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Modern Greek / Year 3 and 4 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Understand that the context and purpose of interactions influence language choices
[Key concepts: change; register, variation; Key processes: observing, comparing]
(ACLMGU134)
Elaborations
- recognising the differences between formal and informal language in social interactions, for example, Γεια σου φίλε, Γεια σας κύριε, and how Greek people use body language when communicating, which varies according to relationships
- examining culturally appropriate phrases for different times of the day and for different purposes, for example, καλή εβδομάδα, καλό μήνα, καλό καλοκαίρι, καλό απόγευμα, καλό μεσημέρι, χρόνια πολλά, καλές γιορτές, καλή όρεξη, and considering phrases used in English in similar contexts
- understanding how differences in gestures, register and tone are used to change meaning of speech, for example, Είσαι καλά; or Τι κάνεις; can have multiple meanings
- identifying how emphasis on words can change meaning, for example έλα has many meanings depending on how it is said and used, Έλα εδώ, Έλα τώρα!, Έλα Άννα (στο τηλέφωνο)
- recognising how the purpose of interaction, for example, command or invitation, can change the emphasis on words
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Greek language