AC9LIT8U03

Elaborations

• AC9LIT8U03_E1discussing language features and word order and similarities and differences between Italian and English, using relevant metalanguage such as ‘verbs’, ‘adjectives’, ‘nouns’ and ‘pronouns’
• AC9LIT8U03_E2<p>noticing differences in modality and politeness between Italian and English, for example, <em>posso Vs potrei; devo Vs dovrei</em></p>
• AC9LIT8U03_E3describing and applying the main features of familiar text types in Italian, for example, letter, email, description, narrative, report
• AC9LIT8U03_E4observing that texts are constructed for a variety of purposes (to request, to instruct, to invite, to describe, etc.) and for a variety of audiences such as child/adult, known/unknown people
• AC9LIT8U03_E5comparing aspects of Italian texts with the way similar issues are portrayed in English language texts
• AC9LIT8U03_E6<p>noticing when and how hybrid forms are used in Italian and English, for example, use of numbers, mathematical symbols, single letters and acronyms to replace words in SMS messaging, such as TVTB (<em>ti voglio tanto bene</em>), 6 (<em>sei</em>), x <em>(per</em>)</p>
• AC9LIT8U03_E7reflecting on the impact of the media on the Italian language by analysing headlines, advertisements and news reports, and comparing these with texts in English (comparisons of vocabulary or syntax, etc.) noticing how English is modifying Italian in particular spheres, for example, language used in the entertainment industry, in movies and television series; and language used to express contemporary concepts (match, hardware, fast food, acquagym, relax, weekend, budget, fiction)
• AC9LIT8U03_E8reflecting on cognates and borrowed/loan words in both Italian and English that have come from other languages such as Latin and Greek, for example, agenda, census, via, metafora, stigma