AC9LCH10U04
Years 9 to 10
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AC9LCH10U04 | Years 9 to 10 Chinese: Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor reflect on and evaluate how their own and others’ identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating
Background language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence
Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 9 to 10 Chinese · Background language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration reflecting on how their own identity is shaped by attitudes, beliefs, values and languages used every day, for example, comparing different ways of greeting, expressing congratulations or condolence
- • Elaboration showing how the use of titles indicates respect or formality in Chinese compared with Australian culture, for example, 王老板, 李师傅, 张老师, 陈经理
- • Elaboration indicating the impact of globalisation on cultural change, and their own identity and beliefs, for example, 男尊女卑的时代早就过时了。
- • 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 to a group of Chinese-speaking visitors at a school assembly
- • Elaboration demonstrating the impact of loan words and internet language on the changes in modern languages and culture, such as 粉丝, 艾特
- • Elaboration reflecting on how non-verbal cultural behaviour such as dress codes affect communication in different cultural settings
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