Alignment to the
Victorian Curriculum
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Languages Online activities will be a useful resource for students working towards the Achievement Standards for Levels F-8.

Languages Online activities align with the following content descriptions. Please note that the activities relate to some (not all) of the elaborations for each content description.

Foundation – Level 2 Levels 3 and 4 Levels 5 and 6 Levels 7 and 8 (7-10 sequence)
Communicating
Socialising
Exchange greetings and introduce and share information about self with the teacher and peers using simple language and gestures (VCJAC109) Interact with the teacher and peers to exchange information about self, family, friends and favourite things, and likes and dislikes, and to express praise, support and respect for others (VCJAC127) Interact with peers and the teacher to describe aspects of daily life such as routines and pastimes, or celebrations and special days; to express preferences; and to show interest in and respect for others (VCJAC145) Interact with peers and the teacher to socialise and to exchange information about self, personal worlds and immediate environment, and to express feelings, likes and dislikes, using appropriate gestures (VCJAC001)
Participate in guided group activities such as games, songs and simple tasks, using movement, gestures and pictures to support understanding and to convey meaning (VCJAC110) Follow teacher instructions and directions by responding to questions and requests, and use simple questions and statements to ask permission and to show interest and appreciation (VCJAC129) Participate in everyday classroom activities and routines such as asking how to say or write something, asking for help or repetition, praising or complimenting one another, thanking, apologising and expressing preferences (VCJAC147) Interact in classroom routines and exchanges such as asking and responding to questions, requesting help, repetition or permission, following instructions, or giving praise and encouragement (VCJAC003)
Participate in classroom routines such as addressing and responding to the teacher, opening and closing of lessons, transition activities, following instructions, thanking and asking for help, using appropriate gestures and behaviour (VCJAC111)
Informing
Locate items of information in simple texts to complete guided tasks (VCJAC112) Locate and process specific points of information in familiar types of written, spoken, multimodal and digital texts associated with people, places and objects (VCJAC130) Convey information on specific topics using formats such as oral or digital presentations, displays, diagrams, timelines and guided descriptions (VCJAC149) Locate key points of information in a range of texts and resources and use the information in new ways (VCJAC004)
Convey factual information about self, family, friends and significant objects, using simple statements, gestures and support materials (VCJAC113) Present factual information relating to familiar home, community and cultural contexts, using graphic and digital support such as photos, tables, lists and charts (VCJAC131) Present factual information about aspects of Japanese and Australian lifestyles in spoken, written and digital forms (VCJAC005)
Creating
Participate in shared performances and presentations of stories, songs, chants and rhymes (VCJAC115)
Translating
Translate words and familiar phrases used in everyday situations from Japanese into English and vice versa, noticing how some words are shared between Japanese and English (VCJAC116) Interpret and explain simple interactions in Japanese, noticing linguistic and cultural features (VCJAC134)
Reflecting
Notice and describe some ways in which Japanese language and communicative behaviour are similar or different to own language(s) and cultural forms of expression (VCJAC118) Notice what is similar or different to own language and culture when interacting in Japanese in different contexts and situations (VCJAC136) Reflect on the experience of learning and using Japanese in different contexts, commenting on similarities to and differences from their own usual language use and behaviour (VCJAC010)
Use simple statements and gestures to express aspects of self, such as membership of family, friendship, gender, school/class or cultural groups (VCJAC119) Notice how ways of communicating and behaving reflect identity and relationships (VCJAC137)
Understanding
Systems of language
Recognise sounds and rhythms of spoken Japanese, and learn how sounds are produced and represented in the three different scripts (VCJAU120) Understand that hiragana symbols can be combined to represent words (VCJAU138) Engage with authentic spoken language, recognising how words blend and understanding the relationship between sounds, words and meaning (VCJAU156) Recognise and use features of the Japanese sound system, including pitch, accent, rhythm and intonation (VCJAU012)
Recognise and copy some hiragana and a few high-frequency kanji (VCJAU121) Recognise the systematic order within the hiragana character set; commence hiragana script writing and recognise and write frequently used kanji (VCJAU139) Recognise some single and whole word katakana and develop the ability to use hiragana and kanji in a single text (VCJAU157) Recognise and understand the relationship between the character-based scripts of hiragana, katakana and kanji (VCJAU013)
Understand the structure of basic sentences in Japanese and recognise some key elements of Japanese grammar (VCJAU122) Understand and identify elements of basic grammar and sentence structure and interaction patterns (VCJAU140) Recognise the systematic nature of Japanese grammatical rules and apply these to generate new language for a range of purposes (VCJAU158) Develop understanding of the systematic nature of grammatical structures and features of Japanese used to perform particular functions, such as describing people, objects and places, and indicating quantity (VCJAU014)
Language variation and change
Recognise that there are differences in how language is used in different cultural and social contexts, such as ways of greeting and addressing people (VCJAU124) Understand that language varies according to the age and relationship of those using it, and according to the situation in which it is being used (VCJAU142) Understand that Japanese language use varies according to the context and situation of the interaction and the relationship between participants (VCJAU016)
Recognise that Japanese and English borrow words and expressions from each other and from other languages (VCJAU125)
Role of language and culture
Understand that language and culture are closely connected (VCJAU126) Make connections between cultural practices and values and language use, such as formulaic expressions, and consider how these affect intercultural communication (VCJAU162) Explore connections between languages and cultures as exemplified in particular words, expressions and communicative behaviours, noticing how meaning can be culture-specific and difficult to transfer between languages (VCJAU018)