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At the Concert

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At the Concert

The Polyglots at the Concert is set in an Art Deco-style concert venue where the Polyglots are involved in various performances. Children will learn the vocabulary for the days of the week and o'clock times with some extension to half-past times. They will also learn questions such as 'What time?', 'What day?', 'What's the time?' and 'Where?'

Language learning features

  • Repetition: words are repeated in meaningful contexts, providing many opportunities to hear the language.
  • Visual cues: visual cues and gestures are aligned with spoken language to reinforce and emphasise meaning. The app uses the interactive functionality of the tablet.
  • Production: children have opportunities to produce the language. The learning experiences encourage children to mimic and play with sounds, words and short phrases. 

Cultural references

Language learning experts emphasise the importance of linking language to culture. To inspire children’s curiosity about German culture, the learning experiences feature cultural items and characters from Germany. Some of the cultural items can be found in other apps.

Unique learning experiences

Each community is unique. Teachers will find a variety of ways to apply the learning experiences in The Polyglots at the Concert to a particular child, group of children, school or community.

Links to the Australian Curriculum

Each of the learning experiences in The Polyglots at the Concert is aligned to the Australian Curriculum: Languages, for Foundation to Year 2. Teachers can use this data to support planning or print the outcomes for children’s portfolios from Groups and Outcomes in the Educator dashboard.

General capabilities - Intercultural Understanding

Reflecting on culture and cultural diversity - Explore the influence of cultures on interactions 

Students are supported to reflect on how their cultural identities relate to others and how others’ cultural identities relate to them.

Engaging with cultural and linguistic diversity - Communicate responsively

Students are supported to learn to tailor their communication in a range of contexts, demonstrating sensitivity and respect for cultural and linguistic diversity. They use their understanding of this diversity to keep communication open, flexible and focused on constructive processes and outcomes.

Navigating intercultural contexts - Adapt in intercultural exchanges

Students are supported to apply their learning in a range of interactions, using their understanding of culture and cultural diversity, and skills in perspective-taking and empathy.

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