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Elaboration (1) ACLGEU017

developing language to analyse and explain the nature of the relationship between language and culture, using terms such as ‘meaning’, ‘perspective’, ‘values’, ‘assumptions’ and ‘difference’

Elaboration (3) ACLGEC027

considering how own cultural practices, values and body language may be interpreted by German peers, for example, personal space and physical contact, personal and family habits and behaviours

considering how language marks values and attitudes such as respect and equality, and includes and excludes, for example, the use of titles or first names (Herr Doktor Schmidt, Herr Schmidt, Georg), different words for the same entity (foreigner/immigrant/refugee), …

Elaboration (1) ACLGEU034

sharing ideas about how culture ‘works’ as a combination of beliefs, values and practices, and examining own personal and community cultural frames of reference and how and why these change over time

Elaboration (1) ACLHIU018

exploring the meaning of ‘culture’, how it involves visible elements, such as dressing, eating and dancing, and invisible elements, such as attitudes and values, for example, the use of the expression फिर मिलेंगे when leaving, to avoid the finality associated …

Elaboration ACLHIU036

understanding that languages carry cultural ideas and values, as in the use of words such as देसी as opposed to विदेशी, the use of blessings by older people to children, the use of indirect forms of language such as कोई बात नहीं as a way of deflecting …

Elaboration (1) ACLHIU036

identifying forms of address or expressions associated with cultural events or celebrations that reflect values and traditions, for example, बधाई हो

Elaboration (2) ACLHIU036

noticing how family values such as familiarity, politeness or respect are expressed in Hindi and associated behaviours, for example, addressing cousins or distant male siblings as भइया; the concept of जूठा

Elaboration (4) ACLHIC038

carrying out real or simulated transactions and exchanges that involve Indian and Australian currencies, comparing values and associated transactional behaviours

Elaboration (5) ACLHIC040

researching media texts produced for teen markets in Hindi- and English-speaking communities, comparing representations of young people’s values and lifestyles in different contexts

Elaboration (5) ACLHIC041

creating a multimodal profile of an important Hindi community or family occasion such as रक्षाबन्धन, selecting language that reflects cultural traditions and values

Elaboration (1) ACLHIU054

noticing ways in which the Hindi language reflects values and traditions of Indian communities, for example, understanding concepts such as सत्संग, घूँघट

Elaboration (3) ACLHIU054

identifying Australian values and traditions such as informality, mateship and loyalty that resonate in particular words, expressions or behaviours that may be misunderstood by others, for example, ‘bring a plate’, ‘fair dinkum’, ‘mate’

Elaboration ACLHIC060

comparing themes and values represented in contemporary texts such as cartoons or video games with those conveyed in traditional fables, epic poems and legends

Elaboration (2) ACLHIC060

identifying characters in fables and legends that embody particular qualities, values or defects that have come to represent recognisable character traits in everyday speech, for example, referring to a playful or naughty child as Krishna or Kahnaiyya, …

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