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Content description VCNRU066

Non Roman Alphabet Languages: F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Understand how language use varies according to context, purpose, audience and mode of delivery, and how language choices, such as shifting from a formal style to informal style, may signal changes in social settings
Elaborations
  1. identifying linguistic features used in different types of text, for example, different greetings and levels of formality expressed in conversations, speeches, emails and electronic text messages
  2. identifying differences in language, register and style in a range of contexts, for example, in songs, graffiti and event invitations
  3. understanding that different situations require different levels of politeness depending on the context and the speaker
  4. recognising that there are linguistic choices to ensure appropriate interaction, for example, when giving directions
Code
VCNRU066
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