AC9LJF03 Foundation Languages

Content descriptor explore connections between language and culture

Elaborations

• • Elaboration acknowledging and celebrating the language and cultural diversity of others, for example, listening to the different sounds and ways of saying common expressions, or celebrating different events
• • Elaboration participating in whole class discussions about the meaning of ‘culture’ and ‘identity’, talking about their traditions, practices and what is important to them and their way of life
• • Elaboration noticing how local names of streets, places and landmarks can have their origins in language(s) of First Nations Australians
• • 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 recognising that Japanese is another language and understanding that it is spoken by people in Japan as well as other countries, including Australia
• • Elaboration exploring common Japanese symbols, mascots, ゆるキャラ Yuru Chara, emblems and characters and how they relate to culture, tradition and beliefs, for example, identifying the origami crane, cherry blossoms, Samurai, Kumamon, Miraitowa, Maneki neko, kimono
• • Elaboration engaging actively in, and sharing the enjoyment of, language, culture and texts in a range of ways, for example, listening to, and responding to stories, cultural displays and experiences

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• • Elaboration observing similarities and differences between classroom interactions in Japanese and English, for example, referring to the teacher using only せんせい