Junior Secondary Curriculum
YEAR 8 LANGUAGES
OVERVIEW
Learning languages broadens students ’ horizons about the personal, social, cultural and employment opportunities that are available in an increasingly interconnected and interdependent world. The interdependence of countries and communities requires people to negotiate experiences and meanings across languages and cultures.
The Languages curriculum in Year 8, aims to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to ensure that students:
• communicate in the language they are learning ( Indonesian )
• understand the relationship between language, culture and learning
develop intercultural capabilities
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understand themselves as communicators
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Students interact using Indonesian in classroom routines and communicative tasks. They respond to short texts in Indonesian, locating specific details and gist. Students extend the range and quality of their writing through increased vocabulary and grammar knowledge, and by drafting and editing their own work and that of their peers. They recognise text - type features and use models to create a range of texts. Students extend their grammatical knowledge, such as how language structures and features are used in texts. They become increasingly aware of connections between language and culture, noticing, for example, degrees of formality in language use according to social relationships. Students explore Indonesian cultural concepts, such as gotong - royong , jam karet and selamatan , and compare them to concepts in their own language and culture. They learn to reflect on their own language and culture and how identity impacts on intercultural experiences.
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The Lakes South Morang College Curriculum Handbook
Secondary Campus 2025
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