AC9LA4U03 Years 3 to 4 Languages

Content descriptor recognise familiar Arabic language features and compare with those of English, in known contexts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising some Arabic consonants do not exist in English and vice versa, and why some Arabic speakers may find it difficult to pronounce the ‘v’ sound and use ‘f’ instead
• • Elaboration identifying some differences in sentence construction and syntax between Arabic and English, such as nominal and verbal sentences, for example, ‘the apple the red’ التفاحة الحمراء
• • Elaboration comparing similar texts, such as a children’s story in Arabic and English, and noticing how they are the same or different, for example, themes, writing, front covers, text direction and page order
• • Elaboration identifying similarities and differences between Arabic and English pronunciation, and adapting learnt spelling strategies from one language to the other
• • Elaboration finding examples of Arabic words used in English and vice versa, discussing why these words may be used, for example, falafel, hummus, kebab, candy, sofa, موبايل، تليفزيون، كمبيوتر، تليفون
• • Elaboration recognising some differences, such as shape, letter direction and punctuation, between handwritten and typed Arabic and English fonts
• • Elaboration comparing the use of formal and informal language in Arabic- and English-speaking contexts such as greetings, titles and etiquette, for example, Mr and Mrs and حضرة السيد/ السيدة،عم، حضرتك، أستاذة