Scotch College

LANGUAGES Year 9 — 2012

It is expected that in Year 9 students will normally study a minimum of two semesters of a Language . This will enable them to develop a deeper understanding of the particular language and its culture through various explorations of the way of life of its speakers, their thinking, behaviours and attitudes in a rapidly changing world. It will also maintain the sequence of study necessary for admission to VCE Language study.  Two Languages can be studied through to VCE at Scotch College, if desired.

Rationale 

The ability to use a language other than English and move between cultures is important for full participation in the modern world, especially in the context of increased globalisation and Australia’s cultural diversity.  The course aims directly to develop students’ communicative skills and literacy in the Language, and indirectly to promote cognitive growth and divergent thinking. It enables students to explore a wider social and intellectual environment, and to encounter different ways of looking at the world.

Student Outcomes

• use the language to communicate with its speakers
• understand how language operates as a system and, through comparison, how other languages, including English, are structured and function
• gain insights into the culture or cultures which give the language its life and meaning
• consider their own culture, and compare it with the cultures of countries and communities where the language is spoken
• add to their general knowledge
• enhance their vocational prospects

Assessment 

Examination 

Listening and Speaking Tasks

Reading Tasks

Writing Tasks