Literacy

In this subject students extend and apply their literacy capability by, for example:

• extending their knowledge and skills relevant to language learning and language maintenance
• expressing and exchanging ideas, opinions, and experiences in [First Language]
• communicating effectively and appropriately in [First Language] for a range of purposes and audiences
• engaging with and reflecting on ways of creating resources for a diverse range of purposes and audiences
• recognising and experimenting with language patterns and structures
• applying their understanding of features of lexicology in [First Language]
• applying their understanding of features of morphology and syntax in [First Language]
• extending their understanding of the relationship between orthography and phonology
• learning from and about local language materials available through community organisations and in local, state, and national archives and libraries
• increasing insights into the nature, styles, and purposes of language
• making connections and comparisons between [First Language] and English and/or other languages
• interpreting and mediating meaning within and across languages and cultures
• considering the dimensions of context and audience
• extending and integrating their skills of listening, speaking, reading, viewing, and writing
• extending their understanding of various styles, structures, and registers of narratives
• extending their understanding of narratives as told by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in oral, written, and/or audiovisual form
• applying their understanding of ways in which external influences impact upon language use
• appropriately acknowledging interactions, collaboration, and learning from and with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.