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Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages / Foundation to Year 2 / Understanding / Role of language building
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Recognise how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages are transmitted from generation to generation
[Key concepts: oral transmission, language maintenance and development; Key processes: noticing, recognising, considering, valuing]
(ACLFWU022)
Elaborations
- recognising that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages have been maintained through an oral rather than a written tradition
- recognising that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages have been maintained and passed down through generations by means of storytelling, performances, songs and viewing Country/Place as text
- recognising that language speakers are the most important primary source of language knowledge
- considering why learning an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander language at school is important in maintaining and strengthening language use
General capabilities
Cross-curriculum priorities
ScOT terms
Australian languages