AC9LV6U04 Years 5 to 6 Languages

Content descriptor recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on non-verbal, spoken and written communication

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising the interconnections between cultural practices and language use in Vietnamese and demonstrating cultural awareness when using Vietnamese, for example, using Dạ, thưa or different personal pronouns to indicate politeness, or adding ông, bà, thầy, cô, … before Vietnamese names, rather than addressing Vietnamese adults with only their first names, to show respect
• • Elaboration noticing that language varies between regions, for example, ốm means ‘sick’ in Northern Vietnamese and ‘thin’ in Southern Vietnamese, bông means ‘cotton’ in Northern Vietnamese and ‘flowers’ in Southern Vietnamese, chi, mô, tê, răng rứa means ‘what, where, that, why and thus’ in Central Vietnamese and means gì, đâu, kìa, sao and vậy in Northern and Southern Vietnamese
• • Elaboration discussing connections between the Vietnamese language and cultural beliefs, for example, con số hên, số đẹp, ngày tốt/tốt ngày, con rồng cháu tiên, khéo ăn thì no, khéo co thì ấm, trời nắng tốt dưa, trời mưa tốt lúa
• • Elaboration exploring, in Vietnamese and English, how language and culture are expressed through First Nations Australians’ song, dance or artworks, considering similarities and differences in an aspect of the cultural expressions of Vietnamese-speaking people or communities
• • Elaboration practising Vietnamese table manners, for example, not eating until the adult starts eating and saying Con mời ba mẹ/ông bà or mời bạn/chị/anh, making no noise from the mouth when eating, learning chopstick manners and serving with the other end of chopsticks
• • Elaboration identifying ways in which Vietnamese language and culture influence the lives of Australians, such as Vietnamese cuisine nem, phở, bánh mì thịt, and fashion, áo dài, nón lá
• • Elaboration understanding the meaning of ‘culture’, how it involves visible elements such as language, symbols, food, national costumes and dancing, and invisible elements such as attitudes, beliefs and values, and comparing these visible and invisible elements of Vietnamese culture with Northern, Central and Southern Vietnamese regions as well as other cultures of the Asia region