French: F–10 Sequence / Foundation to Level 2 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Understand that all languages continuously change through contact with each other and through changes in society
Elaborations
understanding that languages and cultures change in response to new ideas and social and cultural developments (globalisation)
recognising that languages borrow from each other, that many French words are used in English (for example, ‘croissant’, ‘menu’, ‘chauffeur’, ‘chef’, ‘ballet’) and many English words are used in French, for example, le week-end, le parking, le cowboy
understanding that some languages are continuously growing while others, such as many Indigenous languages throughout the world, are endangered or being revived
