Italian: F–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Role of language and culture
Content description
Analyse how linguistic choices construct and reflect ideas, practices and values, and consider how these influence the exchange of meaning
Elaborations
identifying specific expressions that reflect cultural concepts in different experiences and texts, for example, sono in pausa pranzo, faccio il pisolino,Andiamo a prendere un aperitivo
reflecting on how linguistic choices of different language users might be interpreted by speakers of Italian
explaining how certain sentence structures reveal differences in social status, cultural background and generation, for example, use of voi form instead of Lei in Nonno, cosa pensate di questo?
keeping a journal to record perceptions of how using and learning Italian has impacted on their own assumptions about Italian language and culture
noticing that people’s choice of language in interactions reflects their cultural situatedness/positioning
