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Years 9 and 10 Turkish

The nature of the learners This stage of learning coincides with social, physical and cognitive changes associated with adolescence. Increased cognitive maturity enables learners to work more deductively with language and culture systems, to apply more …

Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Turkish | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Elaboration (3) ACLTUC110

creating an English language commentary to a Turkish language sitcom, discussing how to transfer or explain the humour or dramatic effects of the original text for non-Turkish speaking Australians

Elaboration (2) ACLTUC094

designing a flyer for a class event or performance which uses Turkish and English, considering how to convey information and ideas in each language

Elaboration (4) ACLTUC096

reflecting on the relationship between language, culture and identity, for example, by identifying experiences that feel different when interacting in Turkish or in English

Years 7 and 8 Turkish

The nature of the learners Students coming into this pathway are background learners of Turkish with varying degrees of proficiency in the language. All have family and community connections with the language and associated cultures, or with languages …

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

Elaboration ACLTUU100

understanding that language is used differently to reflect levels of politeness and formality, for example, the use of the pronoun siz instead of sen and the second plural indicator -iz; the use of professional titles or honorifics with elders and strangers, …

Elaboration (3) ACLTUC111

composing and presenting a cultural exhibition or performance for members of the school community, providing English language support in the form of captions or recorded/live commentaries

Elaboration (4) ACLTUC093

translating and interpreting familiar social interactions, such as emails, phone conversations or greetings on special occasions, noticing similarities and differences between Turkish and English language versions

Elaboration (5) ACLTUC093

interpreting words and expressions from popular Turkish language poems or song titles/lyrics that do not translate easily into English and that reflect aspects of Turkish culture

Elaboration (1) ACLTUC094

creating bilingual resources to support their language learning, such as glossaries for personal Turkish–English dictionaries, with examples and explanations of terms that have cultural associations and do not readily translate from one language to the …

ACLTUU099

Identify features that characterise different types of texts in Turkish, comparing them with similar texts in English[Key concepts: genre, language features, register; Key processes: noticing, analysing, comparing]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

Elaboration (6) ACLTUC110

translating proverbs such as ağaç yaşken eğilir, ayağını yorganına göre uzat, explaining cultural allusions that do not translate meaningfully into English, and finding English language proverbs that express similar ideas or concepts

ACLTUC095

Consider similarities and differences in ways of communicating in Turkish and English, noticing how/when they choose to use either language or both languages[Key concepts: language domains, code-switching, generation, expression; Key processes: comparing, …

Elaborations ScOT Terms

Elaboration (1) ACLTUC095

reflecting on the experience of using Turkish and English with a particular person, such as a parent or older relative, noticing which topics or interactions fit more easily into one language than the other and considering reasons for this

Elaboration (7) ACLTUU101

classifying loan words from English used in Turkish in terms of domains of language use, for example, technological words such as, televizyon, radyo, internet, video, cd

Elaboration (3) ACLTUU102

drawing on their own experience of using Turkish, English and other languages in different contexts to consider how language can be both empowering and disempowering and inclusive and exclusive, for example, the use of expressions such as Sen benim kim …

Elaboration (2) ACLTUC112

keeping a journal of memorable experiences associated with learning and using Turkish in and out of school, noting personal reactions and reflections over time and insights gained into themselves as language users, for example, how they choose to use …

Achievement Standard Turkish Years 9 and 10

By the end of Year 10, students interact in written and spoken Turkish to exchange and compare views and experiences on personal, local and global issues, for example, liseyi bitirince Türkiye’de üniversiteye gitmek istiyorum, okulu bitirdikten …

Elaboration (1) ACLTUU098

learning the conditions that apply to the use of familiar and formal second person singular forms -n and -n(ı)z, for example, yemeğin hazır, yemeğiniz hazır and second person pronouns, sen and siz as well as different honorifics, such as Teyze/Amca, Hanım/Bey, …

Achievement Standard Turkish Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students interact with the teacher and peers to exchange information and express opinions, for example, Arkadaşlarımla sinemaya gitmeyi severim. They use descriptive and expressive language to share feelings and to express …

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