Hindi (Version 8.4)

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Context statement

The place of the Hindi language and associated cultures in Australia and the world
Hindi is an official language of India and Fiji. It is the most widely spoken language of the Indian subcontinent and is also widely spoken throughout the world in countries that include the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mauritius, the Gulf countries and Australia.

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PDF documents

Resources and support materials for the Australian Curriculum: Languages - Hindi are available as PDF documents. 
Languages - Hindi: Sequence of content
Languages - Hindi: Sequence of Achievement - F-10 Sequence
Languages - Hindi: Sequence of Achievement …

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Years 7 and 8

Years 7 and 8 Band Description

The nature of the learners

The transition to secondary schooling involves social and academic demands that coincide with a period of maturational and physical change. Learners are adjusting to a new school culture with sharper divisions between curriculum areas. There is a need for continuity through change in relation to their language learning. Learners at this level may find themselves in classes involving a range of previous experience with Hindi language-culture. A multilevel and differentiated approach to teaching and task design responds to this diversity of prior experience.

Hindi language learning and use

Hindi is used for classroom interactions and transactions, for creating and maintaining classroom relationships, for explaining and practising language forms, and for developing cultural understanding. Additional opportunities for interaction in the target language are provided by purposeful and integrated use of ICT. Learners work collaboratively and independently, exploring different modes and genres of communication with particular reference to their current social, cultural and communicative interests. They pool language knowledge and resources to plan, problem-solve, monitor and reflect. They use modelled and rehearsed language in familiar and unfamiliar contexts, and increasingly generate original and personal language. They compose and present more complex and varied texts (for example, media and hypermedia texts, shared stories, poetry, songs/raps, blogs, advertisements, reports and journal entries), and plan, draft and present imaginative and informative texts They design interactive events and collaborative learning experiences and participate in discussions and activities. They use vocabulary and grammar with increasing accuracy, drafting and editing written work to improve structure and clarify meaning. They make cross-curricular connections and explore intercultural perspectives and experience.

Contexts of interaction

While the primary context of interaction remains the Hindi language classroom, learners are encouraged to engage in interactions with peers in India and other Hindi-speaking regions of the world, including Australia, through electronic means of communication. Learners have additional access to Hindi speakers through media and community events, websites, social media and radio streaming.

Texts and resources

Learners work with a range of texts specifically designed for learning Hindi in school, such as textbooks, literary texts, videos, readers and online media resources. They also access materials created for Hindi-speaking communities, such as songs, films, magazines, advertisements and websites. They read, view and interact with a growing range of texts for a wider range of purposes (for example, informational, transactional, communicative, imaginative and expressive).

Features of Hindi language use

Learners expand their range of vocabulary to domains beyond their personal experience and interests, applying phonic and grammatical knowledge to spell and write unfamiliar words. They use a range of grammatical forms and language structures to convey more complex relationships between ideas and experiences, creating compound and complex sentences by using postpositions such as मैं अभी लिखूँगा ताकि समय पूरा होने से पहले लेख खत्म कर लूँ।. They recognise the function and form of commonly used suffixes and prefixes and relationships between words with a shared base, such as बुद्धि, सुबुद्धि, बुद्धिमान, बुद्धिमती. They distinguish between active and passive voice according to context, मैंने आपको बुलाया है। आपको बुलाया गया है। and use a range of tenses to describe routines and actions, मैं दिल्ली जा रहा हूँ। मैं दिल्ली गया था।मैं दिल्ली जाऊँगा. They develop awareness of how language structures shape textual features, and they adopt a wider range of processing strategies, drawing increasingly on their understanding of text conventions when encountering unfamiliar texts. They continue to build metalanguage to describe grammatical and textual features. They recognise and use idiomatic expressions such as आँख का तारा, and employ descriptive and expressive language, including onomatopoeic and mimetic words, to create particular effects and engage interest.

Learners make connections between texts and cultural contexts, identifying how cultural values and perspectives are embedded in language and how language choices determine how people, issues and circumstances are represented. They are increasingly aware of the relationship between languages and cultures, noticing, for example, values such as family commitment and respect expressed in cultural practices as well as embedded in Hindi grammatical and vocabulary systems. They reflect on the nature of bicultural and intercultural experience, on how languages change in response to social and cultural change, and on their individual identities as users of two or more languages in a multicultural social context.

