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Elaboration (3) ACLARC143

creating and performing alternative versions of known songs or short plays by creating new lyrics or dialogue and experimenting with voices and actions to convey different moods and feelings

creating Arabic versions of school signs, notices and class rules, considering why some words and expressions require flexibility in translation, for example, ‘the oval’, ‘the office’, ‘the canteen’, ‘out of bounds’, ‘no hat, no play’الملعب؛ مكتب الإدارة؛ …

Elaboration (3) ACLARC145

creating bilingual texts, such as songs, a board game, a web page for recipes or an instruction manual for a game, identifying and labelling culture-specific terms to support understanding

Elaboration (3) ACLARC146

discussing the ways in which they communicate with Arabic speakers, for example, making appropriate eye contact, allowing for personal space, and respecting elderly people, parents and teachers, and making comparisons with the ways in which they communicate …

Elaboration (3) ACLARC147

exploring how they communicate with one another, their teachers and families, noticing if there are any changes in the way they see themselves in different contexts, for example, a family celebration, a school concert, or the birthday party of a non-Arabic-speaking …

Elaboration (3) ACLARU148

recognising the different ways of pronouncing the long vowel ا, for example, ندا؛ ندى؛ لذا؛ لدى؛ متى؛ فتى, and writing the long vowel ء, for example, شيء؛ قراءة؛ مسؤول

Elaboration (3) ACLARU149

using the imperative form of verbs to address different people and groups, orally, such as in speeches and presentations, or in writing, such as in a group email, for example,تعالوا جميعاً نشارك في يوم تنظيف أستراليا؛ هيّا شاركوا معنا؛ قولوا للجميع؛ لا …

Elaboration (3) ACLARU150

making connections between the degree of formality of a situation and the form of Arabic used, such as the use of colloquial Arabic in informal spoken texts and of Modern Standard Arabic in formal spoken situations and in written texts

Elaboration (3) ACLARU151

comparing spoken and written texts, for example, a spoken and a print advertisement, or a spoken conversation and an email, and explaining how mode relates to linguistic structures and features and how this affects meaning

Elaboration (3) ACLARU152

investigating the influence of Arabic on other languages such as Berber, Kurdish, Amharic, Tigrinya, Persian, Pashto, Urdu, Punjabi, Portuguese, Sindhi, Tagalog, Turkish, Spanish, Hindi, Swahili, Somali, Malay and Indonesian, for example, the Arabic word …

Elaboration (3) ACLARC154

expressing hopes and feelings, and describing personal plans for school holidays and the weekend, for example,في عطلة نهاية الأسبوع أحب أن أذهب إلى البحر لأن الطّقس سيكون حاراً؛ أتمنّى أن نسافر إلى كوينزلاند في العطلة المدرسية. أنا سعيد لأننا سوف نسافر …

Elaboration (3) ACLARC155

asking for others’ opinions on group weekend plans, and resolving disagreements by providing alternative suggestions, for example,يا سمير؛ هل قررت أن تأتي معنا إلى السينما يوم السبت؟ لا تقلق كل شيء سوف يكون على ما يرام؛ الغالبية منا تفضل الذهاب إلى البولينغ؛ …

Elaboration (3) ACLARC156

describing actions and responses and giving reasons, for example, وضعتُ الصورة هنا لأنّها صغيرة ومناسبة؛ فاتني القطار لأنّني إستيقظت متأخراً؛ أنا متعب اليوم لأنّني نمت الساعة العاشرة ليلاً. إن ساعدتني في البحث؛ سنحصل على درجة عالية

Elaboration (3) ACLARC157

using concept maps, charts and tables to organise, analyse and summarise information from texts such as television programs, reports and documentaries, and comparing how ideas are conveyed in different textsالأفلام العربية الحديثة؛ البرامج النّقدية الساخرة؛ …

Elaboration (3) ACLARC158

reporting on own and others’ experiences, such as holiday trips or a school camp, in a text such as a digital presentation, and comparing own experiences with others’, using expressions such asبالنسبة لي، الرحلة كانت ممتعة بينما غالبية تلاميذ الصف شعروا …

Elaboration (3) ACLARC159

expressing and exchanging opinions on typical features, language use and cultural elements in contemporary songs, films or video clips from the Arabic-speaking world, and comparing them with similar texts from the English-speaking world

Elaboration (3) ACLARC160

creating modified versions of traditional Arabic stories and films, such as علاء الدين والمصباح السّحري, by introducing new characters or contexts or alternative endings

Elaboration (3) ACLARC161

paraphrasing English words or expressions that have no specific equivalent in Arabic, such as ‘mufti day’ or ‘fundraiser’, and annotating them in order to convey their intended meaning

Elaboration (3) ACLARC162

creating a short film about social interactions among different speakers of Arabic, explaining cultural elements that may vary in different parts of the Arabic-speaking world and which may be unfamiliar to English-speaking viewers

Elaboration (3) ACLARC163

considering own and others’ responses and reactions in Arabic–English intercultural exchanges and discussing reasons for different interpretations of meaning, for example, an Arabic-speaking man stroking his moustache in connection with an oath or promise …

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