Elaboration (3) ACLARC125
role-playing events in imaginative texts, using movement and actions to reinforce meaning and experimenting with voice and gestures to animate characters
Elaboration (3) | ACLARC125 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLARC126
creating simple imaginative texts such as comics, short stories or poems, using modelled language to express own ideas and imagined experiences
Elaboration | ACLARC126 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLARC126
collaborating with peers to create and present picture or digital books, short plays or animations based on favourite characters in Arabic fables, using familiar language and formulaic expressions such asهذا علي بابا؛ علي بابا هو البطل في قصة علي بابا …
Elaboration (1) | ACLARC126 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLARC126
modifying texts such as songs, for example, by substituting words in a well-known Arabic song or rhyme
Elaboration (2) | ACLARC126 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLARC126
creating and performing alternative versions or endings of familiar stories, using voice, rhythm and gestures to animate characters
Elaboration (3) | ACLARC126 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLARC127
using a picture or digital dictionary to find the meanings of simple vocabulary used in class, and comparing English and Arabic versions
Elaboration | ACLARC127 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLARC127
comparing Arabic expressions used in everyday interactions such as greetings with equivalent English expressions, identifying differences and similarities and words and expressions that do not translate easily, for example,مرحبا؛ صباح الخير/صباح النور؛ …
Elaboration (1) | ACLARC127 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLARC127
translating short, simple texts from Arabic into English and vice versa, using cues to interpret meaning, such as layout, headings and familiar vocabulary
Elaboration (2) | ACLARC127 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLARC127
identifying words that change meaning according to the context and Arabic-speaking region, for example, لبن/حليب؛ مبسوط
Elaboration (3) | ACLARC127 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLARC128
producing a parallel bilingual word list or digital picture dictionary by identifying known Arabic words or expressions and relating them to English equivalents, and vice versa, recognising that direct translation is not always possible
Elaboration | ACLARC128 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLARC128
composing captions for images in Arabic and English to create simple bilingual storybooks in print or digital formats
Elaboration (1) | ACLARC128 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLARC128
creating texts in print, digital or online formats, such as descriptions in both Arabic and English on familiar topics, selecting from word lists vocabulary that best conveys the intended meaning in both languages
Elaboration (2) | ACLARC128 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLARC128
creating simple action songs and raps which include alternative repetitive phrases in Arabic and English, to perform for the school community
Elaboration (3) | ACLARC128 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLARC129
comparing their interactions in Arabic and English, noticing different behaviours and language used, for example, adding the words عمو؛ خالة before the names of older family members and other adults to show respect, compared with addressing friends in …
Elaboration | ACLARC129 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLARC129
describing elements of Arabic language that are different from English, including gestures such as patting the heart a few times to indicate ‘That’s enough, thank you…’
Elaboration (1) | ACLARC129 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLARC129
developing metalanguage for describing experiences of intercultural exchange in different contexts, for example,أتكلم العربي في البيت مع جدي وجدتي ولكن مع إخوتي أتكلم الإنجليزي؛ أمي تتكلم معي بالعربيوأنا أرد عليها بالإنجليزي؛ عربيتي ليست قوية؛ أحب التكلم …
Elaboration (2) | ACLARC129 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLARC130
discussing the groups they belong to, including their families and Arabic cultural and language groups, and reflecting on how membership of these groups affects their own sense of identity
Elaboration | ACLARC130 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLARC130
creating texts in print, digital, online or multimodal formats that express personal views on identity, including as a member of different cultural and/or language groups, for example, their name, in English and/or Arabic, their life experiences overseas …
Elaboration (1) | ACLARC130 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLARC130
mapping personal profiles by creating a chart, timeline or web profile to highlight significant experiences or events, for example, marking an event when they identified as Lebanese, Egyptian, Iraqi or Arab, such as during religious ceremonies or special …
Elaboration (2) | ACLARC130 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLARC130
noticing how they communicate in both Arabic- and English-speaking contexts, identifying differences in behaviour and discussing reasons for these, for example, how they would address their teacher compared to a family member such as an uncle
Elaboration (3) | ACLARC130 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Arabic | Languages | F-10 curriculum