Level of support

Particular support is required at this stage of learning to manage the transition to secondary schooling and to encourage continued engagement with language learning. Opportunities to review and consolidate prior learning are balanced against provision of engaging and relevant new experiences and more challenging tasks. Learners require continued scaffolding, modelling and material support at paragraph and whole-text level for written language and for developing fluency and accuracy in spoken language. They are supported to develop increasing autonomy as language learners and users, and to self-monitor and adjust language in response to their experience in various contexts. They are encouraged to engage more critically with resources such as websites, dictionaries, translating tools and other language resources designed to enrich their receptive and productive language use.

The role of English

Hindi is used in more extended and elaborated ways and English is used when appropriate for comparison or reflection. Using Hindi to express ideas and feelings, exchange opinions and manage shared activities increasingly involves ‘cultural’ as well as ‘linguistic’ choices, personal and social elements as well as grammatical ones, such as making decisions about the use of titles and polite prefixes. At this stage, learners draw from both languages as they move from the what considerations to the why and how questions: from noticing that language and communication are culturally shaped to thinking about the values, experiences and perspectives that lie inside cultural differences, and about how these impact on their own experience as they move between languages and cultural systems.


Years 7 and 8 Content Descriptions

Socialising

Initiate and sustain a range of spoken, written and online interactions, for example, exchanging views or experiences, offering opinions and making connections across different areas of interest

[Key concepts: relationship, experience, communication; Key processes: interacting, listening, responding, recounting] (ACLHIC055 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • initiating and sustaining conversations with peers and adults on topics of mutual interest such as sport, games, music, for example, यू ट्यूब पर मैंने हनी सिंह का नया गाना देखा। मुझे वह बहुत पसंद आया। तुमने देखा क्या?
  • using face-to-face, written and online forms of communication to compare experiences and offer opinions on concepts such as family, education, friendship, interests and travel, for example, तुम्हारी भारत यात्रा कैसी रही?; तुम कौन कौन से स्थान पर घूमने गए?
  • using descriptive and expressive language to encourage feedback and to express empathy or indicate agreement, for example, बड़े दुःख की बात है; मुझे आप से सहानुभूति हैl आप बिलकुल सही कह रहे हैं। मैं आप से सौ प्रतिशत सहमत हूँ l
  • participating in informal conversations and more structured discussions to share and compare attitudes to social and cultural issues, for example, स्वस्थ जीवनशैली; पारिवारिक रिश्ते; संयुक्त परिवार या एकल परिवार; बहुसांस्कृतिक समाज
  • developing narrative and descriptive skills by exchanging accounts of significant events, influences or milestones, for example, पिछले साल मैं अपने माता पिता के साथ राष्ट्रीय संग्रहालय देखने गया और वहाँ स्वदेशी कलाकृतिओं को देख कर बहुत प्रभावित हुआ l कल एक कवि सम्मेलन का सफल मंचन करने के लिए मेरी काफ़ी सराहना की गई।
Engage in collaborative activities that involve planning, problem-solving, communicating and transacting in real or simulated situations and contexts

[Key concepts: design, transaction, planning; Key processes: transacting, considering, problem-solving, decision-making] (ACLHIC056 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
  • transacting authentic or simulated purchases or exchanges, such as sourcing and buying media products, fashion or food items from online or retail outlets, or returning damaged articles, for example, यह लहंगा कितने का है? यह और कौन कौन से रंगों में उपलब्ध है? खाने में मिर्ची थोड़ी ज़्यादा डालना। चाय गरमा गरम होनी चाहिए। हम यह सामान वापिस नहीं ले सकते क्योंकि आपने रसीद खो दी है।
  • planning for an excursion, event or celebration such as a Bollywood night or दिवाली, indicating preferences, considering options and deciding on actions, for example, हमें माता पिता से अनुमति पत्र चाहिए। हमें कमेटी बनानी पड़ेगी। फिर सभी को अलग-अलग कार्य दिए जाएंगे।
  • designing a web page to support social contact and information exchange between themselves and young Hindi-speakers in different contexts, brainstorming possible stimulus questions such as आप अपनी पढ़ाई और सामाजिक जीवन में संतुलन कैसे बनाते हैं?
  • sharing responsibilities for filming, editing and presenting a short documentary on aspects of their shared experiences, for example, हमारा समुदाय; गणतंत्र दिवस; बैसाखी; बॉलीवुड फ़िल्म समारोह
Interact with peers and the teacher to complete learning activities and to support their own and others’ learning by managing debate and discussion and checking understanding

