when reading aloud

Elaboration | ACLITU089 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLITU089

Use appropriate Italian pronunciation, stress and intonation in increasingly complex sentences and texts

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITU089 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLITU094

Understand that language use has the power to influence social relationships, beliefs and values

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITU094 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (6) ACLITU090

developing metalanguage to extend discussions of word order, tenses and verb moods, using terms such as ‘adverbs’, ‘pronouns’, ‘conditional’ and ‘subjunctive’, for example, How do we form the present perfect tense of a reflexive verb? What is meant by …

Elaboration (6) | ACLITU090 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLITC083

Read, discuss and review a range of imaginative texts and respond by expressing opinions, explaining the themes, discussing characters, and considering language use and cultural meanings[Key concepts: imagination, emotion, voice; Key processes: interpreting, …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITC083 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLITC081

extracting details and main ideas, making judgements about their relevance and discussing contrasting points of view, for example, selecting the main events from an article, identifying core data from interviews, identifying gist and main point/s of a …

Elaboration (2) | ACLITC081 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLITU093

investigating trends in the use of dialects and Standard Italian (for example, by interviewing members of Italian communities to discuss contexts in which dialects and/or Standard Italian are used) and reflecting on hybrid language use, particularly in …

Elaboration (1) | ACLITU093 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLITC088

expressing to others how Italian is part of their identity, and reflecting on when, how and why they use Italian (and other known languages)

Elaboration (2) | ACLITC088 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLITU090

using pronouns to refer to the person carrying out an action or to refer to somebody or something, including personal pronouns (use, position and elusion), reflexive pronouns, direct and indirect object pronouns, relative pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, …

Elaboration (1) | ACLITU090 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLITC083

interpreting the use of images, sounds, gesture and language choices to convey cultural concepts and ideals in Italian texts, for example, the didactic nature of Italian pop songs, the neorealism of Italian film, social issues captured in graffiti

Elaboration (2) | ACLITC083 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLITC085

using strategies to maintain the integrity of meaning of original texts when translating and interpreting for different audiences, for example, considering the use of register, colloquialisms and idioms, and explaining culture-specific concepts such as …

Elaboration (3) | ACLITC085 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLITU094

analysing Italian vocabulary related to art, music and cuisine and the impact this has had on other languages, for example, the use of terms such as opera, chiaroscuro, allegro con brio, le lasagne verdi

Elaboration (3) | ACLITU094 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLITU092

analysing degrees of formality in correspondence and dialogue to discover features of language that affect formality, for example, the use of the subjunctive (Qualunque cosa vuoi, non fare complimenti. Qualunque cosa Lei voglia, non faccia compliment …

Elaboration (3) | ACLITU092 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLITU093

develop awareness of the ecology of languages in local settings by collecting examples of Italian used in the local landscape, such as in particular parts of the city or at markets, and discussing how phenomena might be explained, for example, by noticing …

Elaboration | ACLITU093 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLITU095

explaining how certain sentence structures reveal differences in social status, cultural background and generation, for example, use of voi form instead of Lei in Nonno, cosa pensate di questo?

Elaboration (2) | ACLITU095 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLITC083

analysing and discussing emotional impact of text features such as use of hyperbole and metaphors to express emotions and convey attitudes, for example, Mi piace da matti/da morire! ... È una vita che aspetto! Sei una volpe! ... La Divinia Commedia è …

Elaboration | ACLITC083 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum