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Broadening cultural awareness and introducing young minds to the beauty of Europe and the joys and benefits of learning another language.
Languages subjects enables all students to communicate proficiently in a language other than English by providing students with essential communication skills in that language, an intercultural capability, and an understanding of the role of language and culture in human communication.
Language learning broadens students’ horizons to include the personal, social, and employment opportunities that an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world presents.
The German: Second Language subject enables all students to communicate proficiently by providing students with essential communication skills in German, an intercultural capability, and an understanding of the role of language and culture in communication.
In Year 7, students communicate in German, interacting with peers and known adults to exchange information about self, family and friends, and interests. They engage in individual and collaborative tasks that involve making arrangements, inviting, planning, deciding and responding, or work together to highlight their language learning for family, friends and their school community.
There might even be opportunities to experience German outside of the classroom, such as going to the movies for the German Film Festival, going to German restaurants, learning about German food, or even going to German career expos.
For more information head to the School Curriculum Standard Authority’s website. See here.
The German: Second Language ATAR course is designed to further develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the culture and the language of German-speaking communities, providing them with opportunities to gain a broader and deeper understanding of German and extend and refine their communication skills. The course focuses on the interrelationship of language and culture, and equips students with the skills needed to function in an increasingly globalised society, a culturally and linguistically diverse local community, and provides them with the foundation for life-long language learning.
For more information head to the School Curriculum Standard Authority’s website. See here.