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Italian / Year 9 and 10 / Understanding / Role of language and culture
Curriculum content descriptions
Analyse how linguistic choices construct and reflect ideas, practices and values, and consider how these influence the exchange of meaning (ACLITU095)
Elaborations
- identifying specific expressions that reflect cultural concepts in different experiences and texts, for example, sono in pausa pranzo, faccio il pisolino, Andiamo a prendere un aperitivo
- reflecting on how linguistic choices of different language users might be interpreted by speakers of Italian
- explaining how certain sentence structures reveal differences in social status, cultural background and generation, for example, use of voi form instead of Lei in Nonno, cosa pensate di questo?
- keeping a journal to record perceptions of how using and learning Italian has impacted on their own assumptions about Italian language and culture
- noticing that people’s choice of language in interactions reflects their cultural situatedness/positioning
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Values (Psychology), Italian language, Meaning (Thinking)