Guugu Yimithirr Language Years F, 1, 4

Overview

Unit 2: Nganhthanun Bubu – Foundation Year is an Aboriginal language unit for Foundation Year students. It aligns to the Australian Curriculum’s Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages.

In Lessons 1 to 10, students learn to:

• say the number nubuun and use it in a sentence
• say and make the numbers guthiirra and guunduu in a sentence
• make and say sentences about looking and policemen
• speak and create a phrase involving boats and snakes
• say and create phrases referring to the colours thalun and munhi
• say and create a sentence referencing the colours diini and walubirra
• make and say a sentence with the command miidaarra
• create and say a sentence with the command yitharrabada
• speak and make a sentence referring to food
• say and create sentences about food and water
• say a sentence describing hot and cold
• say and make sentences about being happy and angry
• say and create a sentence about being sad.

Progress Tests

In Lesson 5, progress tests are given to students. This enables teachers to assess how well they have learned the language so far and to identify the areas that require more instruction. The test questions are in the Teaching Guide, and students record their responses in a Student Workbook.

End-of-Unit Assessment

The final lesson is the End-of-Unit Assessment. It includes a range of question types (such as circle the correct word, sketch an image) to evaluate how well students have mastered the unit’s material.
The Teaching Guide contains the unit assessment. At test time, teachers make copies of the assessment and hand them to the students.

Lesson 1: A sentence with the number nubuun.
Lesson 2: A sentence about looking and policemen.
Lesson 3: A sentence about the colours thalun and munhi.
Lesson 4: A sentence with the command miidaarra.
Lesson 5: A sentence about eating.
Lesson 6: A sentence about hot and cold.
Lesson 7: A sentence about being happy and angry.
Lesson 8: Say and make the command to speak in Guugu Yimithirr.
Lesson 9: Say and make a question with the word ‘what’ and answer it.
Lesson 10: Say and make sentences about being a child and jumping on a trampoline.

Overview

Unit 2: Nganhthanun Bubu – Year 1 is an Aboriginal language unit for Year 1 students. It aligns to the Australian Curriculum’s Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages.

In lessons 1 to 10, students learn to:

• speak and read phrases relating to values and friends
• recite and read passages from jesus gadildabaarbuthuun-gu
• read and say greetings
• speak and read numerical sentences
• speak and read phrases describing looking.

Progress Tests

In Lesson 5, teachers give progress tests to students to assess how well the students have learned the language so far and to identify the areas that require more instruction. The test questions are in the Teaching Guide, and students record their responses in a Student Workbook.

End-of-Unit Assessment

The final lesson is the end-of-unit assessment. It includes a range of question types (such as circle the correct word, sketch an image of something) to evaluate how well students have mastered the unit’s material. The Teaching Guide contains the unit assessment. At test time, teachers make copies of the assessment and hand them to the students.

Lesson 1: Sentences about friends and value.
Lesson 2: Sentences from the song jesus gadil dabaar buthuun-gu.
Lesson 3: Greetings.
Lesson 4: Sentences with numbers.
Lesson 5: Sentences about looking.
Lesson 6: Commands.
Lesson 7: Sentences with animal nouns.
Lesson 8: Sentences with possessive pronouns.
Lesson 9: Sentences with pronouns and the words ‘this’ and ‘that’.
Lesson 10: Sentences with family nouns.

Overview

Unit 2: Nganhthanun Bubu – Year 4 is an Aboriginal language unit for Year 4 students. It aligns to the Australian Curriculum’s Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages.

In Lessons 1 to 10, students learn to:

• create sentences describing colours
• use a different noun to improve a sentence about colours
• use the commands miidaarra and yitharra to create sentences
• add a place to a statement using the commands miidaarra and yitharra
• create sentences relating eating and drinking
• enhance a sentence about eating and drinking by making them into commands
• compose sentences describing hot and cold
• by altering the time adjunct, improve sentences concerning hot and cold
• create sentences to express emotions
• use several emotion words to enhance sentences about emotions.

Progress Test

In Lesson 5, teachers give progress tests to students to assess how well the students have learned the language so far and to identify the areas that require more instruction. The test questions are in the Teaching Guide, and students record their responses in a Student Workbook.

End-of-Unit Assessment

The final lesson is the end-of-unit assessment. It includes a range of question types (such as circle the correct word, sketch an image of something) to evaluate how well students have mastered the unit’s material. The Teaching Guide contains the unit assessment. At test time, teachers make copies of the assessment and hand them to the students.

Lesson 1: Writing sentences about colours.
Lesson 2: Writing sentences with commands miidaarra and yitharra.
Lesson 3: Writing sentences about eating and drinking.
Lesson 4: Writing sentences about hot and cold.
Lesson 5: Writing sentences about emotions.
Lesson 6: Writing sentences about speaking fast, slowly and in Guugu Yimithirr.
Lesson 7: Writing sentences with what, who and how.
Lesson 8: Writing sentences with child, tree, climbing and jumping.
Lesson 9: Writing sentences with brushing, hair, writing and looking.
Lesson 10: Writing sentences with playing, having a bath and eating.