AC9LCHF03 Foundation Languages

Content descriptor explore connections between language and culture

Elaborations

• • Elaboration locating China on a world map and understanding that Chinese Mandarin is the national language of China and that it is spoken in Chinese-speaking communities in Australia and around the world
• • Elaboration exploring the different languages spoken by class members and listening to the different sounds and ways of saying common expressions such as 大家好，我的名字是... 。你们好，我叫...。
• • Elaboration observing, through visual and audiovisual resources, that members of Chinese-speaking communities may do everyday things in a similar/different way from themselves, for example, speaking a different language or using chopsticks and a spoon
• • Elaboration noticing how local names of streets, places and landmarks can have their origins in language(s) of First Nations Australians
• • Elaboration using the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) map of the languages of Australia to notice the language(s) of First Nations Australians in their local area and/or across Australia
• • Elaboration noticing their own use of words, expressions or behaviours that make them who they are, including words from different languages and ways of celebrating that may not be familiar to other people, for example, eating noodles to celebrate their birthday and saying 今天我生日，我吃面条。
• • Elaboration exchanging ideas, feelings and understandings of language and culture through play-based experiences, for example, puppets, playing dress-ups, pretend restaurants and market stands

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• • Elaboration playing and engaging with cultural items such as Chinese currency Renminbi (RMB) or Yuan (CNY), when playing shops