VCDEU136
Make connections between culture and language use, for example, by identifying vocabulary and expressions that reflect cultural values, traditions or practices
Elaborations
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comparing terms across German-speaking cultures, for example, Liebchen/Liebling, mein Schatz, Spitznamen
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recognising that language carries cultural ideas, for example, Sommerbeginn, which is officially 1 December in Australia but 21/22 June in Europe; hitzefrei (‘heat-free’), referring to the practice of dismissing students early from school if a certain temperature is reached or forecast; or Wald, the setting in many German fairy tales
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recognising character traits and values, such as those of animal characters in German stories, for example, the wolf in Rotkäppchen, and comparing them with familiar Australian stories
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learning how to communicate about culture and language using terms such as ‘meaning’, ‘difference’ and ‘behaviour’
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discussing parallel expressions such as ‘G’day’/Tag, ‘morning tea’/Kaffeepause and ‘Bless you’/Gesundheit
VCDEU136 | Languages | German | F–10 Sequence | Levels 3 and 4 | Understanding | Role of language and culture
