AC9LC10U04 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), beliefs, attitudes and values, and how these affect ways of communicating

Elaborations

• • Elaboration engaging in interaction with Chinese speakers and reflecting on how their own language choices are perceived by other Chinese speakers, for example, considering, “Is my communication culturally appropriate?”, “Should I adjust language and gesture to help convey meaning more effectively?”
• • Elaboration reflecting on taboos in language use and how these can impact on communication across cultures, for example, reflecting on, “Is it okay to ask someone’s age in China?”, “Why do numbers and colours matter?”, “What are we superstitious about in Australia?”, “What hand gestures are acceptable with Chinese speakers?”, “What can I joke about?”
• • Elaboration making connections between their first language and how it influences communication in additional languages, for example, thinking about, “Why do Chinese-speaking people speak English in certain ways?”, “What features of my first language influence how I speak Chinese?”, “How does this affect mediation of ideas between languages?”
• • Elaboration reflecting on and explaining the protocols required to authentically co-create an Acknowledgement of Country/Place with a First Nations Australian to present in Chinese for a group of Chinese-speaking visitors at a school assembly
• • Elaboration using alternative ways of expressing meanings when communicating complex ideas, for example, 我家只有我一个孩子 for 我是独生子/独生女
• • Elaboration exploring diversity within Chinese speakers’ identities and becoming more aware of this when interacting, for example, understanding that calling Chinese speakers 中国人 does not reflect the diversity of the many nationalities and identities of Chinese-speaking people