AC9LIN10U04 Years 9 to 10 Languages

Content descriptor reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values, and how these affect ways of communicating

Elaborations

• • Elaboration identifying and evaluating ways in which texts such as films, plays and songs convey social issues and values
• • Elaboration understanding that many Indonesians may be bilingual or multilingual, for example, bahasa baku, bahasa Sunda, Bahasa Minahasa, bahasa gaul, and English and can move between these languages depending on the context
• • Elaboration noticing how jargon or specific terms may be used to express membership and identity, such as within the religious groups, for example, Insya’allah, Puji Tuhan, Syukur, Alhamdulilah, Om swastiastu, sesajen
• • 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 Indonesian to a group of Indonesian-speaking visitors at a school assembly
• • Elaboration analysing and discussing how the linguistic diversity of Indonesia reveals cultural diversity, and reflecting on how this is also relevant to the linguistic and cultural diversity in Australia, including that of First Nations Australians
• • Elaboration analysing how the Indonesian language may reflect cultural perspectives such as collectivism, harmony, belief in fate and humility, for example, setahu saya, kalau saya tidak salah, numpang tanya, permisi dulu; and the use of kami meaning saya in Hormat kami, Kami mohon maaf yang sebesar-besarnya atas …, Belum bertemu jodoh
• • Elaboration considering the cultural significance of experiences and events that shape identity, such as potong gigi, sweet 17th birthdays and graduation, and how this is reflected in language, for example, how young people may introduce themselves, Saya sudah tamat sekolah. Dia sudah akil baliq.