Course Overviews:
Primary Course Statement
Language: Khmer / Level: Years R-6
What is this course about?
In this course, students will develop the foundational knowledge and skills to communicate in Khmer about aspects of their lives and immediate world. They learn to notice aspects of Khmer language and culture(s) and relate these to their own; developing their overall literacy and intercultural capability in the process. Students develop awareness of how language and culture shape who we are and how we make meaning across languages and cultures.
What will students learn?
Students:
- develop and apply knowledge of the sounds and forms of Khmer language including pronunciation (particularly the combination of vowels with high sound and low sound consonants), script, vocab categories, word order and sentence structure
- use Khmer to share information and opinions about their immediate world, ideas and interests
- use Khmer to respond to and create imaginative texts such as stories and songs
- notice aspects of Khmer language and culture(s), and how these relate to languages and cultures they know
- learn strategies for planning and thinking about their language learning and being a language learner.
How will students show their learning and find out how they are going?
Across the year, students will show evidence of their learning through a range of assessment experiences that capture their capabilities to:
- use Khmer to interact, inform and create texts
- explain what they know about how Khmer language and culture(s) work, and how this compares to language(s) and culture(s) they know
- tell others about how they are going in their learning.
Junior Secondary Course Statement
Language: Khmer / Level: Years 7-10
Length: 2 Semesters per year
What is this course about?
In this course, students will learn to communicate in Khmer, using modelled language and over time learning to express their own meanings and respond to more complex texts and contexts.
Students will also develop their understandings of how meaning works in Khmer, and develop their capability to interact with diverse people, while also reflecting on themselves as intercultural communicators and language learners.
What will students learn?
Students:
- develop and apply the language resource to express ideas, information and perspectives in Khmer related to their lifeworlds and that of Khmer-speaking communities
- learn how to interact and translate meaning in Khmer across a range of purposes (informing, persuading and expressing imagination) and contexts, exchanging and responding to information and ideas, and exploring issues, values and perspectives
- develop skills in analysing the structures and features of Khmer, including aspects such as accent, tone, register (formal and informal), the Hangeul writing system, honorifics, mood and connecting this to their prior learning/known language(s)
- reflect on how language(s) and culture(s) come together to shape meaning, perspectives and identity
- develop the capability to think about, plan and explain their learning needs and progress.
How will students show their learning and find out how they are going?
Across each year level, students will show evidence of their learning through a range of assessment experiences that capture their capabilities to:
- use written and spoken Khmer to interact, inform, and create texts
- explain what they know about making meaning in Khmer language and culture(s)
- express how they are going in their learning.
SACE Stage 1 Continuers
Language/Course Level: SACE Khmer Continuers / Level: Stage 1
Length: 1 Semester (10 credits)/2 Semesters (20 credits)
Preferred background/Prerequisite: Year 10 Khmer
Content:
This course follows the SACE Nationally Assessed Languages Continuers Level Stage 1 subject outline.
The content is organised around four interrelated concepts, perspectives and 4 prescribed topics:
| Concepts | Common Topics |
|
Identity Legacy Responsibility Sustainability |
Inclusivity, diversity and belonging Innovation Society Sustaining language and culture |
The four remaining topics vary across languages.
Each concept is explored through one or more of three perspectives: Personal, Community, Global.
Students will develop and apply linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding and skills when:
- interacting in Khmer
- creating meaning in Khmer
- analysing Khmer language
- examining relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.
Assessment:
Students undertake a series of assessments each semester, following the SACE Assessment types:
| School Assessment (100%) |
|
In each semester, students undertake 5 assessments from the following assessment types, with each worth at least 20%: Assessment Type 1: Interacting in Language Assessment Type 2: Creating Meaning in Language Assessment Type 3: Analysing Language Assessment Type 4: Investigation · a Response in Khmer · a Reflective response in English |
Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.
SACE Stage 2 Continuers
Language/Course Level: SACE Khmer Continuers / Level: Stage 2
Length: 2 Semesters (20 credits)
Prerequisite: Stage 1 Khmer Continuers
Content:
This course follows the SACE Nationally Assessed Languages Continuers Level Stage 2 subject outline.
The content is organised around 4 interrelated concepts, 3 perspectives and 8 prescribed topics, 4 of which are common for all languages and 4 that are specific for particular languages.
| Concepts | Common Topics |
|
· Identity · Legacy · Responsibility · Sustainability |
· Inclusivity, diversity and belonging · Innovation · Society · Sustaining language and culture |
Each concept is explored through one or more of three perspectives: Personal, Community, Global.
Students will develop and apply linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding and skills when:
- interacting in Khmer
- creating meaning in Khmer
- analysing Khmer language
- examining relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.
Assessment:
Students undertake a series of assessments each semester, following the SACE Assessment types:
| School Assessment (70%) | External Assessment (30%) |
|
Assessment Type 1: Folio (40%) Interacting; Creating Meaning; Analysing language
Assessment Type 2: In-depth Study (30%)1 oral, 1 written or multimodal response to the topic, and 1 reflection in English |
Assessment Type 3: Examination Oral (Conversation about student’s personal world; Discussion based on In-depth Study or subtopic studied in class) Written (Listening; Reading; Writing) |
Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.
For more specific detail refer to the Australian Curriculum website or contact the School.