AC9LMG4U04 – Year 3 Languages: Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

This Content Descriptor from Year 3 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.

Elaborations

• 1 exploring the meaning of culture and identity, for example, creating a multimedia presentation to show ways of celebrating, dress, traditions, symbols, manners, routines and behaviours, languages spoken, preferences and values
• 2

  discussing ways of communicating and their appropriateness in Greek and non-Greek contexts, for example, polite and impolite ways of indicating ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to an adult, the acceptable practice of using teachers’ first names, κυρία Άννα, κύριε Δημήτρη

• 3

  recognising the differences between formal and informal language in social interactions, for example, Γεια σου φίλε, Γεια σας κύριε, and how Greek-speaking people use body language when communicating, which varies according to relationships and context

• 4 exploring representations of information used in cultural expressions of First Nations Australians and making connections with those of Greek language and culture, for example, discovering different regional words used by First Nations groups to identify themselves, such as Zenadth Kes, Koori, Koorie, Noongar and Nunga, and finding out if similar identification occurs in Greek-speaking cultural groups
• 5

  examining culturally appropriate phrases for different times of the day and for different purposes, for example, καλή εβδομάδα, καλό μήνα, καλό καλοκαίρι, καλό απόγευμα, καλό μεσημέρι, χρόνια πολλά, καλές γιορτές, καλή όρεξη, and considering their context and use

• 6 understanding that there is the standard language called ‘Modern Greek’, as well as a number of different language variations spoken throughout Greece, Cyprus and the Greek diaspora, which reflect the cultural diversity of Greek-speaking communities
• 7

  reflecting on authentic Greek cultural elements and traditions, for example, sugared almonds at weddings and baptisms, βασιλόπιτα, τσουρέκι, and the symbolism and language associated with them

• 8 understanding and explaining concepts and values such as το γλέντι, η παρέα and το πανηγύρι, for example, during Greek festivals, birthdays and name days
• 9

  recognising and explaining to others the significance of familiar Greek cultural practices maintained over time, for example, the importance of hospitality, το κέρασμα στη γιορτή, πανηγύρια, or singing the national anthem

• 10 experiencing and discussing the importance of music and dance in Greek culture, as an expression of identity and emotions, such as national pride, happiness, joy and sadness

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