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Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages / Year 7 to 10 / Communicating / Socialising

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Curriculum content descriptions

Engage in activities that involve collaboration, planning, organising and negotiating to take action

[Key concepts: event, experience, collaboration; Key processes: planning, organising, negotiating]

 (ACLFWC110)

Elaborations
  • participating in planning, making arrangements and negotiating details, using language related to place and activity, for example, organising class events, such as holding a lunch, party or performance
  • creating displays, presentations or performances for family, friends or the school community to showcase progress in learning and using the target language
  • giving and following instructions to play games or follow procedures such as recipes or making everyday items used by the target language community
  • planning and preparing for a real or virtual visit to the target language community, preparing and rehearsing language forms, structures and vocabulary and considering appropriate behaviours
  • planning and participating in learning experiences that combine linguistic and cultural elements, such as an excursion to a target language art exhibition or performance
  • designing posters, displays and digital presentations to draw attention to issues relevant to the target language community, such as endangered wildlife, erosion, urban development, broadband access, roads and other infrastructure
  • promoting events in the target language community, such as music festivals or footy matches
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural understanding
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Australian languages

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