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Korean / Year 3 and 4 / Understanding / Role of language and culture
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Compare and reflect on differentways of using language in everyday situations in Korean, Australian and other cultures, sharing ideas about possiblereasons for the differences and variations
[Key concepts: difference, expression, importance; Key processes:identifying, distinguishing, connecting]
(ACLKOU152)
Elaborations
- recognising theimportance of politeness explicitly expressed in Korean and comparing this with English, for example, 만나서 반가워요 versus‘Nice to meet you’
- understanding that language carries information about the people who use it and that commonexpressions often reflect cultural values important to that language community
- reflecting on individual words which may be interpreted differently by people who do notknow Korean culture, for example, 우리 집, 우리 선생님
- identifying non-verbal expressions thatare typical or expected in communication in different cultures, for example, eye contact, bowing, nodding, pointing
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Cultural interaction, Korean language