AC9LRF8U04 Year 7 Languages

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.

reflect on how language conveys cultural knowledge, practices and norms

Elaborations

• 1 acknowledging that there are cultural norms related to interaction between genders, for example, men’s business and women’s business if appropriate
• 2 using culturally-appropriate protocols when engaging with and learning from Aboriginal Peoples and communities and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities, for example, understanding that permission and consent of the Custodians of language and land must be sought when visiting their Country/Place
• 3 researching the concept of kinship, moieties, traditional marriage Lore, matriarchal and patriarchal systems
• 4 acknowledging the role and importance of advocacy and government policy in supporting the maintenance and development of language and culture
• 5 understanding how aspects of traditional culture and society have been preserved through [Language], and discussing the importance of maintaining and strengthening Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages, for their speakers and for all Australians
• 6 identifying Keeping Places for language texts, such as in the community or national archives
• 7 understanding that each First Nations person inherits language as part of their birthright, along with membership of a particular group and attachment to Country or Place, and that they become Custodians and owners of land, waters, sky and language
• 8 understanding the importance of intergenerational collaboration and passing down of knowledge in keeping languages strong, and discussing associated challenges
• 9 explaining how stories, songs and dances link First Nations Peoples groups and nations
• 10 acknowledging that Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) rights must be respected and applied when using First Nations traditional resources for their language work

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