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Elaboration (3) ACLGEC104

making choices in routine activities such as the selection of a song from the class songbook, for example, responding to the question Was singen wir heute?

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC105

following simple directions supported by gestures to locate items in the classroom or playground, for example, links, rechts, auf dem Boden, hinter Peter, unter dem Tisch

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC106

locating specific words and expressions, for example, in spoken texts by clapping or raising hands, and in written texts by pointing to or highlighting the word(s)

conveying aspects of shared knowledge about German language and culture, such as by pointing to places on a map or pictures of symbols or typical foods, for example, Das ist Deutschland. Die Flagge ist Schwarz-Rot-Gold.

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC108

performing the story of a book, for example, Wir gehen auf Bärenjagd, Der Baum und das Mädchen, Weißt du wie lieb ich dich hab?

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC110

interpreting/translating from German into English greetings and other learnt language items for new students or non-German speakers

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC112

comparing aspects of Australian and German children’s lifestyles, for example, ways of playing games, buying or eating food, interacting with family members and participating in school life

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC113

investigating the question ‘Where do I belong at school?’ by analysing and describing various ways that schools identify different groups within a school, such as by class levels (Foundation to Year 6), different classroom teachers, different play areas, …

Elaboration (3) ACLGEU114

understanding that although German and English use the same alphabet there are additional symbols in German: the Umlaut to alter the pronunciation of particular vowels (ä, ö, ü) and the Eszett (β)

Elaboration (3) ACLGEU115

describing people, animals or objects using bin/bist/ist and an adjective, for example, Ich bin klein; Der Bär ist braun; Das Buch ist neu

Elaboration (3) ACLGEU116

identifying familiar text types such as songs, rhymes, picture books, games, family trees and tables, and naming key features, for example, Titel, Seite and Bild

Elaboration (3) ACLGEU118

recognising that English and other languages have borrowed German words, for example, Hamburger, Kindergarten and Glockenspiel, and that many words are shared across languages, for example, ‘computer’, ‘bus’, ‘taxi’ and ‘auto’

Elaboration (3) ACLGEU119

understanding that gestures differ across cultures, for example, shaking hands is generally more common in German-speaking countries than in Australia and omission to do so may be considered impolite from a German perspective

Elaboration (2) ACLGEU117

understanding that the level of detail required can vary depending on the context, for example, Ich bin 5; Ich bin 6 Jahre und 3 Monate alt; Ich bin fast 7.

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