Languages
PlannedCommunicating in a language other than English.
Languages develops the ability to communicate in a language other than English and to understand the cultures connected to it, through two strands, Communicating and Understanding. Beginners start with greetings, numbers, colours and the alphabet.
Strands
How Languages is organised in the curriculum.
CommunicatingUnderstanding
Languages worksheets on SproutSheets
Planned: beginner vocabulary and alphabet tracing for popular languages.
Curriculum content (Foundation – Year 6)
What Languages covers, by year band and strand.
Foundation – Year 6
Communicating
- •Greetings and personal information
- •Numbers, colours and everyday words
- •Simple exchanges and describing things
Understanding
- •Sounds, script and how the language works
- •Connections between language and culture
Content is paraphrased from the Australian Curriculum v9. See v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au for the authoritative content descriptions.
Other learning areas
English
Reading, writing, speaking and listening in Standard Australian English.
Mathematics
Number, algebra, measurement, space and statistics, built for fluency and reasoning.
Science
Understanding the biological, chemical, physical and earth-and-space sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS)
History, geography, civics and citizenship, and economics and business.
The Arts
Making and responding across five art forms.
Technologies
Designing solutions and thinking computationally.
Health and Physical Education
Healthy, active living and personal and social wellbeing.
Learning-area descriptions are paraphrased from the Australian Curriculum (ACARA v9). See v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au.