K–10Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus
The new Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus (2022) is to be implemented from 2024.
2024 – Start teaching new syllabus for:
- Schools with a K–6 language program
- Mandatory 100 hours of a Language in Years 7–10
Students who commenced a 100-hour or 200-hour elective course in 2023 may continue to study that course 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 1
- ML1-UND-01
recognises and responds to information in simple texts to demonstrate understanding
Follow instructions
Listen to, read and/or view simple texts such as stories, songs, charts, rhymes or lists on familiar themes
Use auditory cues, gestures, visuals and other forms of nonverbal communication to support comprehension
Associate vocabulary on familiar themes with known actions, people, places, objects and ideas
Recognise information in simple texts and respond to simple questions in the target language and/or English to show understanding of texts
Demonstrate understanding when responding to texts using actions, drawing, singing or simple exchanges in the target language and/or English
Recognise and use sounds of modelled vocabulary and phrases to understand and respond to texts
Recognise sound–symbol correspondences in modelled words and phrases to understand and respond to texts
Recognise and use knowledge of modelled vocabulary, high-frequency words and formulaic phrases on familiar themes to understand and respond to texts
Use simple grammar patterns to understand and respond to texts
Recognise that the target language has features that may be similar to or different from English
Recognise and reproduce symbols or modelled vocabulary and phrases of the writing system to understand and respond to texts
Notice that language is used in ways that reflect cultural practices and reflect on their own language and cultural practices