AC9LS4U04 Years 3 to 4 Languages

Content descriptor identify connections between Spanish language and cultural practices

Elaborations

• • Elaboration using terms such as identity, behaviour, celebrations and beliefs to talk about language and culture, for example, responding to prompts such as What does it mean when…? Why do you think people…? Do you have similar responses or behaviours?
• • Elaboration expressing their reactions to ways of communicating or behaving in Spanish that feel familiar, unfamiliar, enjoyable or difficult, for example, gestures such as a handshake, kiss on the cheek, and identifying similarities and differences with their own culture(s)
• • Elaboration reflecting on how they communicate with family and friends and with people less close to them, noticing differences in language use and forms of politeness, for example, with young children or with unfamiliar adults
• • Elaboration exploring representations of information used in cultural expressions of First Nations Australians and making connections with those of Spanish 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 Spanish-speaking cultural groups
• • Elaboration understanding that language carries information about the people who use it, and that common expressions and conventions often reflect cultural values, for example, the explicit expression of affection reflected in the use of diminutives primita, mami, papito, hermanito, and the importance of cultural beliefs reflected in the use of names with religious associations such as Rosario, Mercedes, Pilar
• • Elaboration finding examples of words and expressions that have been introduced into the Spanish language in recent times, reflecting changes in interests and access to additional cultural experiences, for example, Hacer zapping, cambiar de look, hacer footing, ir al super