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 2
- ML2-UND-01
identifies and responds to information in texts to demonstrate understanding
Listen to, read and view information in texts on familiar themes
Use strategies to locate, organise, classify and sort information in texts for a range of purposes
Respond to questions about specific information in texts on familiar themes, using modelled target language sentence structures and/or English
Respond to texts through actions, visuals, written or spoken responses in the target language and/or English to demonstrate understanding and convey meaning
Identify and use the sounds of familiar vocabulary and phrases in the target language to understand and respond to texts
Recognise and use sound–symbol correspondences to understand and respond to texts
Identify and use knowledge of vocabulary and formulaic phrases from familiar themes to understand and respond to texts
Identify and use elements of grammar in familiar language patterns
Recognise modelled target language features and compare them with English features
Recognise and use modelled structures and features of the target language writing system to understand and respond to texts
Respond to texts and identify connections between language and cultural practices and reflect on their own language(s) and culture(s)