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Arabic / Year 9 and 10 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Explore and reflect on how the Arabic language influences and is influenced by cultural, political and social change
[Key concepts: globalisation, popular culture; Key processes: reflecting, discussing, examining]
(ACLARU033)
Elaborations
- investigating and explaining the influence of globalisation and new technologies such as the internet on Arabic as a dynamic language, and the power and function of regional dialects in both digital and social media
- researching and reporting on the influence of Arabic language and culture in the local and broader Australian community, for example, the food industry (Lebanese restaurants and bakeries), the entertainment industry and the media (the Arab Film Festival, SBS Arabic radio and television, Arabic films) and education (Arabic bilingual schools)
- reflecting on changes in their own use of the Arabic language, identifying new terms and behaviours that they have adopted into their everyday language in response to changes in technology and social media
- discussing how language changes over time, for example, by viewing classical Arabic and contemporary films and comparing how certain messages and concepts are represented through language
- examining how English is influencing and modifying Arabic language use in particular settings, for example, language used in the entertainment industry, such as in films and television programs, or language used to express global concepts, such as الليبرالية
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Language usage, Arabic language