Victorian Aboriginal Languages / Foundation to Level 2 / Understanding / Role of language and culture
Content description
Notice that people use language in ways that reflect their culture, such as where and how they live and what is important to them
Elaborations
exploring culture as an essential part of human life, understanding that it is shared and passed on between generations; that it includes observable elements, such as ways of cooking or greeting, symbols such as flags and colours, as well as things that are not observable, such as beliefs and values, people’s ways of thinking about themselves and others and relating to their environment
recognising that in each culture there are general rules of what to say and do, when, where and with whom, and that these rules differ from culture to culture
recognising that beliefs and behaviours are woven into and expressed through languages, and cannot be separated from them
noticing how respect for respected community members and Country/Place is built into the language
recognising significant cultural symbols and features in the language, for example, in song, visual design, dance moves
recognising that languages encapsulate values held about lands, waters and sky, for example, in expressions and concepts such as Caring for Country
