AC9LS6U03 Years 5 to 6 Languages

Content descriptor compare some Spanish language structures and features with those of English, using some familiar metalanguage

Elaborations

• • Elaboration comparing features of simple spoken and written texts in Spanish with similar texts in English, for example, aló or hola when answering the phone
• • Elaboration comparing language use in advertisements and signs, noticing how different phrases and text types in Spanish and English create specific effects, for example, superlatives in advertisements designed to persuade, el mejor es … el más barato es … or the imperative form in signs designed to advise or prohibit, for example, Prohibido patinar aquí, Mantener silencio, No arrojar basura.
• • Elaboration using metalanguage in both Spanish and English to understand and discuss grammatical structures and features, for example, verbos, adjectivos, artículos, nouns
• • Elaboration recognising grammatical elements associated with particular texts in Spanish and English, for example, the use of imperatives in games like tira el dado and time markers while comparing traditional ways of starting and ending stories, for example, había una vez vs hace mucho tiempo, primero, después, de pronto …
• • Elaboration exploring the use and popularity of abbreviations and phrases used by young people in Spanish-speaking communities and Australia, for example, shortened noun forms like la profe, la bici, la compu, el insti, q in place of que, jajaja vs LOL
• • Elaboration noticing similar word stems in Spanish and English to identify the meaning of words and extend vocabulary, for example, geografía, biblioteca
• • Elaboration compiling a graphic organiser, poster, mind map or Venn diagram to illustrate differences in Spanish and English grammar and textual conventions, for example, in Spanish – omission of subject pronoun, different approaches to conjugation, adjective usually after the noun; in English – absence of grammatical gender, adjectives usually before the noun

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• • Elaboration comparing the use of diminutives to express affection and familiarity in Spanish, for example, hermanita, periquita, gatico/gatito with some equivalents in English, for example, ‘dear little sister’, ‘cute little cat’ and nicknames like ‘Matty’ or ‘Milly’