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Elaboration (5) ACLHIC100

reflecting on the nature of culture and its relationship with language with reference to Hindi, English and other languages they know, for example, by identifying words, phrases or behaviours that carry cultural information or reflect cultural values

Elaboration (5) ACLHIU106

finding examples of Hindi words that retain their identity as non-English words but are increasingly incorporated into English and understood by bilingual speakers, for example, the familiar, affectionate use of यार and देसी

Elaboration (5) ACLHIU107

explaining the influence of Indian language and culture on their ways of communicating in different situations, for example, by creating a glossary of Hindi words and expressions that they use when communicating in English

Elaboration (5) ACLHIC115

creating an English-language commentary to an observed Hindi-language sitcom, discussing how to transfer or explain the humour or dramatic effects of the original text into English

Elaboration (5) ACLHIC116

interpreting the significance of terms or phrases that carry specific cultural connotations which might be unfamiliar when translated into English, for example, साला, बहु, दलाल

Elaboration (5) ACLHIC118

reflecting on language choices they make when interacting with friends who also speak both Hindi and English, identifying instances when they move between languages for practical or cultural reasons

Elaboration (5) ACLHIU125

reflecting on other people’s reactions to their use of Hindi and/or English, considering how perceptions of other people’s ways of communicating are shaped by cultural standpoints, experiences and perspectives

Elaboration (6) ACLHIU012

practising the writing of Devangari letters ‘hanging’ from a line, noticing the difference between this and English, where letters are written above the line क ख ग - a, b, c

Elaboration (6) ACLHIU072

discussing commonly used words and expressions that reflect family/community values, for example, the practice of using the English terms ‘Auntie’ or ‘Uncle’ when addressing older people even when they are strangers

Elaboration (6) ACLHIC082

monitoring their use of Hindi and English in different domains, for example, by keeping a record of when they use each language, for which language functions and in which contexts

Elaboration (6) ACLHIC096

considering how humour is expressed and shared in culturally specific ways and whether it ‘travels’ successfully across languages, for example, by comparing favourite jokes, cartoons or amusing stories in Hindi with humorous texts in English

Elaboration (6) ACLHIC098

classifying commonly used informal expressions in Hindi, including colloquialisms and proverbs, into those that are easily understood when translated into English and those that require interpretation and explanation

Elaboration (7) ACLHIU031

recognising that punctuation in English is the same as in Hindi apart from the use of capital letters and a different symbol for a full stop

Elaboration (7) ACLHIC099

composing menus or programs for school or community events/celebrations that include footnotes in English to explain key terms or items

Elaboration (8) ACLHIU102

learning how the under-dotted characters क़, ख़, ग़, ज़, फ़ are used to represent loan sounds in Hindi from other languages such as English, Persian, Arabic, Turkish and Portuguese

Elaboration (9) ACLHIU102

understanding conventions by which new loan words are written in Hindi, for example, the way in which English ‘t’ and ‘d’ sounds are represented normally as ट and ड, the replacement of English ‘th’ sounds by थ and the ways in which English vowels such …

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