Languages / Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages / Language Revival Learner Pathway (LR) / Foundation to Year 2 / Understanding / Language awareness / ACLFWU147
Recognise that the language is part of the broader regional and national language diversity
[Key concepts: linguistic diversity, relationship; Key processes: identifying, recognising]
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Elaborations
identifying/recognising Indigenous languages in the environment, for example, street names, names of parks
recognising that there are many different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in Australia, for example, by viewing Language maps of their region, their state and the whole of Australia
identifying neighbouring Indigenous languages of their region
recognising that linguistic diversity in contemporary Australia includes Indigenous as well as non-Indigenous languages, and that Australia has many languages, for example, by identifying languages used by different classmates by creating a class profile or language map
recognising that some Indigenous languages in Australia are strong, while others are endangered or in the process of being revived or reclaimed
recognising shared vocabulary across groups of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander languages, for example, words such as ‘hand’, ‘water’, ‘crow’