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Curriculum content descriptions

Understand that language is used in combination with other means of communication, for example facial expressions and gestures to interact with others (ACELA1444)

Elaborations
  • recognising the effect of words, symbols, gestures and body language on the way communications are received by others
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Intercultural understanding Intercultural understanding
  • Personal and social capability Personal and social capability
ScOT terms

Nonverbal communication

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