AC9L2F8U05 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), and Country/Place, and how these impact on communication

Elaborations

• • Elaboration explaining the role of language in relation to culture and identity, and in passing down knowledge, such as sustainable care of the environment, rules for living, ways of behaving, spiritual and cultural functions, and histories
• • Elaboration reflecting on ways the [Language] community classifies natural and cultural worlds, and comparing these with other indigenous and western systems of classification
• • Elaboration understanding that culturally-significant attitudes and beliefs conveyed through [Language] are related to the past, to land, plants, animals and celebrations
• • Elaboration analysing concepts related to cultural values in [Language], including naming systems, such as kinship terms and nicknames
• • Elaboration identifying and discussing core cultural concepts reflected in Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages, such as respect, avoidance, reciprocity, obligation and responsibility
• • Elaboration considering how and why [Language] speakers use particular conversation strategies such as indirect language to avoid conflict
• • Elaboration reflecting on ways culture is interpreted by others, for example, identifying how stereotypes influence perceptions among different groups and communities