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 4
- AL4-LAB-01
identifies protocols, programs and techniques to maintain and build Aboriginal Languages
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.
Explore processes and protocols for maintaining and building Aboriginal Languages
Investigate techniques used for maintaining and building Aboriginal Languages
Explore processes and protocols for building and maintaining Aboriginal Languages
Investigate and explain the techniques used for maintaining and building Aboriginal Languages
Investigate programs, initiatives and techniques that contribute to the strengthening of Aboriginal Languages
Investigate and compare the ecologies of Aboriginal Languages with Torres Strait Islander Languages and international Indigenous Languages
Investigate and compare the ecologies of Aboriginal Languages with Torres Strait Islander Languages and international Indigenous Languages
Investigate and compare the ecologies of Aboriginal Languages with Torres Strait Islander Languages and international Indigenous Languages