← communicating meaning in german
AC9LG6C04
Mediating meaning in and between languages
apply strategies to interpret and convey meaning in German language in familiar non-verbal, spoken and written cultural contexts
Elaborations
- AC9LG6C04_E1<p>observing how language use reflects politeness and the closeness of social relationships, such as different levels of formality through the use of <em>du/ihr/Sie</em>, and familiarity with friends, for example, nicknames <em>Spitznamen</em> and various uses of diminutives <em>-chen, -lein</em></p>
- AC9LG6C04_E2<p>identifying when literal translation is or is not possible, for example, in idiomatic expressions such as <em>Bist du satt?</em> not <em>voll</em>, and <em>Es geht mir gut</em>, not <em>Ich bin gut</em>, or <em>Ich bin krank</em> literally translating as I am sick </p>
- AC9LG6C04_E3<p>noticing the use of, and evaluating whether or not to adopt German expressions and gestures when interacting with people from German-speaking communities, for example, exclamations <em>Ach so! Echt!</em>, pressing your thumbs inside fists for good luck, compared with crossing fingers, and thumbs up having the similar meaning of great or good</p>
- AC9LG6C04_E4<p>using German-English cognates to predict meaning, for example, <em>Brot, kalt, Maske, trinken</em></p>
- AC9LG6C04_E5<p>explaining in English the use and meaning of German expressions such as <em>Gesundheit, Hals und Beinbruch, Toi, toi, toi!</em></p>
- AC9LG6C04_E6<p>communicating politely by using <em>Sie</em> with unfamiliar adults, for example, <em>Guten Morgen, wie heißen Sie?</em></p>
- AC9LG6C04_E7creating and using bilingual resources for language learning, for example, glossaries or personal German-English and English-German word lists with examples and explanations of parts of speech and language use
- AC9LG6C04_E8<p>recognising long compound words, collecting and analysing interesting examples such as <em>das Schlagzeug, babyleicht, Seehund</em>, and discussing how best to translate them into English</p>
- AC9LG6C04_E9<p>understanding that German, like all languages, is constantly expanding to include new words and expressions in response to changing intercultural experiences, for example, <em>Fast Food, Fairness</em></p>
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