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Arabic / Year 3 and 4 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Understand that Arabic as a spoken language varies according to region and country and that meaning can be influenced by gestures, tone and purpose
[Key concepts: dialect, variation; Key processes: observing, explaining]
(ACLARU134)
Elaborations
- reflecting on how they communicate with their family and friends and with people less close to them, noticing differences in word choice, language use and communicative behaviour
- understanding that Arabic as a language has a standard form called اللغة العربية الفصحى , which is mainly used in writing, and a range of spoken dialects that differ greatly from region to region, for example, Lebanese, Egyptian, Sudanese and the Iraqi and Gulf regional dialects
- understanding how differences in gestures and tone are used to change the meaning of spoken text, and how the purpose of interaction, such as to instruct or invite, changes the emphasis on words and expressions being used
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Language usage, Arabic language