Arabic: F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Explore and reflect on the impact of social, cultural and intercultural changes such as globalisation and new technologies on the use of Arabic in different contexts
Elaborations
investigating and describing the influence of globalisation and new technologies such as the internet on Arabic as a dynamic language
exploring the power and function of Arabic regional dialects in digital and social media
researching and reporting on the influence of Arabic language and culture in the local and broader Australian community, for example, the food industry (Lebanese restaurants and bakeries), the entertainment industry and the media (the Arab Film Festival, SBS Arabic radio and television, Arabic films) and education (Arabic bilingual schools)
reflecting on changes in their own use of the Arabic language, identifying new terms and behaviours that they have adopted into their everyday language in response to changes in technology and social media
