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Elaboration (1) ACLFRU125

considering how language marks respect, values and attitudes, and includes and excludes, for example, the language of law and medicine, the (changing) gendered nature of some professional titles in French (un médecin, un chef, une professeure), and access …

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC100

participating in guided discussion of the nature and role of ‘culture’ and its relationship with language, with reference to French, English and other known languages

Elaboration (1) ACLFRU108

investigating connections between language and significant cultural values or practices in French, English and other languages, for example, la Marianne; la patrie; la laïcité; Reconciliation, Aussie Rules, ‘fair go’

Elaboration (1) ACLFRU122

comparing French and English versions of texts with easily recognisable language features (for example, love songs, recipes or horoscopes), noticing differences or similarities in imagery or focus that might be culturally significant

Elaboration (1) ACLFRU106

recognising that the French language continuously borrows and adapts words and expressions from other languages, including English, for example, stop! le football, le sketch, le clown; le sushi, l’origami

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC099

designing and maintaining a bilingual website with a sister-school or contact group of English learners in a French-speaking community, making choices about when to use French or English depending on the context, topic and nature of the interaction

Elaboration (3) ACLFRU106

collecting French words used in English (for example, le restaurant, le menu, le chauffeur, le ballet, la pirouette), and comparing how they are pronounced by French or English speakers

Elaboration (1) ACLFRU124

finding examples of cross-cultural influences between French, English and Australian-English cultural expressions, art forms and vocabulary, for example, young musicians in France studying le didgeridoo

Elaboration ACLFRC099

creating bilingual resources such as glossaries, word banks or personal French–English dictionaries, including explanations of some idioms and expressions

Elaboration (3) ACLFRU107

comparing diversity in accents, dialects and vocabulary in French-speaking communities with similar diversity in the use of English within and beyond Australia

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC116

viewing excerpts of French/English subtitled films and evaluating the effectiveness of the translations (literal translation, non-translation, adapted translation)

Elaboration (3) ACLFRC117

creating a shared website with a group of French-speaking students, and posting news items, comments and questions in both French and English

Elaboration (4) ACLFRU108

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

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC119

developing a language for reflecting on language learning and intercultural experience, examining aspects that are unexpected, difficult or enjoyable

Elaboration (3) ACLFRU124

understanding that languages increasingly blend to create new forms and functions, for example by comparing traditional creole languages in English-speaking and francophone communities

Elaboration (2) ACLFRU124

considering the concept of ‘ecology’ in relation to French and other languages; that is, the interaction of the language with constantly changing environments due to globalisation, technology, language shifts and exchange

Elaboration ACLFRU102

developing awareness of French sounds, rhythms and intonation patterns, including those with no English equivalents, for example, -u (tu), -r (très vite) and -ion (attention)

Elaboration (3) ACLFRU102

using the French alphabet for spelling out names or expressions, noticing similarities and differences to English and using correct terminology for accents (accent aigu, accent cédille, accent circonflexe)

Elaboration (15) ACLFRU103

building metalanguage to talk about grammar and vocabulary (for example, les formes négatives, interrogatives, le futur proche, masculin, féminin, singulier, pluriel), and comparing with equivalent English terms

Elaboration (4) ACLFRC101

observing others’ ways of communicating, identifying elements of language or behaviour that might be unfamiliar to people from different cultures or communities, for example, ways of addressing people and expressing wishes, rituals associated with school …

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