[Key concepts: debate, perspective, exchange, response; Key processes: discussing, responding, evaluating, reflecting] (ACLHIC057 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • using more elaborated sentence structures and interactional strategies to support debate and to provide clarification, for example, अपनी बात के समर्थन में आप के पास कोई प्रमाण है? and to maintain cohesion and focus in discussion, for example, दूसरे शब्दों में; आपको नहीं लगता कि…; मेरा सुझाव तो यही है कि.......
  • contributing to discussion and debate by expressing opinions, responding to others’ perspectives and using reflective language, for example, ध्यान देने की बात... है कि; यह एक और दिलचस्प पहलू है……, जो आप कह रहे हैं वह ठीक है मगर यदि दूसरे दृष्टकोण से देखा जाए तो यह कहना ग़लत नहीं होगा कि.... यह विवादास्पद है।
  • using evaluative language to acknowledge strengths in others’ arguments or to challenge their views in a courteous manner, for example, आपका कहना एकदम स्पष्ट और उचित है।; वास्तविकता यह है कि इस बात पर मैं आप से बिलकुल सहमत नहीं हूँl
  • reflecting on the usefulness and potential application of particular learning experiences, comparing their language and literacy development in Hindi and English

Informing

Access, collate and analyse information from different print and digital sources to present an overview or develop a position on selected issues or interests

[Key concepts: perspective, context, representation; Key processes: comparing, analysing, presenting, profiling] (ACLHIC058 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
  • accessing and collating information produced in different contexts that reflect Indian and/or Australian lifestyles over different times and contexts
  • engaging critically with texts that report on personal, social or community activities, for example, blogs, social media texts or community announcements, discussing how texts reflect cultural contexts
  • using organisers such as concept maps, pie charts or tables to summarise information and develop a position on issues of interest to their peer group
  • summarising information from differently-sourced texts that report on contributions of important historical figures and moments, such as the influence of Gandhi to peace movements, the freedom struggle in India and civil rights
  • collecting information from websites, newspapers or magazines to build reference resources on different topics/issues, classifying information according to concepts such as संचार; ग़रीबी; स्वास्थ्य
  • gathering information about well-known people in fields such as sport, entertainment, youth culture, the arts or history to create a digital profile to present to their peers
Use different modes of communication to report on personal or shared perspectives, views and experiences or to invite action or debate

[Key concepts: experience, cultural expression; Key processes: designing, reporting, comparing] (ACLHIC059 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
  • creating texts such as notices, web posts or posters to promote and inform others about planned events, for example, "उत्तर भारत के पर्यटक स्थान", भारतीय-भोजन उत्सव, होली के मेले का विवरण
  • reporting on experiences of events associated with cultural expression and traditions, using formats, such as personal recounts, blogs or digital/oral presentations, for example, ऑस्ट्रेलिया के सामुदायिक शिविर; दिवाली उत्सव
  • presenting a personal perspective on a shared learning experience such as the viewing of a documentary on an environmental or community issue
  • organising information for a presentation to a young Hindi-speaking audience on distinctive features of Australian landscape, peoples and cultures
  • presenting information on a community issue such as conservation or homelessness through digital displays

Creating

Interpret and compare representations of values, characters and events from a range of traditional and contemporary imaginative texts

[Key concepts: theme, representation, values, humour; Key processes: comparing, analysing, identifying; Key text types: cartoons, games, fables, films] (ACLHIC060 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Ethical Understanding
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
  • Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
  • comparing themes and values represented in contemporary texts such as cartoons or video games with those conveyed in traditional fables, epic poems and legends
  • analysing cultural styles of humour in comedies or cartoons, for example, by comparing Hindi jokes about family relationships, such as mother-in-law/daughter-in-law and husband/wife jokes पति- पत्नी इत्यादि के चुटकुले, with humour around similar relationships in Australian English
  • identifying characters in fables and legends that embody particular qualities, values or defects that have come to represent recognisable character traits in everyday speech, for example, referring to a playful or naughty child as Krishna or Kahnaiyya, or to a late-sleeper as Kumbakaran
  • considering whether values and aspirations expressed in historical texts such as letters written during the freedom struggles in India might have relevance to their own lives
  • comparing style, creative effects and cultural values reflected in popular Hindi and Australian music by listening to music stations, reading print or online music magazines, classifying song titles or viewing clips from Bollywood films
  • comparing representations of traditions and beliefs across cultures through visual and performing arts, for example, by comparing different living traditions present in Australia, including cultural and artistic expression associated with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
  • providing a live commentary to a dance performance, interpreting movements, commenting on the significance of costume and interpreting messages conveyed through the performance
Create and perform a range of texts to entertain others that involve imagined characters and contexts and different modes of presentation

