K–10Aboriginal Languages K–10 Syllabus
The new Aboriginal Languages K–10 (2022) syllabus is to be implemented from 2024.
2024 – Start teaching new syllabus for:
- Schools with a K–6 program
- Mandatory 100 hours of a Language in Years 7–10
Students who commenced the 100-hour or 200-hour elective course in 2023 may continue to study the Aboriginal Languages K–10 Syllabus (2003) in 2024.
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Stage 3
- AL3-RLC-01
makes connections between cultural practices and language use
Content is provided for:
- Additional: Language Revival – students learning the target language as an additional language
- Prior: Language Revival – students with significant prior learning and/or experience in the target language
- First: students continuing to learn their First Language as the target language.
Recognise that the target language changes according to the context of use and reflects different relationships
Reflect on their experiences in the target language and in English-speaking contexts, discussing the adjustments they make when moving between languages
Understand that language, culture and identity are fluid and reflect communities and relationships
Recognise that language use is shaped by the values and beliefs of a community
Explore connections between identity, cultural values and beliefs, and the expression of these connections in the target language
Explore connections between cultural practices and language use
Understand that ways of communicating and behaving reflect aspects of personal and cultural identity