AC9L1F8C01 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor initiate and sustain exchanges in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts related to Country/Place and students’ experiences, feelings and opinions, adjusting their language in response to others

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• • Elaboration interacting in a range of contexts and situations that involve different ways of communicating, for example, using deferential speech styles with Elders and/or community members, maintaining kinship, moiety and cultural Lore in interactions, and more informal styles with close family members and peers
• • Elaboration developing language to support and extend discussion, for example, inviting opinions or further elaboration, clarifying or justifying their own statements and responding to others’ perspectives
• • Elaboration providing encouragement or critical feedback to others in constructive ways
• • Elaboration comparing personal reflections of shared past events or experiences, such as visiting a metropolitan centre, a school excursion or a camp, noticing differences in their responses and perspectives
• • Elaboration inviting Elders, community members or First Nations organisations to ask for advice and guidance regarding options to achieve future goals, aspirations and career paths
• • Elaboration discussing their role and involvement in community events such as men’s business and women’s business, if appropriate, ceremonial events, Sorry Business, local sport or celebrations
• • Elaboration participating in discussions on social, environmental or educational issues and advocating for benefits/improvements for their community, for example, the effects of mining, farming practices, commercial fishing or tourism on community life

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• • Elaboration expressing points of view regarding issues affecting Country/Place, such as managing feral animals, endangered animals, introduced species, water quality, infrastructure, public amenities and health care
• • Elaboration discussing with peers matters such as the intergenerational passing down of knowledge, the use of social media, the role of organisations in caring for Country/Place, and traditional land and sea/water management practices, and summarising points of view