AC9LG10U01 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor apply features and conventions of spoken German to extend fluency in responding to and creating texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts

Elaborations

• • Elaboration listening to and/or viewing excerpts of authentic German conversations in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts, and identifying and applying variations such as contractions or differences in pronunciation, for example, zwei/zwo; nein/ne/nö
• • Elaboration recognising and using repetition, pauses and intonation to signal clause sequence and emphasis
• • Elaboration examining the role of pronunciation, pitch, rhythm, stress and pace in enhancing meaning and recreating effects such as mood or suggesting relationships, in familiar and unfamiliar spoken texts such as exclamations, emotions and humour in stories, poems, songs and conversations
• • Elaboration comparing features of German in a range of spoken texts, for example, reflecting on national/regional variations and the use of dialects in formal and informal contexts and, when appropriate, applying key differences and pronunciation variations to extend fluency, such as Kartoffel meaning Krombeere auf Schwäbisch, Gummel auf Schweizerdeutsch, Erdapfel auf Österreichisch
• • Elaboration analysing and comparing the use of contractions in German and in English and applying contractions in spoken German interactions, for example, Ich hab keine Lust or Mach’s gut!