[Key concepts: creativity, characterisation, imagination, emotion; Key processes: composing, performing; Key text types: sketches, drama, songs, stories, cartoons] (ACLHIC061 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • creating and performing sketches that involve characterisation, context and dramatic tension, for example, the first day at a new school or appearing on a reality show
  • creating an additional scene, new character or alternative ending that adds suspense or a twist to a familiar story, drama or film script, for example, शेखचिल्ली का सपना पूरा होना
  • creating, rehearsing and performing interpretations of poems for a public recitation or verse-speaking competition
  • composing, performing or presenting jingles or digital animations to create new interest in existing or imagined products
  • creating texts such as picture books, bedtime stories or cartoons for younger children, selecting appropriate language, rhythms and images to enrich the aural and visual experience
  • performing unscripted explorations of characters, contexts and feelings, for example, मित्रता; निष्ठा; साहस, using gestures, voice and props to build mood and to explore relationships and emotions

Translating

Translate a range of short texts used in different contexts from Hindi into English and vice versa, comparing each other’s versions and how they translated elements that involve cultural knowledge and understanding

[Key concepts: meaning, equivalence, translation; Key processes: translating, approximating, comparing, evaluating] (ACLHIC062 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • translating popular Hindi proverbs or lines of poems into English, considering how to adapt or adjust them to convey equivalent meanings in English, for example, गंगा गए तो गंगादास जमना गए तो जमनादास; चोर की दाढ़ी में तिनका
  • translating school or community texts such as directions, rules or notices in Hindi and English, considering how each language reflects cultural styles, for example, the use of words like निवेदन in a formal request and कृपया गंदगी न फैलाएँ in public notices
  • translating media texts such as appeals, slogans or advertisements from Hindi to English or vice versa, noticing how each language uses elements such as verb moods or emotive language for particular effect: सारी धरती की यह पुकार, पर्यावरण का करो सुधार; जागो ग्राहक जागो
  • translating short excerpts from traditional fables and legends, identifying words and expressions that reflect cultural values or history and are difficult to express in English, for example, गृहप्रवेश, सात्विक, भक्ति
  • critically evaluating the effectiveness of resources such as print and digital dictionaries and electronic translators, for example, by comparing individual translations, back-translating or swapping references
Produce bilingual texts such as digital stories, programs for events, performances, skits or poems that reflect the experience of ‘living between languages’

[Key concepts: equivalence, interpretation; Key processes: composing, selecting, translating] (ACLHIC063 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
  • Critical and Creative Thinking
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • creating a short bilingual documentary about a local community event or locale, with narration in one language and subtitles in the other
  • composing menus or programs for school or community events that include footnotes in English to explain key terms or items
  • creating a bilingual resource to present to the school library, for example, an illustrated anthology of popular Hindi poems or proverbs with English translations
  • performing a role play, skit or song for a school concert or assembly, using Hindi for the performance and English for supporting explanations and commentary

Reflecting

Consider differences and similarities in style and use of language when interacting in Hindi and in English, noticing when the choice is made to use either or both languages

[Key concepts: code-switching, code-mixing, intercultural communication; Key processes: monitoring, analysing, discussing] (ACLHIC064 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • identifying ways in which they change their ways of communicating when switching from Hindi to English
  • providing examples of interactions which feel more natural in Hindi than they do in English or vice versa, for example, using Hindi to talk about family experiences, rituals or relationships, using English to talk about school work, music or films
  • using a reflective journal to record and compare when and why they consciously choose to use one language rather than the other, considering whether their ways of thinking and communicating change between languages
  • identifying instances when using both Hindi and English in the same interaction makes for easier communication
  • discussing what they need to consider when interacting with speakers of different language and cultural backgrounds, such as being flexible, noticing people’s reactions to what they say, watching for signals of misunderstanding, being mindful of different perspectives and traditions
  • reflecting on choices they make when interacting with friends who also speak both Hindi and English, identifying instances when they move between languages for either practical or cultural reasons
Discuss the nature of identity and of cultural experience, considering the dynamic and responsive relationship between the two

