Korean: F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Explore how language use varies according to context, purpose and audience and to the mode of delivery and the relationship between participants
Elaborations
identifying linguistic/textual features used in different types of text, for example, different degrees of formality and flexibility expressed in conversations, speeches, letters, emails and electronic text messages
recognising how language use, such as the level of politeness, reflects the intention of the speaker or author and impacts on the further development of relationships, for example, switching from a polite style to an intimate style (저를 좋아해요?; 나 좋아해?)
comparing language structures in Korean and English and how these are used to create affinity or distance, for example, the use of 반말 or colloquial language
comparing elements of communication such as body language, the use of personal space and silence in different cultural contexts and exchanges
