Chinese: Background Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Foundation to Level 2 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Recognise diversity in expressions and gestures used in everyday social interaction across cultures
Elaborations
observe and participate in interactions with a range of participants, and discuss how different people use language in different ways, for example, a range of ways of greeting and farewelling
understanding that gestures can enhance communication but might be interpreted differently by different people
learning about etiquette in everyday social contexts, such as how to address adults, for example, 王阿姨好
comparing language use among family members (for example, with parents and siblings), and recognising different languages(e.g. Putonghua, a dialect or English) used for different participants, for example, 我跟爸爸妈妈说中文，跟哥哥说英文
