AC9LA6U03 Years 5 to 6 Languages

Content descriptor compare some Arabic language structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage

Elaborations

• • Elaboration comparing the purpose, context and audience of a range of familiar texts in English and Arabic, for example, advertisements, poems, plays and video clips, and noting similarities and differences between themes, language structures and features قصة خيالية، أغنية، شعر، مقطع فيديو قصير
• • Elaboration expanding their understanding and use of metalanguage to discuss parts of speech, different sentence types, syntax and punctuation in Arabic and/or English, for example, adverbs, conjunctions, verbal sentences, verb+subject+object, الجملة الإسمية ( البيت كبير) ، الجملة الفعلية ( أستيقظ مبكرًا) يوم جميل/ كتاب مسلي، أذهب مبكراً إلى المدرسة، في بيتي حديقة كبيرة
• • Elaboration compiling a graphic organiser, poster, mind map or Venn diagram to illustrate differences in Arabic and English grammar and textual conventions, for example, different word order, sentence structures, counting system, script, writing direction, punctuation
• • Elaboration comparing the significance and cultural importance of the structures and features of different types of texts in Arabic and English, in salutations, greetings and conveying respect, for example, Dear … or To … عزيزي أستاذ عادل، سعادة مدير المدرسة، تحية طيبة وبعد، مع خالص تحياتي
• • Elaboration comparing the use of words of Arabic origin in English texts and interactions and vice versa, discussing reasons why languages borrow words from each other, for example, cotton, algebra, guitar, computer قطن، جيتار، الجبر، كمبيوتر
• • Elaboration noticing differences between different types of texts in Arabic and English, for example, comparing a spoken recount of a well-known fable with the written text, a text message with a phone call, an email with a letter