Years 7 and 8 Italian

The nature of the learners Students are beginning their study of Italian and typically have had little prior exposure to the language and associated cultures. Many will have learnt an additional language in primary school, some have proficiency in different …

Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLITC104

Translate phrases and short texts from Italian to English and vice versa, identifying how cultural concepts are embedded in language and explaining differences in meanings[Key concept: equivalence; Key processes: translating, interpreting, comparing]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITC104 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Italian Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students engage in social interaction to exchange greetings and to share ideas and information related to their personal, social and school worlds. They use known phrases to exchange ideas and opinions, for example, Non mi piace …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLITU110

talking about language features and word order using relevant metalanguage such as ‘verbs’, ‘adjectives’, ‘nouns’ and ‘pronouns’ (for example, know if this non/adjective singolare o plurale? Perché?), and comparing grammatical features in Italian and …

Elaboration (3) | ACLITU110 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLITU114

Reflect on the role of language and culture in interaction and how language constructs and reflects assumptions and values

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITU114 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLITU112

Analyse and understand the dynamic nature of the Italian language, and of languages in general

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITU112 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (1) ACLITU111

comparing register in a range of texts and explaining the use of language such as polite and familiar forms

Elaboration (1) | ACLITU111 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLITU114

developing language to discuss, question and share understandings with others non-judgementally

Elaboration (2) | ACLITU114 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLITU108

noting differences between Italian and English use of capital letters, and using rules of capitalisation when creating own texts, for example, omission of capitals with weekdays, months of the year and nationalities

Elaboration (3) | ACLITU108 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLITU111

Analyse variable linguistic features present in the learning contexts and texts to develop an understanding that language use varies depending on participants, their roles and relationships, and according to the contexts of situation and culture

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ACLITU111 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLITC104

identifying Italian–English cognates (for example, dizionario/dictionary, farmacia/pharmacy, intelligente/intelligent, mercato/market) and using them to predict meaning

Elaboration (3) | ACLITC104 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (4) ACLITC104

developing awareness of Italian–English ‘false friends’ and reflect upon how they assist or inhibit meaning, for example, parenti = relatives (not parents), libreria = bookstore (not library), crudo = uncooked (not crude), bravo = good (not brave)

Elaboration (4) | ACLITC104 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLITC099

Develop language to interact in classroom routines and tasks, for example, posing questions, asking for repetition, rephrasing, explaining, asking how to say something in Italian, expressing opinion, and giving and following instructions[Key concepts: …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLITC099 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLITU111

noticing patterns in language use based on gender, age, social status, and purpose of interaction, for example, discussing appropriate greetings for people of different ages and/or status, such as a neighbour or teacher

Elaboration | ACLITU111 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (2) ACLITU110

analysing simple spoken, written and digital texts to identify different kinds of language use (such as personal, descriptive or informative) and ways to achieve textual cohesion, for example, use of fillers in spoken texts (insomma, beh, boh, allora …

Elaboration (2) | ACLITU110 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLITU113

exploring the changing profile of languages in Australia by, for example, comparing maps of languages over time, developing a class language tree, examining the Australian Languages map, conducting a survey about languages spoken at home or in the community, …

Elaboration (3) | ACLITU113 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLITU114

reflecting on how cultural assumptions and values are embedded in choices in language use, for example, fare bella figura; fare brutta figura; Buon appetito — Grazie altrettanto

Elaboration | ACLITU114 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLITC096

greeting others, introducing themselves, expressing state of health and wellbeing, appreciation and good wishes, and leave-taking, using appropriate familiar or formal language, for example, Mi chiamo … e tu? Come ti chiami? Ho 12 anni. Sono Carla. Ciao …

Elaboration | ACLITC096 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLITU112

exploring the influence of technological change on the Italian language, such as:the borrowing and adapting of technical terms, for example, cliccare, il mouse, la password, chattareobserving the changes to language when used in abbreviated forms in multimedia …

Elaboration | ACLITU112 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration ACLITU109

learning how to use:nouns to identify people and objects — singular and plural regular forms, gender, some exceptions; developing awareness of various categories of nouns with common endings such as -ista, -zione, -tore and -trice (for example, il/la …

Elaboration | ACLITU109 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Italian | Languages | F-10 curriculum