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 4
- ML4-UND-01
interprets and responds to information, opinions and ideas in texts to demonstrate understanding
Listen to, read and view information, opinions and ideas in a range of predictable texts on familiar themes
Develop and use comprehension strategies to interpret information, opinions and ideas in texts
Respond appropriately in the target language and/or English to main ideas and supporting details in texts by interpreting information, opinions and ideas
Demonstrate understanding of the context, purpose and audience in predictable texts
Use knowledge of features of the sound system to understand texts
Use knowledge of sound–symbol correspondences to understand and respond to texts
Use knowledge of appropriate and familiar vocabulary from a range of themes to understand and respond to texts
Use knowledge of structures and features of the grammatical system to understand and respond to texts
Recognise and use structures and features of the target language writing system to understand and respond to texts
Use familiar metalanguage to compare target language structures and features with English
Respond to texts by reflecting on how language is connected with cultural practices and values, and how this is evident in their own language(s), culture(s) and identity