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-INT-01
exchanges information in familiar contexts by selecting culturally appropriate modelled language
Interacting in a language is primarily done through oral language. Where students use other forms of communication to supplement or replace speech, the content should be taught using the student’s preferred communication form(s).
Share information about themselves to describe their personal world
Ask and answer modelled questions in a guided conversation
Express emotions and preferences
Interact in conversation with teacher and peers in familiar social contexts
Recognise and use modelled sounds, including pronunciation and intonation patterns and/or rhythms to interact
Select familiar vocabulary and formulaic phrases to interact
Use modelled sentence structures to interact
Use modelled language structures and nonverbal communication that are appropriate to cultural practices