Requirement
CLS must have a curriculum in place for all year levels that:
- is aligned to the Victorian Curriculum F-10, Languages Version 2.0
- includes activities that address speaking, listening, reading, and writing (noting that the macro skill of viewing has been added in Version 2.0)
- includes activities that reflect the intercultural dimension of a languages program.
Evidence
a) CLS seeking accreditation for the first time must submit:
- a single, well-developed unit of work for one level/combination of levels; or
- a broad scope and sequence overview of the year’s curriculum for each level/combination of levels for the entire year.
b) CLS applying for reaccreditation must submit:
- a single, well-developed unit of work for one level/combination of levels.
If the CLS offers more than one language, then it must provide a separate document for each language as part of its accreditation documentation.
A CLS that submits a scope and sequence document must submit a unit of work in the next accreditation round. To assist with this, professional learning support on curriculum planning and writing is provided by CLV.
Languages for which there is no specific curriculum currently available may adopt the VCAA scope and sequence documents for either of the following language categories:
- Non-Roman Alphabet Languages (e.g. Burmese, Russian, Serbian)
- Roman Alphabet Languages (e.g. Croatian, Somali, Swedish).
Template
Unit of Work
A unit of work template is available below, as well as a sample unit of work for German. Note that CLS are still required to have and deliver a full curriculum for all year levels.
DOWNLOAD (Word): Unit of Work Template
DOWNLOAD (PDF): Unit of Work Sample (German)
Scope and Sequence Document
Scope and sequence documents for the following languages are available from the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
Arabic: https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/arabic/scope-and-sequence
Chinese: https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/chinese/scope-and-sequence
German: https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/german/scope-and-sequence
Italian: https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/italian/scope-and-sequence
Japanese: https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/japanese/scope-and-sequence
Korean: https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/korean/scope-and-sequence
Modern Greek : https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/modern-greek/scope-and-sequence
Spanish: https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/spanish/introduction
Turkish: https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/turkish/scope-and-sequence
Vietnamese: https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/vietnamese/scope-and-sequence
Non-Roman Alphabet Languages (eg. Burmese, Russian, Serbian): https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/non-roman-alphabet-languages/scope-and-sequence
Roman Alphabet Languages (eg. Croatian, Somali, Swedish): https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/learning-areas/languages/roman-alphabet-languages/scope-and-sequence
Links to further information
Victorian Curriculum F-10, Languages Version 2.0:
https://f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au/
Instructions for submission
Required template: Yes, see above
Required format: Word or PDF
Required filename: 06_curriculum
Additional notes: Schools teaching more than one language should submit separate documents for each language and should add the language name to the end of the filename, e.g. “05_curriculum_norwegian”