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French / Year 1 and 2 / Understanding language and culture / Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture
Curriculum content descriptions
notice that people use language in ways that reflect cultural practices (AC9LF2U04)
Elaborations
- understanding that the world has many different languages
- noticing that many languages from different parts of the world are spoken in Australia and may be represented in their classroom
- recognising that French is spoken in many places around the world and using a print or digital world map to highlight Francophone countries
- exploring symbols used by First Nations Australians and those used in French-speaking communities in a range of contexts, for example, finding out what the symbols on flags represent
understanding that learning French involves ways of using language that may be unfamiliar, for example, using merci when refusing an offer, and understanding that some ways of behaving and thinking may be unfamiliar, such as the importance of food in some family and regional traditions or ways of expressing or describing feelings or relationships
comparing gestures to convey different messages, for example, pointing to their eye and saying Mon œil! in French meaning that they think someone is not telling the truth
recognising that cultural aspects like music, dance, food, celebrations and games are connected to culture, for example, eating pancakes on Mardi Gras, making la bûche de Noël for Christmas
recognising that languages have words borrowed from other languages, and that many French words are used in English and many English words are used in French such as le weekend, le parking, le cowboy
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Cultural awareness, Cultural identity, Cultural interaction