ACLTUC096
Elaborations
- discussing the nature of identity, including the fact that it is dynamic, changing and involves values and beliefs as well as practices and behaviours
- reflecting on how their own identity is shaped by and also reflects the experience of living in a multicultural society, using more than one language and identifying with particular language communities
- considering ways in which different languages offer different ways of thinking about experience, or of ‘reading’ the world; how these different standpoints influence the way meaning is made and how people think about themselves and others
- discussing how Turkish and Australian cultural influences are reflected in their daily lives, interests, social activities and ways of thinking
- reflecting on the relationship between language, culture and identity, for example, by identifying experiences that feel different when interacting in Turkish or in English
- discussing whether their sense of identity changes over time, taking into account changes in language use at home, in school or in the wider and virtual community