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K–10Modern Languages K–10 Syllabus

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Content

Stage 3

Understanding texts
  • ML3-UND-01

    identifies and responds to information and opinions in texts to demonstrate understanding

Understanding texts
Understanding and responding to target language texts
  • Listen to, read and view information and opinions in a range of texts on familiar themes

  • Use comprehension strategies to process information and opinions in texts

  • Respond in the target language and/or English to main points and specific information in familiar texts to explain understanding and express opinions

Applying knowledge of language systems to understand and respond to target language texts
  • Identify and use the sounds of the target language to understand and respond to texts

  • Identify and use sound–symbol correspondences to understand and respond to texts

  • Use knowledge of vocabulary and phrases from familiar themes to understand and respond to texts

  • Use modelled sentence structures and grammar patterns to understand and respond to texts

  • Use familiar metalanguage to compare some target language structures and features with English

  • Recognise and use familiar structures and features of the target language writing system to understand and respond to texts

Developing intercultural understanding through target language texts
  • Respond to texts and consider how language is connected with cultural practices and compare how this is evident in their own language(s), culture(s) and identity