Non Roman Alphabet Languages: 7–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Communicating / Translating
Content description
Translate and interpret texts such as emails, signs and notices, using contextual cues and familiar textual features and recognising aspects that are similar and different in the two language versions
Elaborations
translating short, simple texts identifying words and expressions that can be readily translated and those that can be ‘lost in translation’
translating signs and notices from the language, identifying similarities and differences in both language versions
identifying and explaining expressions that require interpretation rather than translation
using bilingual dictionaries and electronic translation tools to become aware of alternative or multiple meanings of words and the importance of context when making meaning
Code
VCNRC093
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