AC9LINF03 Foundation Languages

Content descriptor explore connections between language and culture

Elaborations

• • Elaboration sharing with the class words and phrases they know in other languages and cultures, for example, greetings, numbers
• • Elaboration locating Indonesia and countries/places of significance to students in the class, on a digital or print world map
• • Elaboration recognising that Indonesia is the largest archipelago in the world and consists of thousands of islands
• • Elaboration exploring and discussing the position and/or location of Indonesia compared with the lands of First Nations Australians in northern Australia on map of Australasia
• • 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 how local names of streets, places and landmarks can have their origins in language(s) of First Nations Australians
• • Elaboration exploring food words and their origins, for example, nasi goreng, sushi, lasagne

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• • Elaboration observing that Indonesian primary school uniforms are red and white, comparing with the colours of the Indonesian flag, learning that the flag is named Sang Merah Putih, and noticing the representation of colours in different cultures
• • Elaboration learning Indonesian terms through the arts, for example, topeng when making masks, batik when making modified batik art, wayang when playing with leather puppets
• • Elaboration engaging with and comparing celebrations in Indonesian-speaking communities (traditions, customs, costumes, food, etc.), and choosing an interesting fact to present to the class
• • Elaboration noticing difference in spontaneous exclamations in Indonesian and English, for example, Wah! Aduh!