VCTRU017
Understand that people use language in ways that reflect their culture, such as where and how they live and what is important to them
Elaborations
-
exploring the meaning of ‘culture’, how it involves visible elements, such as ways of dressing, eating and dancing, and invisible elements, such as ways of thinking and valuing
-
recognising that there are words and expressions in Turkish that ‘belong’ to Turkish and not to English, for example, Hoş bulduk, Çok yaşa, Sen de gör
-
noticing that some Australian terms and expressions only have meaning in the Australian context and have no equivalent in Turkish, for example,’ the outback’, ‘bush tucker’, ‘Good on ya!’
-
noticing that using Turkish and using English involves different ways of communicating; considering what this reveals about cultural values or traditions
VCTRU017 | Languages | Turkish | F–10 Sequence | Foundation to Level 2 | Understanding | Role of language and culture