Content description ACLVIC009

Years 7 and 8 / Communicating / Translating / ACLVIC009

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Create a range of bilingual texts and resources such as captions, signs, posters, digital picture dictionaries or menus to assist language learning in the classroom and in the school community

[Key concepts: meaning, equivalence; Key processes: creating, translating]

Elaborations

making and using bilingual resources for language learning, such as glossaries or personal Vietnamese–English and English–Vietnamese print and digital dictionaries
composing bilingual menus for Vietnamese restaurants, paraphrasing words that cannot be translated directly
developing bilingual signs and notices for the school and local community, for example, Thư viện – ‘Library’, Hội trường – ‘School hall’, Trung tâm thương mại – ‘Shopping centre’, Ga xe lửa – ‘Train station’, Trạm xe buýt – ‘Bus stop’
creating bilingual captions for tourist attractions in Vietnam and Australia to explain their significance for example, hoàng thành (‘royal palace’), lăng tẩm (‘royal mausoleum’), núi (‘mountain’), bãi biển(‘beach’) and thành phố(‘city’)
creating subtitles for short video clips or descriptions for slideshow presentations of intercultural experiences such as going on holiday, attending a wedding ceremony, giving or accepting a gift, or informing Vietnamese peers and community of school or cultural events
producing glossaries of cultural terms in English and Vietnamese to inform Vietnamese and Australian visitors about events in each country, such as Australia Day, Anzac Day, Christmas/New Year celebrations or Moon/food/boat racing festivals, and explaining culture-specific elements

ScOT catalogue terms

Vietnamese language

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