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Modern Greek / Year 7 and 8 / Understanding / Language variation and change

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Curriculum content descriptions

Understand how language use varies according to context, purpose, audience and mode of delivery, and how language choices, such as shifting from a formal to an informal style, may signal changes in social settings

[Key concept: register; Key processes: identifying, connecting, analysing]

(ACLMGU168)

Elaborations

identifying linguistic features used in different types of text, for example, different greetings and levels of formality expressed in conversations, speeches, emails and electronic text messages
identifying differences in language, register and style in a range of contexts, for example, in songs, graffiti and event invitations
understanding that different situations need different levels of politeness depending on the context and the speaker, such as thanking a peer for a gift, apologising to a host for lateness
recognising that there are linguistic choices to ensure appropriate interaction, for example, when giving directions εδώ είπα, δεξιά παρακαλώ, σταμάτα

General capabilities

Literacy
Critical and creative thinking
Intercultural understanding
Personal and social capability
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability

ScOT terms

Greek language

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