Elaborations

• discussing how being bilingual allows them to present ‘self’ to others in particular ways, for example, as being ‘Vietnamese’, and recognising that identity includes culture as well as language
• reflecting on the role of language in expressing identity, considering when, with whom and why different languages are used and reflecting on whether their own identity changes when they use different languages
• explaining to others how the Vietnamese language is part of their identity, and reflecting on when, how and why they use Vietnamese
• sharing views of what their understanding of Vietnamese culture ‘is’, and how it relates to language, identity and experience, using statements such as ‘My culture is …’, ‘Culture can …’