Make choices while using German, recognising own assumptions and responsibility for modifying language and behaviours in relation to different cultural perspectives
Elaborations
exploring the reciprocal nature of intercultural communication, the two-way process of noticing and responding to differences in perceptions, understandings or behaviours, for example, attitudes to interruptions, personal space and physical contact, and degree of formality or directness
reflecting on learning and using German, such as breakdowns or breakthroughs in communication, and discussing repair and recovery strategies and insights gained
reflecting on and explaining aspects of language and cultural behaviour that need to be modified when communicating in German, evaluating how own language choices may be perceived by German speakers and making adjustments to enhance meaning, for example, the overuse of ‘polite’ phrases such as Können Sie mir bitte … ? and Aber meiner Meinung nach … rather than expressing wishes or responding to a suggestion in a more direct manner
challenging own assumptions and offering different perspectives to new language-learning contexts and situations
