AC9LA8EU04 Year 7 Languages

This Content Descriptor from Year 7 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values

Elaborations

• 1 exploring the meaning of ‘culture’, and understanding that it involves visible elements, such as ways of eating and behaving, and invisible aspects such as how people live, what they value and how they think of themselves and others
• 2

  discussing how language reflects cultural concepts and values, for example, the importance of seeking agreement and compromise as reflected in the way Arabic people express disagreement بالرغم من إحترامي لك، لا اتفق معك

• 3

  identifying cultural practices that are important when interacting in Arabic, for example, using the correct personal pronouns to address older people أنتَ/أنتِ, shaking or not shaking hands depending on gender, and the number of kisses on the cheek, for example, حضرتك، أستاذ، المهندس، دكتور

• 4 examining, in Arabic or English, how First Nations Australians’ languages have strong connections to Country/Place and how these can be compared with language variation across Arabic-speaking communities
• 5 explaining gestures and facial expressions that can be used without language to convey meaning such as in greetings, for example, shaking hands, or hand to the heart, kissing 3 times on the cheeks
• 6

  connecting the history of Arab migration to Australia with the formation of communities of speakers of Arabic who identify as Arab-Australian and noticing language variation and the influence of English, for example, كمبيوتر، انترنت، موبايل

• 7

  recognising and explaining to others the significance of some common cultural practices and customs in Arabic-speaking societies, such as traditional hospitality and exchanging well wishes, for example, تفضل صحة وهنا، بالهناء والشفاء، سلامتك، الله معك

• 8

  exploring the importance of music and traditional dance in some Arabic cultures, as an expression of identity and emotions, for example, الدبكة الفلسطنية والعراقية واللبنانية، الرقص الفلكلوري

• 9 researching Arabic-speaking communities of the world, and how cultural identity, traditions and dialects may vary between countries, regions and communities
• 10 examining their own personal and community practices, beliefs and values to identify connections with Arabic heritage, language and culture, for example, customs, festivals, cooking, history, sports clubs, associations
• 11 participating in cultural experiences such as Arabic film festivals, attending Arabic restaurants and performances, or wearing traditional clothing, and reflecting on cultural similarities and differences in own language, practices and behaviours

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