AC9LMG8EU04 Year 7 Languages

AC9LMG8EU04 – Year 7 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 7 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

recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values

Elaborations

• participating in and discussing experiences in intercultural interactions, for example, using appropriate greetings, terms and non-verbal gestures, and explaining why they vary in different cultural and social settings and contexts
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reflecting on choices made when using Greek to interact with others, considering the relationship between language and culture, for example, when speaking in the formal and informal registers Kαλημέρα σας κυρία/κύριε, Αγαπημένο μου ημερολόγιο ... σε φιλώ, φιλάκια
• participating in cultural experiences such as eating at a Greek restaurant, going to a concert or attending a function, and reflecting on cultural similarities and differences in own language and behaviours
• examining, in Greek or English, how First Nations Australian languages have strong connections to Country/Place and how these can be compared with language variations across Greek-speaking countries and regions
• reflecting on gestures and language choices used by speakers of Greek and considering when and how to use these in own communication, for example, shaking head in agreement, use of hands to emphasise points made in conversation
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recognising that language is used in different contexts and situations, such as formal and informal settings, based on the relationship of participants, for example, language used in formal situations (such as the workplace γεια σας compared with language used with friends τα λέμε), researching Greek-speaking communities of the world, and how cultural identity, traditions and dialects may vary between countries, regions and communities
• examining their own personal and community practices, beliefs and values to identify connections with Greek heritage, language and culture, for example, customs, festivals, cooking, history, sports clubs, associations

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• investigating Greek history and how this also influences Australian society, discussing, questioning and explaining understanding of own and other cultures, and considering how attitudes towards diversity and difference affect communication and the sustainability of communities
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connecting the history of Greek migration to Australia with the formation of communities of speakers of Greek in specific cities and suburbs who identify as ‘Greek-Australian’, and noticing the resulting regional variations of language and the impact of Australian English on the local Greek community, for example, τα φέντσια, το μπούκο, which are not Greek words

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 7 ASLANMGR7_10Y78

Year 7 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 8, students use Greek language to interact and collaborate with others, and to share information and plan activities in familiar contexts. They respond to others’ contributions, and recognise familiar gestures, questions and instructions in exchanges. They recognise relationships between spoken and written forms. They locate and respond to information in texts and use non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They respond in Greek or English, and demonstrate understanding of context, purpose and audience in texts. They use familiar language, and modelled sentence and grammatical structures to create texts. Students approximate pronunciation and intonation in spoken Greek. They demonstrate understanding that Greek has conventions and rules for non-verbal, spoken and written communication. They comment on aspects of Greek and English language structures and features, using metalanguage. They demonstrate awareness that the Greek language is connected with culture and identity, and that this is reflected in their own language(s), culture(s) and identity.