Intercultural understanding

In this subject students extend and apply their intercultural understanding capability by, for example:

• extending their understanding that the survival of Australian Languages as strong and viable languages is of great importance to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and non‑Aboriginal Australians, and contributes to local, regional, and national identity
• contributing to the reconciliation processes through increased linguistic and intercultural competence
• extending their understanding of relationships between Australian Languages, cultures, and identities in a national and global context
• extending their understanding of how cultural concepts and practices affect ways in which people see the world, interact, and communicate with others
• considering and reflecting on their own view of the world in context, as one of many views
• responding with empathy to what the relationship between language and identity means for individuals and communities
• extending their understanding of the intrinsic relationship between language, culture, Country, and spirituality
• appreciating and understanding the diversity and importance of cultural expressions, including language, literature, painting, music, performance, and oral traditions
• noticing, comparing, and reflecting on assumptions, values, and ways of knowing
• respecting and understanding cultural protocols, including intellectual and cultural property rights
• reflecting on how others make meaning from what they say, and how they make meaning from what others say.