AC9LRF4U04 Years 3 to 4 Languages

Content descriptor recognise that Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages are passed down by Custodians from generation to generation

Elaborations

• • Elaboration understanding that some Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages are being reclaimed and revived due to aspects such as not being allowed to use the language over a long period of time, and displacement due to colonisation
• • Elaboration noticing ways communities are revitalising, strengthening or continuing language, for example, learning about ceremonies and traditions from Elders and/or community members, or performing with and for Elders who have passed down the knowledge, if appropriate
• • Elaboration recognising that language and culture are being reclaimed and revitalised in their community, for example, by using [Language] within families, in school language programs, and in storytelling and recording stories in written form
• • Elaboration researching ways that language and culture are being reclaimed and revitalised in their community
• • Elaboration developing an understanding of the protocols surrounding the retelling and sharing of stories
• • Elaboration understanding the importance of story and informal yarning in passing on and sustaining language, culture and traditional knowledge
• • Elaboration understanding that for many Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages, conventions of written text are in the process of being documented, for example, grammar guides and websites are being developed, recorded and shared