AC9LTF03 Foundation Languages

Content descriptor explore connections between language and culture

Elaborations

• • Elaboration locating Türkiye on a world map, understanding that Turkish is the national language of Türkiye, and spoken in Turkish-speaking communities in Australia and around the world
• • Elaboration using the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) map of the languages of Australia to notice the language(s) of First Nations Australians in their local area and/or across Australia
• • Elaboration noticing how local names of streets, places and landmarks can have their origins in language(s) of First Nations Australians
• • Elaboration exploring the different languages spoken by class members and listening to the different sounds and ways of saying common expressions such as, “Good morning”, “My name is …”
• • Elaboration observing, through visual and audiovisual resources, including photos and video clips, that members of Turkish-speaking communities may do everyday things differently from themselves, such as shaking hands, kissing on cheek, and starting a meal with Afiyet olsun!
• • Elaboration noticing their own use of words, expressions or behaviours that make them who they are, including words from different languages, and ways of celebrating or speaking that may not be familiar to other people
• • Elaboration exchanging ideas, feelings and understandings of language and culture through play-based experiences, for example, playing dress-ups, pretend café/restaurant and market stands, and using puppets

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• • Elaboration recognising Turkish folk dances/songs and lullabies such as halay, Tren gelir hoş gelir, Dandini dandini dastana
• • Elaboration playing traditional Turkish games such as Yağ satarım bal satarım, saklambaç, körebe, elim sende, and games of cultures represented in the class