Content description ACLGEU118

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Recognise that Australia has speakers of many different languages, including German, and that German and English borrow words and expressions from each other

[Key concepts: multilingualism, culture, community; Key processes: observing, exploring, recognising]

Elaborations

exploring the range of languages spoken in Australia, including Aboriginal languages and Torres Strait Islander languages, Asian languages and world languages
exploring the different languages used by their family or peers, for example, by creating a language map with greetings in each language represented in the class
recognising that German is an important world language spoken in many countries in the world apart from Germany, including Australia
recognising that English and other languages have borrowed German words, for example, Hamburger, Kindergarten and Glockenspiel, and that many words are shared across languages, for example, ‘computer’, ‘bus’, ‘taxi’ and ‘auto’

ScOT catalogue terms

German language

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