Arabic: F–10 Sequence / Levels 3 and 4 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Recognise that languages change over time and influence one another
Elaborations
identifying how Arabic has influenced other languages, for example, Indonesian (Kitab = كتاب, Kursi =كرسي) and Spanish (aceite = زيت), and the number system in English
understanding that Arabic, like all languages, is constantly expanding in response to intercultural experiences to include new words and expressions, for example,
دردشة على الإنترنت
recognising that some Arabic words are derived from other languages, such as الفستق , which is borrowed from Greek to mean ‘pistachio’; or قز , which is borrowed from Persian to mean ‘raw silk’
understanding that some languages are continuously evolving while others are endangered or being revived, for example, indigenous languages throughout the world, including Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia
