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Italian / Year 7 and 8 / Understanding / Language variation and change

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Curriculum content descriptions

Analyse and understand the dynamic nature of the Italian language, and of languages in general (ACLITU112)

Elaborations

exploring the influence of technological change on the Italian language, such as:
- the borrowing and adapting of technical terms, for example, cliccare, il mouse, la password, chattare
- observing the changes to language when used in abbreviated forms in multimedia communications, for example, 6 = sei, x = per, + = più, - = meno, TVTB = ti voglio tanto bene, ke = che
- understanding the influence of other cultures on Italian, for example, the use of borrowed words such as il make-up, il bebé, un tailleur, il wurstel, il krapfen
- recognising that Italian is used in diverse communities and that it changes in response to local cultural contexts

General capabilities

Literacy
Critical and creative thinking
Intercultural understanding

ScOT terms

Language evolution, Italian language

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