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Content description VCRAU117

Roman Alphabet Languages: 7–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Develop awareness of register, comparing language choices and considering how and why language varies in formality
Elaborations
  1. identifying levels of formality or register of language used in texts and explaining reasons for this, for example, the use of formal language when talking to people in authority to show respect, the use of informal language in commercials to create a sense of familiarity
  2. examining variations in language used in face-to-face and written/online communication, particularly noticing colloquial language and how it differs from standard forms
  3. making connections between aspects of language use and the identity of participants
Code
VCRAU117
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