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Elaborations

• AC9LA10EC05_E1translating Arabic and English texts and noticing unfamiliar words or expressions and reflecting on challenges associated with transferring meaning from one language to another
• AC9LA10EC05_E2comparing translations of the same text, commenting on similarities and differences between versions and considering possible reasons for these
• AC9LA10EC05_E3reflecting on the importance of non-verbal elements of communication, such as hand gestures, head movements and facial expressions, and how these are sometimes used to mean different things in different cultures
• AC9LA10EC05_E4identifying culture-specific vocabulary and expressions such as تقبّل فائق الاحترام , and discussing strategies for choosing words that best reflect the intended meaning and context
• AC9LA10EC05_E5paraphrasing English words or expressions that have no equivalent in Arabic, such as ‘mufti day’ or ‘fundraiser’
• AC9LA10EC05_E6evaluating information from different sources for relevance and cultural appropriateness for example, facts from reliable website versus social media or word-of-mouth, and discussing potential issues that may arise from using inaccurate information
• AC9LA10EC05_E7reflecting on the difficulty of achieving equivalence in translations of creative texts such as poems, songs and film clips, identifying words and phrases that require particular elaboration or explanation
• AC9LA10EC05_E8identifying similarities and differences between own ways of communicating and interactions between young Arabic speakers in different contexts, for example, the expression of politeness or turn-taking in conversations
• AC9LA10EC05_E9<p>exploring a range of Arabic and English idioms and proverbs and discussing the social and cultural values and perspectives they reflect, for example, <bdi>من جدَّ وجد، ومن زرعَ حصد، ومن سار على الدرب وصل</bdi> <bdi>الوقتُ كالسيف إن لم تقطعه قطعك</bdi> <bdi>ليس الفقير من فقد الذهب، بل الفقير فقير العلم والأدب</bdi></p>