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French / Year 3 and 4 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Know that French is an important global language used by communities in many countries around the world and that it has connections with several other languages
[Key concepts: global language, culture, identity, communication; Key processes: collecting data, mapping, grouping]
(ACLFRU035)
Elaborations
- knowing that French is spoken in many regions of the world (for example, le Québec, le Sénégal, le Maroc, la Suisse, le Monaco, la Nouvelle Calédonie), with different accents and dialects
- understanding that French has close connections to other languages which have shared histories and many similar words, for example, English, French, Italian and Spanish (‘the bank’, la banque, la banca, el banco; ‘art’, l’art, l’arte, el arte)
- identifying ways in which French language and culture influence the lives of Australians
General capabilities
ScOT terms
French language, Global language