Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD students Module 1.2

1. Language and Literacy Levels across the Australian Curriculum: EALD students Module 1.2 Building Language Capacity

2. Register continuum everyday, concrete technical, abstract Expressing and developing ideas –Subject matter What is the topic? How is it treated? informal personal novice formal impersonal informed/expert Interacting with others – Roles & relationships Who is involved? What are their roles and relationships? most spoken most written ‘here and now’ generalised context language with action language of reflection Text structure and organisation – Mode of communication How is the message conveyed? How spoken or written-like is it? What technologies are used?

3. Building Language Capacity Read Foregrounding in Glossary. . most spoken like language most written like language

4. Building Language Capacity Read Foregrounding in Glossary. . most spoken like language most written like language

5. Building Language Capacity Read Foregrounding in Glossary. . most spoken like language most written like language

7. Language progression across the Levels • Read The Levels as a continuum (p 11) in Introduction

8. Language progression across the Levels • Read Explanation of quantifying terms used within the Levels p 11

10. Building Language Capacity The following series of slides provides an opportunity for teachers to support each other in small groups with reference to the glossary if required to build a shared understanding about some of the common grammar terms used in the Levels. This will enable teachers to better identify these in student texts.

11. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity * Verbs/Verb Groups in green

12. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity

13. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity * Nouns in red

14. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity

15. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity * Noun groups in red

16. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity

17. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity * Conjunctions in orange

18. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity

19. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity * Evaluative Language in Brown

20. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity * Evaluative Language in Brown

21. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity * Circumstances (when, where, etc..) in blue

22. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity * Circumstances (when, where, etc..) in blue

23. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity * Reference items in purple

24. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp was a keen hunter. He set off to Africa to shoot a lion. This was many years ago so people were allowed to shoot lions. One day he left his hotel room alone to find the lion. As he approached the entrance of the jungle he heard a groan, he didn’t worry about it. He set off into the dark, gloomy jungle. He heard another groan in the trees and saw a bit of mane through the trees. He got scared by a tucan and he jumped into a creek. He loaded his gun and gently sloshed through the water. He stepped onto a rock, at least he thought it was a rock. It moved and a large head popped out, Blimp tried to move but the crocodile swallowed him whole. He felt some water around him, the croc suddenly burped and the man flew into the lions mouth. He felt as if knives were cutting into him as the lions teeth dug into him. He felt a “woosh” around him and then he died. • Building Language Capacity * Reference items in purple

25. Croc Food! Colonel Blimp wasa keen hunter. Heset off to Africato shoot a lion. Thiswasmany years ago sopeoplewere allowed to shoot lions. One day helefthishotel roomaloneto find the lion. Asheapproachedthe entrance of the jungle hehearda groan, hedidn’t worryabout it. Heset off into thedark, gloomy jungle. Heheardanother groanin the treesandsawa bit of manethrough the trees. Hegot scared by a tucanandhejumpedinto a creek. Heloadedhisgunandgentlysloshedthrough the water. Hesteppedonto a rock, at least hethoughtitwasa rock. Itmovedanda large headpopped out. Blimptried to move butthe crocodile swallowedhimwhole. Hefeltsome water around him, the croc suddenlyburpedandthe man flewinto the lions mouth. Hefeltas if knives were cutting into him asthe lions teeth duginto him. Hefelta “woosh” around him andthenhedied. • Building Language Capacity

26. Language progression across the Levels • If particular indicators and examples do not provide sufficient guidance to assign a Level, what could you do? • All teachers begin to build their language capacity from different starting points, so what could you do if as yet you do not fully understand all the language in the Levels?