AC9LIT10EU04 Year 9 Languages

AC9LIT10EU04 – Year 9 Languages: Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

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

Elaborations

• discussing the use of dialects or language variations within the context of Italian-speaking communities, and reflecting on how these shape regional identity and group belonging
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noting changes over time in levels of formality in Italian, particularly in spoken Italian such as forms of address, for example, noting the use of tu/Lei compared with voi/Loro, in older texts and regional dialects
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examining the link between language and cultural values and practices evident in Italy, for example, the appreciation of things of beauty and style expressed by the concept of la bella figura, or the connotations of the concept of mammone
• reflecting on and explaining the protocols required to authentically co-create an Acknowledgement of Country/Place with a First Nations Australian, to present in Italian for a group of Italian-speaking visitors at a school assembly
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understanding how language and culture convey values such as respect, for example, Cosa ne pensi? Sei d’accordo? È giusto? In Australia invece … A differenza di …
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reflecting on being a communicator and user of Italian in a variety of social situations, for example, reflecting on the way Italian communication reflects values and beliefs such as in a retail setting it is considered rude not to greet the assistant; when entering a residence it is considered polite to say, Permesso, and handshaking between men and kissing on each cheek between women
• reflecting on how their identity, values and beliefs may have changed as a result of their experiences of using and learning Italian

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considering how their own and others’ identity may shift according to place and time; discussing cultural notions of ‘self’ as public or private, for example, con la mia famiglia sono …, mentre online cerco di essere …, Quando ero piccolo ero abbastanza … ma adesso che sono più grande …, and noticing the adjustments made when interacting with different people
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reflecting on and learning to navigate aspects of Italian language and culture such as taboo topics, personal space, and perceptions of image, and considering what is ‘acceptable’, for example, È permesso parlare di politca/religione? Con chi? Perché no? Si fa? Non si fa.

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANITA7_10Y910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students initiate and sustain Italian language to exchange and compare ideas and experiences about their own and others’ personal world. They communicate using non-verbal, spoken and written language to collaborate, plan and reflect on activities and events. They interpret and analyse information and ideas in texts and demonstrate understanding of different perspectives. They synthesise information and respond in Italian or English, adjusting language to convey meaning and to suit context, purpose and audience. They use structures and features of spoken and written Italian to create texts.Students apply features of the Italian sound system to enhance fluency and demonstrate understanding of the sound system in spoken exchanges. They select and apply knowledge of language conventions, structures and features to interact, make meaning and create texts. They support discussion of structures and features of texts, using metalanguage. They reflect on their own language use and cultural identity, and draw on their experience of learning Italian, to discuss how this learning influences their ideas and ways of communicating.