Course planning:
Topics 4 - 10

The chart of CSF topics demonstrates the essentials of CSF approach to language learning - a holistic and integrated approach to language curriculum, where students learn a full range of communication skills through activities and tasks - as a systematic progression through levels of learning. Themes, activities and tasks are integrated with a variety of text-types and linguistic elements (grammar). Used together with the chart of text-types and language functions, the CSF topic chart is an aid and a guide to teachers of Slovenian language in course planning.

The CSF topics are sequenced as a progression through primary to secondary level, as appropriate to each age level. Text-types, linguistic elements and language functions are integrated with this thematic approach and are presented gradually, increasing in range and complexity through levels 4 -6 (upper primary), 7 - 8 (early secondary), 9 - 10 (middle secondary). Topics, activities, vocabulary, text-types and functions are selected with a view to their suitability to the age group and the context of students' social experience and environment.

In the choice of topics a strong emphasis has been placed on Slovenian heritage and aspects of Slovenian culture and literature.

Years 4 - 6
Topics	Text Types	Linguistic Elements
1.Myself
introducing oneself	conversation	nouns:gender
greetings	description	verb "biti" (to be), positive, negative
what is your name?	question/answer	noun / adjective gender agreement
responding, how I feel		adverb
		demonstrative pronoun
		function: introducing
2. Family
list of family members, relatives	chart	interrogative pronoun
names	passport	possessive pronoun
age	pictures	formal / informal forms of address
physical description	description	verb: "imeti" (to have) positive, negative
	play	numbers, expressing age
		case: nominative, accusative
		function: describing
3. At School
in the classroom	list	verb: "e" conjugation
what we learn, read, write	timetable	noun: accusative/dative singular
subjects	homework diary	numbers
what is the time?	play	expressing time: case genitive
preference	poem	verbs with dative case
		function: expressing likes and dislikes
4. Easter
traditional Easter meal	list	noun: case-accusative singular
Slovenian Easter customs	numbers	expressing quantity - case: genitive sing.
comparison with Australian	recipe	demonstrative pronoun
Easter customs	poem	function: offering, thanking
learn various traditional methods	pictures
of Easter egg decorating	hymn
learn a traditional Easter hymn
5. Our Home
vocabulary/plan of house and	list	prepositions: case - accusative singular
furniture in rooms	house plan	possessive pronoun
description of people in the house	crossword puzzle	verbs: "priti, "iti, "oditi" (come, go, leave)
activities using colours, numbers,	proverb	case: locative singular
adjectives	advertisement	function describing
write advertisement "house for
sale" for newspaper/radio
6. In the Kitchen - Breakfast
description of kitchen, utensils,	list	noun: case - accusative/locative singular
table setting	menu	verb: "a" conjugation
activities in the kitchen	play	adverb: time manner
breakfast time	conversation	function expressing ability/inability,
		wishes
7. Springtime - In the Garden
characteristics of spring in	label	noun: dual, plural
Slovenia	pictures	noun: case - locative
comparison with Australia	folksong	preposition: case - locative
names of birds, flowers, plants,	poem	adjective: case - locative
gardening culture	bingo
names of gardening tools	sentence
gardening activities
description of vegetables, herbs,
fruits
8. Animals
list of animals in Slovenia	description	past tense
read selected poems, fables,	fable/poem	preposition: case - accusative
stories about animals	riddle/proverb	noun: case - accusative, locative
adapt stories for performance or	play	singular
role-play		adjective/ noun agreement
		verb: "i" conjugation
		function describing
9. Celebrations (Miklavž, Božič)
discuss the meaning of these	discussion	past tense
festivals	talk	Christmas expressions
compare how they are celebrated	Christmas carol	questions
in Slovenia and Australia	poem	function expressing emotion, greeting,
learn to sing Christmas carols	story	thanking
read poems and stories	song
ask relatives how they celebrated
in their childhood and tell class
Years 7 - 8
10. Study of Slovenian
Slovenian as member of Indo-	chart	phonology
European languages and Slavic	map	sounds, spelling
group	text	pronunciation
linguistic map of Slovenia - main	discussion	loan words
dialects indicated and discussed		punctuation
listen to audio-tapes of people
speaking in a dialect
read texts in dialects
discuss issue of spoken versus
written and media language
11. Slovenia - Regions and Cities
outline of Slovenian history	article	punctuation
geography of regions, towns,	map	noun: case - accusative, singular/plural
rivers, mountains	list	noun: case - locative, singular/plural
growth of nationalism in the 19th	game	verb: "je" and "ne" conjugations
century	poem	past tense
poetry and prose on homeland		function describing
12. Early History of the Slovenes - Myths and Legends
Slovenes as society fom 585 AD	list	verb: conditional and infinitive moods
read selected exerpts, legends,	map	complex sentences
folk-tales	textbook	direct and indirect speech
	folk-tale/legend	conjugations
13. Mother and Father
read texts, stories, poems about	story	possessive pronoun
mother and father	poem	adjective
what is their role/what they do for		function describing, expressing emotion,
the family		praising or blaming
Mothers/Fathers day
14. At the Market
what food is available (fruit,	list	questions and answers
vegetables, smallgoods	game	numbers: cardinal, ordinal
questions and answers: shopping	shopping list	use of genitive case: numbers, quantity
conversation while shopping	conversation	function describing, requesting, thanking
15. Going Shoping
shopping: where, when	list	questions and answers
names of shops	shopping list	numbers
play the game of bingo with items	game	expressing quantity
and shops	conversation	use of genitive case: singular, plural
write a shopping list		function asking for, expressing wishes
shopping at the supermarket		wants
write and enact and exchange
between buyer and seller
16. Health
list of common illnesses	telephone call	reflexive verbs
visiting doctor, dentist	conversation	personal pronouns - accusative singular
prepare and perdorm a role play		past tense
		formulaic expressions
		function defining, describing
17. We All Work
list of professions, trades,	list	numbers
occupations	plan	adjective: comparative, superlative
what implements are used by	game	prepositions: case - instrumental singular
whom		verb: past and future tense
building a house - stages of		function defining, describing
construction
matching or scrambled words
18. Leisure Time
how do you spend evenings,	fairytale	gerund
weekends, holidays	telephone call	formulaic expressions: time
interests - reading, drawing, sport	talk	function expressing likes, preferences,

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