AC9LCH6U04 Years 5 to 6 Languages

Content descriptor recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on non-verbal and spoken communication

Elaborations

• • Elaboration discussing language choices expected or required in diverse contexts across languages, for example, apologising, congratulating, expressing thanks, declining, rejecting and complaining
• • Elaboration recognising the interconnections between cultural practices and language use, for example, adding 叔叔, 老师, 阿姨 ... after surnames to show respect rather than addressing adults by their first names
• • Elaboration noticing that language varies between regions, for example, soup spoon in Northern China is called 勺子 and 汤匙 or 调羹 in Southern China
• • Elaboration exploring, in Chinese and English, how language and culture are expressed through First Nations Australians’ song, dance or artworks, considering similarities and differences in an aspect of the cultural expressions of Chinese-speaking people or communities
• • Elaboration identifying ways in which Chinese language and culture influence the lives of Australians, for example, Chinese cuisine such as 北京烤鸭, and fashion such as 旗袍, 汉服
• • Elaboration engaging with Chinese peers in diverse contexts, identifying situations in which misunderstanding or miscommunication occurs, and exploring strategies to overcome these
• • Elaboration noticing and reflecting on how interacting in Chinese may feel different from interacting in English, and identifying ways of communicating or behaving that appear culturally specific