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French / Year 9 and 10 / Understanding / Role of language and culture
Curriculum content descriptions
Understand that language and culture are interrelated, that they shape and are shaped by each other
[Key concepts: culture, language, meaning; Key processes: discussing, reflecting, comparing]
(ACLFRU090)
Elaborations
- comparing definitions of ‘language’ and of ‘culture’, and explaining how they relate to each other
- considering how language both reflects and shapes cultural distinctions such as community, social class, gender and generation
- reflecting on the experience of moving between cultures in and out of school, in local and virtual environments, and through the experience of learning and using French
- exploring the reciprocal element of intercultural communication, considering how own cultural ways of thinking and behaving affect attitudes and interactions and influence other people’s responses or interpretations
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Social influence, Language evolution, French language