Years 9 and 10 · Languages · Understanding language and culture
AC9LA10U04
reflect on and evaluate how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values and how these affect ways of communicating
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Taught alongside it
The rest of Understanding language and culture in Years 9 and 10.
apply features of the Arabic sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
AC9LA10EU02select and use structures and features of the Arabic grammatical and writing systems to enhance meaning and create spoken, written and multimodal texts
AC9LA10EU03reflect on and evaluate Arabic texts, using metalanguage to discuss language structures and features
AC9LA10EU04reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values and how these affect ways of communicating
AC9LA10U01apply features and conventions of spoken Arabic to extend fluency in responding to and creating texts in familiar and unfamiliar contexts
AC9LA10U02apply knowledge of grammatical structures to predict meaning and compose texts that contain some complex structures and ideas
AC9LA10U03reflect on and evaluate Arabic texts, using metalanguage to analyse language structures and features
The same idea, year by year
Where AC9LA10U04 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Years 9 and 10.
- Years 7 and 8AC9LA8EU01recognise and use features of the Arabic sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and demonstrate understanding of how these are represented in familiar contexts
- Years 7 and 8AC9LA8EU02develop knowledge of the Arabic alphabet, and use structures and features of Arabic letter positions, vowel marks, and grammatical systems, to understand and create spoken, written and multimodal texts
- Years 7 and 8AC9LA8EU03compare Arabic language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage
- Years 7 and 8AC9LA8EU04recognise how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values
- Years 7 and 8AC9LA8U01apply knowledge of conventions of spoken Arabic to enhance fluency, and to respond to and create texts in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts
- Years 7 and 8AC9LA8U02apply understanding of grammatical structures and expressions to compose and respond to texts
- Years 7 and 8AC9LA8U03reflect on similarities and differences between Arabic and English language structures and features, using metalanguage
- Years 7 and 8AC9LA8U04reflect on and explain how identity is shaped by language(s), culture(s), attitudes, beliefs and values
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