[Key concepts: bilingualism/multilingualism, culture; Key processes: reflecting, analysing, comparing] (ACLHIC065 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
  • comparing views about the nature of identity, for example, by discussing elements that they believe shape and reflect their personal sense of identity, such as community, ethnicity, personality, languages, tastes and interests
  • considering how identity changes over time, taking into account ways of thinking, behaving and communicating, and influences such as education, intercultural experience, digital worlds and popular culture
  • sharing views about the nature of culture, referencing their own relationship with different elements of Indian and Australian cultural experience
  • exploring how individual ways of thinking and communicating both shape and reflect cultural identity
  • considering whether their sense of cultural identity varies according to place, time and situation

Systems of language

Identify correspondence between individual and combined elements of spoken and written Hindi, such as pronunciation of consonant clusters or the pronunciation and spelling of English words used in Hindi

[Key concepts: syntax, prefixes, suffixes, word derivation; Key processes: recognising, analysing] (ACLHIU066 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • recognising individual elements of spoken and written words, phrases and non-verbal forms of expression and noticing how they combine to make or to change meaning
  • recognising how words can be formed from base words, and understanding how prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words, for example, जीव, सजीव, जीवंत, understanding the impact this has on pronunciation
  • recognising and identifying how to pronounce and spell loan words commonly used in Hindi from Persian and Arabic, such as क़ानून, फ़ालतू, and from English, such as ट्रेन, स्टेशन, स्कूल
  • recognising and understanding the impact on Hindi pronunciation and spelling in Devanagari of Sanskrit words (tatsam words) and of derived forms (tadbhav words), understanding that both forms can be used in different contexts; for example, क्षेत्र for ‘field’ in an abstract sense and खेत for a field for farming
Apply grammatical and lexical knowledge to work out the meaning of unfamiliar words, to form and spell new ones, to create compound sentences, to recognise and use prefixes and suffixes and to develop metalanguage

[Key concepts: phonics, word building, idiom; Key processes: understanding, applying rules, using metalanguage] (ACLHIU067 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • strengthening vocabulary resources related to personal, social and educational worlds
  • applying phonic and grammatical knowledge to the spelling and writing of unfamiliar words such as वाक्यविन्यास
  • creating compound and complex sentences by using conjunctions such as मैं अभी लिखूँगा ताकि समय पूरा होने से पहले लेख खत्म कर लूँ।
  • recognising the function and form of commonly used suffixes and prefixes, for example, by collecting groups of words that share a base word, such as बुद्धि, सुबुद्धि, बुद्धिमान, बुद्धिमती
  • recognising and using idiomatic expressions such as आँख का तारा
  • using numbers in fraction, multiple and collective forms, such as आधा, चौथाई, एक तिहाई, सैंकड़ों, हज़ारों, तीन गुणा
  • continuing to build metalanguage to describe grammatical concepts and to organise learning resources such as verb charts, vocabulary lists, groups of pronouns, adverbs and adjectives
  • understanding and using basic joining (सन्धि) rules such as इ+आ = ए to achieve text cohesion
  • understanding the use of the active and passive voice according to context, for example, मैंने आपको बुलाया है। आपको बुलाया गया है।
  • using a range of tenses to describe routines and actions, for example, मैं दिल्ली जा रहा हूँ। मैं दिल्ली गया था। मैं दिल्ली जाऊँगा।
  • using adjectives in comparative structures such as राम थोड़ा लम्बा है। राधा हेमा से अधिक चतुर है।
Apply understanding of text structure and organisation to interpret unfamiliar texts and to create own texts for specific purposes

[Key concepts: textual conventions, tenor, audience; Key processes: identifying, classifying, explaining] (ACLHIU068 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • using their shared knowledge of typical features of familiar types of text to understand unfamiliar content, for example, in public announcements, commercials or quizzes, recognising how language and style vary according to the context, purpose and intended audience of a text, for example, by comparing a formal presentation at Speech Day with an email to a close friend
  • identifying how texts achieve cohesion through the use of paragraphing or conjunctions to sequence and link ideas and to maintain the flow of expression, for example, यदि आप चाहें तो...,
  • creating and comparing their own examples of particular text genres, such as horoscopes, prayers or weather forecasts, explaining their choice of particular language or text organisation
  • composing multimodal texts designed to appeal to a particular age group or demographic, noticing how/why they decide to use particular vocabulary and style

