Content description ACLKOC200

Years 9 and 10 / Communicating / Reflecting / ACLKOC200

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Examine and modify own cultural assumptions and practices, takingresponsibility for language use and choices, and recognising the significance of shared responsibility and mutual effortin intercultural communication

[Key concepts: reciprocity, reflective literacy; Key processes: reflecting, adapting,taking responsibility]

Elaborations

reflecting on own engagement in communication with Koreans and how their language use wasperceived by self, and making adjustments to own Korean language use, for example, to feel comfortable with some silenceduring conversation; to be indirect when making refusals (saying 잘 모르겠는데요, 글쎄요); to speak in a rather monotone withoutbeing negative; to use address terms infrequently during conversation
reflecting on aspects of own experiences of intercultural communication, such as possible causes ofbreakdowns or breakthroughs in communication, repair and recovery strategies, and responses to and insights gainedthrough interactions
considering ways to improve intercultural understanding andacting on them, for example, by keeping a record (for example, journal, log, posting on forum) of memorable incidentsinvolving intercultural interactions
recounting own experiences of intercultural language use in oral or written forms, forexample, speeches or essays, reflecting on concepts such as ‘culture’, ‘attitudes’, ‘assumptions’ and ‘values’
comparing understandings of the relationship between language, culture andidentity, using symbols, graphic representations, images and metaphors to represent how the relationship works
discussing how interculturalcommunication involves being flexible, responsive and open to alternative ways of communicating, for example, respondingto different levels of emotionality or confrontation in debate, or different levels of respect in casual exchanges orservice encounters

ScOT catalogue terms

Korean language

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