AC9LIN6U03 Years 5 to 6 Languages

Content descriptor compare some Indonesian language structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage

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• • Elaboration comparing language use in similar social situations in Indonesian and English, for example, Wkwkwk and LOL in text messaging, and salutations in emails and letters
• • Elaboration recognising that Indonesian is influenced by other languages and cultures, for example, wortel (Dutch), bakso (Chinese), kriket (English), magrib (Arabic), salam (Arabic)
• • Elaboration identifying the use of loan words from other languages in texts such as advertisements and popular music to suggest values such as ‘modern’, ‘sophisticated’ and ‘educated’
• • Elaboration understanding that word order, rather than word form, determines personal and possessive pronouns, for example, saya guru and guru saya
• • Elaboration understanding that ‘please’ in English has a different Indonesian equivalent depending on context, for example, silakan, tolong, coba
• • Elaboration developing understanding of how different text types use linguistic features to create effects, for example, superlatives in advertisements designed to persuade (terbaru, paling sehat), the imperative in signs designed to advise or prohibit (Dilarang), salutations in emails designed to maintain relationships (yang baik, salam dari)
• • Elaboration understanding that the forms used for giving instructions vary depending on the social situation, for example, duduk, duduklah, silakan duduk

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• • Elaboration observing how different degrees of formality are expressed when making requests, for example, Minta, Mohon, Boleh minta ..., Bolehkah?