AC9LG8C04

Elaborations

• AC9LG8C04_E1<p>interpreting and using expressions associated with politeness, social protocols 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, such as <em>-chen, -lein</em></p>
• AC9LG8C04_E2comparing different versions of translations from online translators or reference materials and selecting correct meanings, considering the need to go beyond literal meaning
• AC9LG8C04_E3<p>researching young people’s lifestyles across German-speaking cultures and contexts, for example, <em>Wintersport, Reiseziele,</em> comparing information from different cultural contexts to identify the influence of factors such as geography, climate, and social and community environments, using a graphic organiser to present the information</p>
• AC9LG8C04_E4<p>examining culturally specific terms, phrases and expressions and discussing differences and cultural influences and possible equivalent terms in English, for example, <em>Frühjahrsmüdigkeit, so alt wie ein Baum/Stein, einen Bärenhunger haben</em></p>
• AC9LG8C04_E5interpreting and adjusting non-verbal communication to the cultural context and situation, for example, adopting local expectations such as keeping to the right-hand side of the footpath or escalator, and not walking on the bicycle path
• AC9LG8C04_E6<p>translating and discussing common idiomatic expressions in both German and English, for example, <em>Ich drücke dir die Daumen.</em></p>
• AC9LG8C04_E7creating bilingual resources appropriate to cultural contexts, for example, vocabulary lists and annotated cultural explanations for German-speaking visitors to events such as Australian sports days, swimming carnivals or family events, explaining culture-specific elements
• AC9LG8C04_E8creating German captions, commentaries or subtitles for English multimodal texts, or vice versa
• AC9LG8C04_E9<p>researching and explaining terms associated with practices or features of schools in German-speaking communities and drawing comparisons with similar terms used in Australian schools, for example, <em>sitzenbleiben, Schultüten, Abitur,</em> aspects of assessment and reporting such as <em>das Notensystem, der blaue Brief</em></p>