Italian: 7–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Role of language and culture
Content description
Reflect on intercultural exchanges and the ways in which language is used to establish relationships, indicate social values and enhance reciprocity
Elaborations
examining the link between language and cultural values and practices evident in Italy, for example, the appreciation of things of beauty and style expressed by the concept of la bellafigura; the connotations of the concept of mammone
examining how their own language and culture influence their responses to others
analysing and discussing language choices by asking, for example, Who uses this expression and where? Why is it meaningful? Why is it used?
evaluating own and others’ assumptions and generalisations about values, beliefs, cultural norms and practices of Italian-speaking communities and how these influence intercultural exchange
sharing own responses in class to a given topic and comparing with those of others, reflecting on how different people are perceived through their use of language and the way it reflects values and beliefs
understanding how language and culture convey values such as, respect, for example, Cosa ne pensi? Sei d’accordo? È giusto? In Australia invece… A differenza di …
