Chinese: First Language Learner 7–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / The role of language and culture
Content description
Analyse and discuss the ways in which language is used to position authors, readers and participants in texts
Elaborations
identifying choices in words and phrasing that influence a reader’s response to texts, such as language to persuade readers to endorse the writer’s views, for example, 难道不是每一个有良知的人都会认同的吗？
examining ways in which authors use characterisation to incite sympathy or antagonism towards characters in literary texts, for example, directly describing a character’s personality compared to indirectly portraying the character’s personality through their actions or through the reactions of others
