AC9LV8U04 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 and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values

Elaborations

• 1 identifying Vietnamese and Australian cultural practices, attitudes, beliefs and values presented in diverse situations and contexts, such as in everyday conversations or in television programs, for example, standing up out of respect when an older person enters the room or the eldest person sitting down first
• 2 reflecting on the influence of Vietnamese culture on own communication style, for example, discussing whether they modify their communication style, such as waving a hand instead of arm crossing or head bowing, when interacting in English-speaking contexts
• 3

  discussing cultural cues in communication that suggest differences in ideas, traditions or values, for example, the importance of respect as seen in the way Vietnamese people greet each other or address older people, for example, dạ/thưa/kính thưa

• 4 examining, in Vietnamese or English, how First Nations Australians’ languages have strong connections to Country/Place and how these can be compared with language variation across Vietnamese-speaking communities
• 5 comparing cultural elements reflected in language use and social norms such as body language, volume of voice, and the use of personal space and silence, in different cultural contexts and exchanges
• 6 recognising that some Vietnamese social behaviours may be misinterpreted as a lack of courtesy, for example, smiling instead of saying thank you, or not opening gifts straight away in front of guests
• 7

  sharing understandings of what culture is and of how it relates to language and identity, using statements such as văn hóa và ngôn ngữ là đặc điểm quan trọng nhất của một quốc gia. Văn hóa tạo ra ngôn ngữ, ngôn ngữ tạo ra văn hóa.

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