AC9LITF03 Foundation Languages

Content descriptor explore connections between language and culture

Elaborations

• • Elaboration locating Italy on a world map, understanding that Italian is the national language of Italy, and that it is spoken in Italian-speaking communities around the world
• • Elaboration exploring the different languages spoken by class members and listening to the different sounds and ways of saying common expressions such as “Good morning”, “My name is …”
• • 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 observing, through visual and audiovisual resources, including video clips and photos, that members of Italian-speaking communities may do everyday things differently from themselves, such as shaking hands, kissing on cheek, and starting a meal with Buon appetito!
• • Elaboration noticing their own use of words, expressions or behaviours that make them who they are, including words from different languages, ways of celebrating or talking that may not be familiar to other people
• • Elaboration exchanging ideas, feelings and understandings of language and culture through play-based experiences, for example, playing dress-ups, pretend cafe, Pizzeria, and market stands, and with puppets