Discuss the nature of identity and of cultural experience, considering the relationship between the two
Elaborations
discussing what identity is and how their own sense of identity is influenced by their experience of living in a multicultural society and of identifying with particular language communities
considering how their sense of identity changes over time, taking into account changes in language use at home, in school and in the wider community
discussing whether their relationships with people of different generations, gender and language backgrounds influence their ways of communicating
reflecting on how their own perspectives and ways of communicating may be perceived by others, for example, in relation to language choice or code-switching and to behaviours that may be perceived as ‘cultural’
exploring how using different languages to make meaning and drawing from varied cultural resources affects how they think, behave and communicate
discussing whether being bilingual and bicultural affects their sense of identity in ways that involve culture as well as language
