Roman Alphabet Languages: F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Communicating / Reflecting
Content description
Participate in intercultural interactions with peers, comparing aspects of culture, monitoring how own culture impacts on language use and how this may enhance or inhibit understanding
Elaborations
experimenting with gestures and body language, and considering which will or will not be incorporated into the students' own interactions
noticing the use of expressions such as fillers and exclamations and deciding whether or not to adopt them in own language use
making language choices with awareness of how these might be interpreted by speakers of the language, for example, ways to show respect
recognising how others’ perceptions will influence the language used in an interaction, for example, language is often slowed for a ‘foreigner’ and people may invite them to their home or ask to correspond with them
reflecting on how own cultural etiquette and behaviour may be interpreted when interacting with speakers of the language, noticing own body language and modifying gestures that may not be understood
developing language for monitoring, describing and reflecting on using the language in intercultural experiences
Code
VCRAC061
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