AC9LA10EU03 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor reflect on and evaluate Arabic texts, using metalanguage to discuss language structures and features

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising the significance and cultural importance of features of different types of texts in Arabic and English, such as forms of address or language associated with rituals or celebrations, and understanding how these vary according to the context, occasion and intended audience
• • Elaboration using metalanguage to identify grammatical similarities and differences between Arabic and English such as word order, sentence types, verb moods, verb tenses, possessive pronouns, gender agreement, script
• • Elaboration analysing persuasive texts such as advertisements, slogans or speeches, recognising the use of rhetorical devices and emotive language to engage the intended audience
• • Elaboration noticing and explaining differences in text structure and grammar between formal and informal Arabic and English use, for example, between the structure of a business letter and an informal email
• • Elaboration comparing spoken and written forms of familiar types of texts in Arabic and English such as spoken and written apologies, spoken storytelling and written reports, noticing differences in grammatical, expressive, and textual features, for example, من فضلك اقبل إعتذاري، أعتذر /أقدّم إعتذاري ، أنا آسف/ آسفة