AC9LC2U04 Year 1 Languages

AC9LC2U04 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

This Content Descriptor from Year 1 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.

Content Descriptor

notice that people use language in ways that reflect cultural practices

Elaborations

• noticing that people greet each other differently in different cultures, depending on the relationship, for example, using 你吃了吗 for familiar people, such as neighbours and comparing this with languages and cultures within the classroom
• exploring the lucky and unlucky numbers and colours in Chinese-speaking cultures, for example, discussing why some numbers are considered lucky, such as, 二十八, 九, 六, 六十八 or why 红色 is a lucky colour
• comparing gestures and body language associated with language use in different cultures, especially languages and cultures within the class, for example, using hand gesturing for emphasis and encouragement or recognising taboos within Chinese communication, such as pointing directly at someone
• exploring symbols used by First Nations Australians and those used in Chinese-speaking communities in a range of contexts, for example, what the symbols on flags represent
• role-playing giving and receiving 红包 using formulaic expressions, such as 恭喜发财, and practising kowtowing to show respect
• using 加油 to encourage someone, and talking about the cultural meaning behind using this rather than ‘good luck’

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANCHISLF10Y12

Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 2, students use Chinese language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language. They locate and convey key items of information in texts using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They use familiar words and modelled language to create text. They copy some familiar characters and Pinyin.Students imitate the sounds, tones and rhythms of Chinese. They demonstrate understanding that Chinese has rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing, and that characters are a form of writing and Pinyin reflects the sounds of spoken Chinese. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Chinese and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).