Essential Question

How’s the importance of Country reflected in First Nations cultures and languages, and place in the culture and language being studied

Unit details

Y7–Y8 Languages
Lesson Time: 40 minutes
Lessons: 14
Duration: 7 weeks
Australian Curriculum
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures cross-curriculum priority.

Unit overview

In this unit, students will:

  • learn and practise key vocabulary in the target language
  • research the languages of Traditional Custodians of the land on which their school and home sits to understand and investigate the importance of language 
  • examine the impact that First Nations languages have on First Nations Peoples’ identities and connection to place
  • investigate the responsibilities of First Nations language custodians and target language custodians 
  • understand the complexity of family separation and how that affects identity as a language learner
  • explore the significance of spiritual and physical connection to Country for First Nations Peoples and to place for people of the target culture
  • learn and practise key vocabulary for expressing themselves in the target language
  • complete an assessment to demonstrate their learning.

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