Language variation and change

Explore how language use varies according to context, purpose, audience and mode of delivery

[Key concepts: register, mode, audience; Key processes: comparing, explaining] (ACLHIU069 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • comparing and explaining the use of different styles of communication in different contexts, such as respectful, devotional or colloquial forms of expression आपकी यात्रा मंगलमय हो,सब ठीक-ठाक है?
  • identifying differences in features and register between spoken and written language, for example, in apologies, invitations or narratives कल मेरे घर आना, कल हमारे घर पधारिए/दर्शन दीजिए
  • comparing language and textual features used when communicating with different age groups, for example, amusing rhymes and terms of affection for small children, devotional texts for religious expression
  • identifying variations in language use between people of different ages, gender or status, for example, ways of showing authority or expressing humility
  • understanding that facial expressions, gestures and body language are key elements of communication and that they can be interpreted differently by different people
  • explaining variations in style, content and register of different expressions of wishes for a particular event or occasion such as Diwali, for example, हर घर में हो उजाला, आए न कभी रात काली हर घर मनाए ख़ुशियाँ, हर घर में हो दिवाली compared to an sms message such as शुभ दिवाली
Reflect on changes in their own use of Hindi over time in social, community and school contexts, explaining reasons for changes or adaptations

[Key concepts: language change, expression, experience; Key processes: reflecting, monitoring, analysing] (ACLHIU070 - Scootle )

  • Literacy
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • reflecting on changes in their ways of communicating in Hindi, identifying terms, expressions or behaviours that have become part of their everyday language through the influence of technology, social media and intercultural experience
  • talking with older members of their families or communities about changes they have experienced in their use of Hindi and about their observations of how the language has changed over time
  • discussing how their use of language reflects different and changing relationships, for example, familiarity with friends, respect for elders and authority figures
  • finding examples of changes in language use within their own families and friendship groups which have come about through globalisation and the influence of other languages, for example, माँ, अम्मा, माताजी being replaced in some families by मम्मी
  • identifying how social media and technology have influenced their own ways of communicating, for example, by compiling a glossary of terms they use in emails or text messages, such as अब (ATM), फिर मिलेंगे CU, जाना होगा (G2G), हे हे (LOL), फिर बात करते हैं (TTL)
Recognise the intercultural and multilingual nature of language use in social media and popular culture, considering how this influences aspects of their lives

[Key concepts: globalisation, cultural expression, multilingualism; Key processes: researching, classifying, explaining] (ACLHIU071 - Scootle )

  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Capability
  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • Asia and Australia’s Engagement with Asia
  • finding examples of language/behaviours associated with Indian culture that are part of everyday life in Australia, for example, words and expressions associated with religion, yoga, dance, Bollywood, food, sport
  • 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 they use when communicating in English or when thinking about themselves and their families
  • investigating different forms and functions of multilingualism in today’s society, for example, by tracking the mixing of languages such as Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English in Bollywood scripts and song lyrics, or by creating their own hybrid-language advertisements, songs or raps, for example, Life style से तय होगा car का premium...
  • reflecting on other people’s reactions to their use of Hindi and/or English, considering how perceptions of people’s ways of communicating are shaped by cultural standpoints and perspectives

Role of language and culture

Understand that language is not neutral and that its forms and usage reflect cultural ideas, values and perspectives

[Key concepts: culture, language change, representation, values; Key processes: reflecting, analysing, comparing] (ACLHIU072 - Scootle )

  • Personal and Social Capability
  • Ethical Understanding
  • Intercultural Understanding
  • sharing understandings of what culture is and how it relates to language and to identity, using prompt statements such as ‘संस्कृति में …’
  • identifying Hindi words or expressions that carry cultural connotations and values, for example, terms such as सुहागन and विधवा in relation to auspicious or inauspicious roles at occasions such as नामकरण or गृहप्रवेश
  • identifying expressions used in news reports or sports commentaries that reflect traditional beliefs and include cultural allusions, for example, references to gods and legendary heroes such as अगर इंद्रदेव मेहरबान हुए तो भारत बिना मैच खेले पहुंचेगा फाइनल में
  • identifying cultural distinctions expressed through language, for example, forms of address such as नमस्कार, नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं?, तुम कैसे हो? the addition of श्री, श्रीमती for married women and कुमारी for unmarried women, considering whether English makes similar distinctions
  • exploring the cultural significance of concepts expressed in a single word in Hindi or English which are difficult to translate, for example, the term जूठा in Hindi or mateship in Australian English
  • exploring how cultural values and ideals such as truth, duty or filial respect are embedded in traditional fables and legends, such as brotherly love or the concept of the obedient/dutiful child in the stories राम और लक्ष्मण, श्रवण कुमार
  • 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

