Arabic: F–10 Sequence / Levels 5 and 6 / Understanding / Role of language and culture
Content description
Explore how language use reflects particular value systems, attitudes and patterns of behaviour by comparing ways of communicating across cultures
Elaborations
describing own and others’ ways of communicating, and identifying aspects that reflect traditions, values and practices in Arabic-speaking communities
exploring words or expressions commonly used in informal interactions in the Australian context, and interpreting or explaining them for young Arabic speakers, for example, ‘mate’ or ‘fair dinkum’
noticing similarities and differences between own ways of communicating and interactions between young Arabic and English speakers in different contexts and situations, for example, expressions of politeness or turn-taking in conversations, and reflecting on the influence of culture on language use
