Stage 2 | Subject outline | Version control
Australian Languages — First Language
Stage 2
Subject outline
For teaching in 2024. Accredited in November 2018 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2020.
Stage 2 | Subject outline | Performance standards
Performance standards
Stage 2 performance standards for Australian Languages — First Language can be viewed below. You can also download in Word format [DOC 239KB].
To learn more about what performance standards are, how they are used, and other general information, see performance standards and grades.
Communicating | Awareness and Analysis | Identities and Ecologies | |
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A |
Consistently accurate and appropriate use of language and expression to communicate in [First Language]. |
Thorough knowledge, understanding, and application of oral and written systems and structures. Clear and detailed analysis of linguistic, cultural, and stylistic features. Perceptive interpretation and explanation of the meaning of resources. |
Perceptive reflection on self as language learner and language user. Insightful exploration and analysis of the relationship between language, culture, and communities. Detailed understanding of and reflection on [First Language] variation and change. Insightful consideration of issues relating to sustaining, strengthening, and advocating for [First Language]. |
B |
Mostly accurate and appropriate use of language and expression to communicate in [First Language]. |
Sound knowledge, understanding, and application of oral and written systems and structures. |
Considered reflection on self as language learner and language user. |
C |
Generally accurate and appropriate use of language and expression to communicate in [First Language]. |
Competent knowledge, understanding, and application of oral and written systems and structures. |
Some reflection on self as language learner and language user. |
D |
Occasionally accurate and appropriate use of language and expression to communicate in [First Language]. |
Partial knowledge, understanding, and application of oral and written systems and structures. |
Superficial reflection on self as language learner and language user. |
E |
Limited use of language and expression to communicate in [First Language]. |
Limited knowledge, understanding, and application of oral and written systems and structures. |
Attempted reflection on self as language learner and language user. |