Melbourne CityASIAN PORTFOLIO

Football FeverEducational resource for Australian primary schools

english

Years

3 and 4

melbourne CityASIAN PORTFOLIO

1. unit rationale

Melbourne city ASIAN PORTFOLIO English Years 3 and 4 3

Football is the most popular game in the world.

It is a game that is played across continents and all manner of geography. It brings people together no matter their background, culture, language or way of life.

It is a game that is played by many thousands of Australians on a weekly basis and Australian male and female teams compete on a global stage in FIFA World Cups and Asian tournaments.

Many Australians are passionate about the game and support Melbourne City - the club that represents your community in Australia’s professional domestic football competitions, the Hyundai A-League and the Westfield W-League.

As a part of Asia, Australia has extensive links with the region in a social, cultural, political, economic and sporting sense. As the links become stronger so will our understanding of Asian culture and how it can add value to Australian communities.

Australian footballers, both male and female, across all ages, compete in Asia on a regular basis. It is their opportunity to not only challenge themselves against the best players in the region but also learn more about the multitude of diverse cultures on our doorstep. It gives them a unique chance to learn about others through the values of sport and a shared belief that football helps build harmonious communities.

Australians are known for their passion for sport and for young Australians in particular this passion often begins in the schoolyard. The Melbourne City FOOTBALL FEVER resource presents a tremendous opportunity for you to engage your students in their learning across the curriculum through their passion and interest in football.

Learning through the game of football

The Melbourne City Asian portfolio unit is designed to meet the Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia cross curriculum priority in education through the study of selected Asian countries in a football context.

In this unit students meet learning outcomes through vocabulary building, writing tasks, research and information analysis and reporting.

They will work in groups to create a portfolio of information for the coach of Melbourne City that will assist his team to adapt to Asian conditions, culture and lifestyle during the Asian Champions League competition. As they compile their portfolio students will develop a rich understanding and appreciation of the diversity of cultures across Asia.

Background information

Football Federation Australia (FFA) is the organisation responsible for promotion and administration of football in Australia. FFA is a member of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body for football. Since 2006, the FFA has also been a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the official governing body for football in Asia.

Unit rationale

For more information about FIFA, visit: www.fifa.com.

For more information about the AFC, visit: www.the-afc.com.

For more information about the FFA, visit: www.footballaustralia.com.au.

Harry Novillo, Forward