Roman Alphabet Languages: F–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Understand the power of language to influence people’s actions, values and beliefs, and appreciate the value of linguistic diversity
Elaborations
analysing texts to understand how language can limit, promote or change actions
recognising the purpose of particular texts to impact emotionally on others, for example, by influencing opinions and reactions and in persuasive texts such as advertisements or reviews of a film, concert or fashion
analysing the language of social and political messages to explore attitudes, values and beliefs
noticing how jargon or specific terms may be used to express membership and identity
examining how words, expressions and actions reflect relationships and social hierarchies, for example, showing respect by introducing oneself to the most senior or eldest person first
appreciating the social and cultural functions performed by language
Code
VCRAU084
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