Due to scheduled maintenance on Friday 19th April 2024 between 7:00PM and 9:00PM AEST, the Scootle website may face disruption in service. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Chinese / Year 9 and 10 / Understanding / Role of language and culture

Version 8

View on Australian Curriculum website

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority

Curriculum content descriptions

Explain how languages shape the communicative practices of individuals and groups, and identify ways to enhance understanding across cultures (ACLCHU193)

Elaborations

reflecting on how attitudes or values they consider normal in one language may not feel or be viewed in the same way when discussed in a different language, for example humility is a value often conveyed in Chinese but not in English
exploring what assumptions are inherent in one language and examining how they might talk differently about the same things in a different language
exploring how concepts such as modesty, individual responsibility and respect for authority influence communication styles, and how they may be interpreted by English speakers as lack of confidence, engagement or initiative

General capabilities

Literacy
Critical and creative thinking
Intercultural understanding
Personal and social capability

ScOT terms

Cultural interaction, Multilingualism, Chinese languages

Refine by resource type

Refine by year level

Refine by learning area

Refine by topic

Related topic

Sort:

Koorie Cross-Curricular Protocols for Victorian Government Schools

TLF-IDM019898

The Koorie Cross-Curricular Protocols for Victorian Government Schools are applicable to schools intending to develop activities that involve the use of Koorie cultural expressions, including stories, songs, instrumental music, dances, plays, ceremonies, rituals, performances, symbols, drawings, designs, paintings, poetry, ...

View details View resource