AC9LV6U04

Elaborations

• AC9LV6U04_E1<p>recognising the interconnections between cultural practices and language use in Vietnamese and demonstrating cultural awareness when using Vietnamese, for example, using <em>Dạ, thưa</em> or different personal pronouns to indicate politeness, or adding <em>ông, bà, thầy, cô</em>, … before Vietnamese names, rather than addressing Vietnamese adults with only their first names, to show respect</p>
• AC9LV6U04_E2<p>noticing that language varies between regions, for example, <em>ốm</em> means ‘sick’ in Northern Vietnamese and ‘thin’ in Southern Vietnamese, <em>bông</em> means ‘cotton’ in Northern Vietnamese and ‘flowers’ in Southern Vietnamese, <em>chi, mô, tê, răng rứa</em> means ‘what, where, that, why and thus’ in Central Vietnamese and means <em>gì, đâu, kìa, sao</em> and <em>vậy</em> in Northern and Southern Vietnamese</p>
• AC9LV6U04_E3<p>discussing connections between the Vietnamese language and cultural beliefs, for example, <em>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</em></p>
• AC9LV6U04_E4exploring, 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
• AC9LV6U04_E5<p>practising Vietnamese table manners, for example, not eating until the adult starts eating and saying <em>Con mời ba mẹ/ông bà</em> or <em>mời bạn/chị/anh</em>, making no noise from the mouth when eating, learning chopstick manners and serving with the other end of chopsticks</p>
• AC9LV6U04_E6<p>identifying ways in which Vietnamese language and culture influence the lives of Australians, such as Vietnamese cuisine <em>nem, phở, bánh mì thịt</em>, and fashion, <em>áo dài, nón lá</em></p>
• AC9LV6U04_E7<p>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</p>