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Year 8 - Languages: Arabic

Overview

Learners understand and use features of the Arabic sound and writing systems and make connections between spoken and written texts. They use appropriate pronunciation and intonation when communicating and interacting in a range of contexts and apply spelling rules when writing in Arabic script. Students use written and spoken Arabic to exchange information about their personal worlds and to express feelings, likes and dislikes.

Units / Topics	Types of Assessment
Schools in the Arab world.	Culture: Students will compare the different ways of reply in the Arab world.
Australia and the Arab world.	Reading and Responding: (My family, describing themselves and others)
Sports, family members, sentences using ھﺬه و ھﺬا or schools.	Speaking: (Food and Food Pyramid)
	Reading and Responding: (Popular sport in the Arab world)

Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of this subject will provide a sound foundation for students to proceed to Year 9 Arabic.

Year 9 - Languages: Arabic

Overview

Learners understand and use features of the Arabic sound and writing systems and make connections between spoken and written texts. They use appropriate pronunciation and intonation when communicating and interacting in a range of contexts and apply spelling rules when writing in Arabic script. They explore Arabic syntax and linguistic structures and begin to use metalanguage by identifying grammatical terms.

Units / Topics	Types of Assessment
Food	Culture: Students will explain some of the Arabic food and eating routines and traditions.
Traditions and routines	Speaking: Food and Food Pyramid
Animals	Writing: favourite animal and describing it
	Reading and Responding: how to take care of animals

Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of this subject will provide a sound foundation for students to proceed to Year 10 Arabic

Year 7 - Languages: Japanese

Overview

This subject covers the study of the Japanese language. It focuses on the development of basic vocabulary, sentence patterns and alphabets. Through the study of Japanese language, students develop their skills in oral and aural language, reading and writing. Students also develop their ability to analyse and interpret comprehension tasks relating to themselves and others around them.

Units / Topics	Types of Assessment
Unit 1 - Greetings	Written Task: Manga reflection task
Unit 2 - Classroom instructions and numbers	Translating Task: Celebrity Introduction
Unit 3 - Nationality	Speaking Task: Self-Introduction

Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of this subject will provide a sound foundation for students to proceed to Year 8 Japanese.

Year 8 - Languages: Japanese

Overview

This subject covers the study of the Japanese language. It focuses on the development of basic vocabulary, sentences patterns and all three alphabets. A focus on food, animals, hobbies, and entertainment are the key components of Year 8 Japanese class. Through the study of Japanese language students develop their skills in oral and aural language, reading and writing. Students also develop their ability to analyse and interpret comprehension tasks relating to their daily lives.

Units / Topics	Types of Assessment
Unit 4 - Family	Translating Task - Family and Pets
Unit 5 - Animals	Reflection Task - Obento Assessment Task
Unit 6 - Food	Writing Task - Calendar
Unit 7 - When is it?	Speaking Task- Self - Introduction
Unit 8 - Hobbies
Unit 9 - Where to? Who with? How will we get there?
Unit 10 - What do you do?
Unit 11 - Let’s see a movie
Unit 12 - How was it?

Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of this subject will provide a sound foundation for students to proceed to Year 9 Japanese.

Year 9 - Languages: Japanese

Overview

This subject covers the study of the Japanese language. It focuses on the development of vocabulary, sentences structures and more detailed Kanji. A focus on daily life, school and family are the key components of Year 9 Japanese classes. Through the study of Japanese language students develop their skills in oral and aural language, reading and writing. Students also develop their ability to analyse and interpret comprehension tasks relating to their daily lives.

Units / Topics	Types of Assessment
Time	Speaking/Listening/Reading/Writing- Daily
Locations	Routines
School	Speaking/Listening/Reading/Writing-
Seasons	Locations
Counters	Listening- Seasonal Activities
Describing people	Translating- Calendar Dates

Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of this subject will provide a sound foundation for students to proceed to Year 10 Japanese

Year 7 - Languages: Spanish

Overview

Spanish is spoken by approximately 500 million people across the world. Spanish is a Romance language, derived from Latin, and so has many connections with English. Knowledge of Spanish can facilitate the learning of other languages from the Romance family, such as Italian, French, Portuguese, and Catalan. In Year 7, students are introduced to the foundations of Spanish language. They learn to greet others and develop their confidence in holding introductory conversations. Students begin to understand and apply the rules of Spanish grammar, spelling, and pronunciation. They are introduced to key grammar concepts such as gender/number agreement and word order.

Units / Topics	Types of Assessment
My Life and Hobbies	Class Presentation
My School	Writing Task
My Family and Friends	Role Play Task
My City	Investigation Task

Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of Year 7 Spanish gives students a sound foundation to proceed to Year 8 Spanish.

Year 8 - Languages: Spanish

Overview

Students work both collaboratively and independently in Spanish, using modelled and rehearsed language to express meaning and interact with others. Students build their knowledge of Spanish spelling conventions to pronounce words with increasing accuracy and use intonation to distinguish between statements. Students read, view, and listen to simple texts and reflect on intercultural perspectives when responding to them. They create and present their own texts, applying their knowledge of English grammar to Spanish, making connections with terms such as ‘verb’, ‘adjective’, noun’ and ‘agreement’ that are used in English learning. They further their understanding concepts such as grammatical gender and verb conjugation, as well as specific Spanish writing conventions, such as inverted question and exclamation marks.

Units / Topics	Types of Assessment
My Holidays	Class Presentation
All About Me	Writing Task
Let’s Eat!	Role Play Task
What do we do?	Investigation Task

Future Directions
After Year 8, languages become an elective option. Satisfactory completion of Year 8 Spanish gives students a sound foundation to proceed to Year 9 Spanish.

Year 9 - Languages: Spanish

Overview

The aim of the course is for students to become more fluent and accurate in both spoken and written language production. In this course students gain more control of grammatical and textual elements. At this level, students continue to develop their understanding of the relationship between language, culture and identity.

Units / Topics	Types of Assessment
Describing what you have done and what you plan to do	Role Play
Expressing opinions and providing advice	Presentations
Comparing the past to the present	Demonstrations
Using instructional language

Future Directions
Satisfactory completion of this unit will give students confidence to approach a variety of grammar tenses and communication purposes for Year 10.