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AC9LG6U04
Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture
recognise that language reflects cultural practices, values and identity, and that this impacts on non-verbal and spoken communication
Elaborations
- AC9LG6U04_E1<p>recognising that language use can have connections to cultural practices, for example, comparing traditional song <em>‘Wie schön, dass du geboren bist’</em> and ‘Happy birthday to you’, and considering how birthdays are celebrated in German-speaking countries or communities</p>
- AC9LG6U04_E2<p>discussing situations of culturally inappropriate language use and noticing what makes them inappropriate and how this may be addressed, for example, addressing an adult who is not a family member with <em>du</em> instead of <em>Sie</em></p>
- AC9LG6U04_E3noticing the impact of own assumptions about people from German-speaking countries, their language and culture, and considering how German speakers may also make assumptions and generalisations about Australians
- AC9LG6U04_E4exploring, in German or 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 German-speaking people or communities
- AC9LG6U04_E5understanding the required level of politeness, depending on the relationship between speakers, in a range of familiar contexts such as in a school, on the street or at home
- AC9LG6U04_E6identifying examples of current and historical influences of German-speaking countries and regions’ language and culture in the local and broader community, for example, in family heritage, place names, restaurants, businesses, food and other products
- AC9LG6U04_E7<p>exploring how geography and language are connected to lifestyle, education and language use, for example, school students’ break time activities, languages learnt in schools, and school systems such as <em>Realschule, Gymnasium, Gesamtschule</em></p>
- AC9LG6U04_E8<p>recognising that texts such as stories have a social and cultural purpose, for example, the moral of a story such as <em>Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten</em>, and comparing personal characteristics that are depicted in texts</p>
- AC9LG6U04_E9appreciating that gestures differ across cultures, for example, shaking hands is generally more common in German-speaking countries than in Australia and omission to do so may be considered impolite from a German perspective
- AC9LG6U04_E10<p>gaining an awareness of some regional variations in language, for example, in greetings such as the Swiss <em>Grüezi</em> and Austrian or Bavarian <em>Servus</em>, or the lack of the <em>Eszett</em> in Switzerland and Liechtenstein</p>
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