Years 7 and 8 Achievement Standards

By the end of Year 8, students initiate and sustain a range of spoken and written interactions on topics of mutual interest, for example, आपका क्या हाल है? आप कब वापस आये? परिवार में सब कैसे हैं? आप कहना क्या चाहते हैं? रमा मुझे माफ़ करना लेकिन मुझे लगता है कि ..., सच पूछो तो मेरे विचार से; मैं इस बात से सहमत हूँ कि ... They exchange views or experiences and offer opinions using language to encourage feedback and to express empathy or indicate agreement, for example, सुन कर बहुत ख़ुशी हुई, बधाई हो!, मुबारक हो। जन्मदिन की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें। बड़े दुःख की बात है; मुझे आप से सहानुभूति हैl आप बिलकुल सही कह रहे हैं। मैं आप से सौ प्रतिशत सहमत हूँ. Student complete transactions by negotiating, planning and solving problems, for example, यह लहंगा कितने का है? यह और कौन कौन से रंगों में उपलब्ध है? खाने में मिर्ची थोड़ी ज़्यादा डालना। चाय गरमा गरम होनी चाहिए। हम यह सामान वापिस नहीं ले सकते क्योंकि आपने रसीद खो दी है. They use reflective and evaluative language to support their own and others’ learning and to manage discussion and debate, for example, ध्यान देने की बात है क...., यह एक और दिलचस्प पहलू है…; जो आप कह रहे हैं वह ठीक है मगर यदि दूसरे दृषटिकोण से देखा जाए तो यह कहना ग़लत नहीं होगा कि.... यह विषय विवादास्पद है. When speaking Hindi, they apply pronunciation and rhythm patterns, including consonant clusters and English words used in Hindi, to a range of sentence types. They locate, collate and analyse information from a range of written, spoken and multimodal texts to provide an overview or to develop a position on selected issues or interests. They use different modes of communication to report on perspectives, views and experiences or to invite action and debate. They interpret ways in which values, characters and events are represented in a range of traditional and contemporary imaginative texts. Students create texts with imaginary characters and contexts in a range of forms to entertain different audiences. They use grammatical forms and features such as prefixes, for example, ज्ञान-अज्ञान-,समान-असमान and suffixes, for example, कृपालु, दयालु, लड़ाई, चढ़ाई), and create compound and complex sentences by using postpositions such as तुम अगर समय पर काम करोगे तो खेल सकोगे। हम सब को अपना कार्य मेहनत और सच्ची लगन से करना चाहिये जिस से हमे सफलता मिले। मैं अभी लिखूँगा ताकि समय पूरा होने से पहले लेख खत्म कर लूँ, comparative adjectives, for example, गीता अपनी बहन से सुन्दर है। मोहन अपनी कक्षा में सब से होशियार है। राम थोड़ा लम्बा है। हेमा से अधिक चतुर है। and basic joining rules such as इ+आ = ए to achieve cohesion.They translate texts from Hindi into English and vice versa, and compare their own translations with others’, interpreting cultural elements. They produce texts in Hindi and English that reflect a bilingual and bicultural perspective. Students identify differences and similarities in the way they interact in Hindi and English, and describe the nature of identity and cultural experience and identify the relationship between the two.

Students identify the relationship between individual and combined elements of spoken and written Hindi and apply writing conventions, including spelling, to convey specific meaning in a range of texts. They use metalanguage to explain aspects of language and apply grammatical and lexical knowledge to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and to form and spell new ones. They use their knowledge of text structure and organisation to interpret the unfamiliar texts and create new ones. Students explain how and why language use varies according to context, purpose, audience, mode of delivery and the relationship between participants. They explain how and why their own use of Hindi has changed over time and depends on context. They identify the intercultural and multilingual nature of language use across global communities and in social media and popular culture and explain how this influences their own lives. Students explain how language forms and usage reflect cultural ideas, values and perspectives.