Victorian Aboriginal Languages / Levels 3 to 6 / Understanding / Role of language and culture
Content description
Explore connections between identity and cultural values and beliefs and the expression of these connections in Aboriginal languages
Elaborations
understanding the role of Aboriginal languages and cultures in caring for Country/Place and the environment
investigating how Aboriginal peoples express their relationship with the natural environment through language, for example, words/expressions associated with seasons, stars, winds, reefs, rivers, waterholes, plants and animals
gaining understanding through discussions with respected community members of the importance and significance of Welcome to Country/Place
understanding that Aboriginal languages are keeping places for cultural, environmental and social knowledge
recognising that song and song language play a central role as keeping places of knowledge
understanding that Aboriginal languages have a rich oral literature, which recounts epic journeys and events associated with totemic ancestors/cultural heroes, and that these stories map the land and embody values and mores of Aboriginal cultures
understanding and discussing the importance of story and the role of story-telling in transmitting language and culture
recognising ways in which cultural values are expressed in language, for example, through forms of address, speech prohibitions and styles, language of respect, land–language associations and non-verbal communicative behaviours
observing that concepts may be culture-specific, for example, expressing spatial awareness, how relationships are structured, how time and quantity are expressed, how land, water, sea and sky are viewed
recognising that Aboriginal languages have various social, spiritual and cultural functions within communities
Code
VCLVU171
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