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AC9LA2U04 Years 1 to 2 Languages

AC9LA2U04 | Years 1 to 2 Arabic: Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor notice that people use language in ways that reflect cultural practices

Foundation to Year 10 sequence

Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 1 to 2 Arabic · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

  • • Elaboration exploring the meaning of culture, and how it involves a range of elements unique to each person such as dress, food, manners, where they live, how they celebrate, and the language(s) they speak, for example, الأكل والشرب باليمين، ذكر الاله قبل الأكل، شكر الإله بعد الأكل
  • • Elaboration using culturally appropriate manners, greetings, and forms of address in the classroom and community, for example, مرحبًا، أهلًا وسهلًا، السلام عليكم، وعليكم السلام، عم / سيد / أستاذ عادل عمة / سيدة / أستاذة ليلى
  • • Elaboration noticing how their spoken Arabic language at home may vary from the spoken Arabic language in class, and exploring similarities and differences between various dialects represented within the classroom أزيك؟ إيشلونك؟ كيفك؟ قديش عمرك؟
  • • Elaboration exploring symbols and languages used by First Nations Australians and by Arabic-speaking communities in a range of contexts, for example, identifying the colours of flags in Arabic and discussing what the colours represent in English
  • • Elaboration recognising that Arabic and Arabic dialects are spoken in many countries and regions around the world, including Australia, and that cultural beliefs and practices may vary depending on location
  • • Elaboration recognising similarities and differences between naming systems across languages represented in the classroom, and noticing that Arabic-speaking students may have names derived from other cultures and languages إبراهيم ، جوليا ، إسحاق ، يعقوب ، بوسي ، نوح
  • • Elaboration comparing aspects of their own lifestyles, such as interactions with family and friends, special celebrations, daily practices, main meal of the day and associated language, with children living in Arabic-speaking countries, for example, في البحرين أتناول وجبة الغداء الأساسية بعد صلاة الظهر، في أستراليا أتناول وجبة الغداء الأساسية بعد المدرسة بالهناء والشفاء، صحتين
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  • • Elaboration participating in cultural experiences and celebrations, such as a cooking demonstration, dressing in traditional clothes or learning a new dance, and using some associated language and gestures, for example, تسلم ايديكم، يعطيكن العافية، شكراً

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