Years 1 to 2
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ASLANHINF10Y12
Years 1 to 2 Hindi Achievement Standard
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By the end of Year 2, students use Hindi language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language. They locate and convey key items of information in texts, using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They use familiar words and modelled language in Devanāgarī script to create text. They copy Devanāgarī script to make words.
Students imitate the sounds and rhythms of spoken Hindi. They demonstrate understanding that Hindi has rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Hindi and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).
Foundation to Year 10 sequence
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By the end of Year 2, students use Hindi language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves.
Content descriptorAC9LH2C01 Communicating meaning in Hindi
recognise and respond to modelled classroom-related greetings, instructions and routines; and personal introductions
Elaborations (10)
- Elaboration greeting and farewelling others, using appropriate expressions and body language, for example, joining both hands and bowing the head while saying नमस्ते, गुरुजी, अध्यापिका जी! आप कैसी हैं? नमस्ते विनोद and using terms such as फिर मिलेंगे and, तुम कैसे हो?
- Elaboration introducing themselves and important people in their lives, for example, मेरा नाम कविता है। ये मेरी मौसी है ये बहुत दयालु हैं। यह मेरी छोटी बहन है, इसका नाम सुधा है। यह पाँच साल की है। यह मेरा मित्र है। मेरे मित्र का नाम रमन है।
- Elaboration using simple statements to share information about likes, dislikes and feelings, for example, मुझे खेलना पसंद है। मुझे किताबें पढ़ना पसंद नहीं है। मैं उदास हूँ l मैं बहुत ख़ुश हूँ l
- Elaboration sharing some basic personal information such as birthday, nationality, family, year level, place of residence, for example, मेरा जन्म दिन १ मई को हैं ।, मैं गुजरात से हूँ ।
- Elaboration using appropriate phrases in everyday social interactions for thanking, apologising and offering well wishes, for example, धन्यवाद; शुक्रिया; माफ़ कीजिए; बधाई हो; दिवाली की शुभकमनाएँ; ईद मुबारक; जन्मदिन की बधाई…
- Elaboration asking and answering questions about each other’s daily routines at home and at school, for example, तुम्हेँ अपने खाली समय में क्या करना पसंद है? मैं आठ बजे सो जाता हूँ l तुम विद्यालय कैसे जाते हो?
- Elaboration participating in classroom routines and following instructions such as at opening and closing of lessons, during roll call, naming the months and days of the week and describing the weather, for example, परसों २० जून है; कल सोमवार है; आज बहुत सर्दी है।, नमस्ते बच्चो, बैठ जाओ; किताब खोलो; जी, ठीक है। अपने अपने आई पैड्स निकालो; पाठ ख़त्म हुआ; अब तुम सब जा सकते हो; कल मिलेंगें
- Elaboration following teacher directions and responding with non-verbal and spoken responses, for example, किताब में लिखो; बारी बारी पढ़ो; चार का समूह बनाओ; गोल घेरा बनाओ और बैठ जाओ; बैग ज़मीन पर रखो; कृपया खड़े हो जाओ; धीरे बोलो; ध्यान से सुनो; मेरी ओर देखो; बात मत करो; चुपचाप बैठो
- Elaboration requesting permission or assistance, or seeking approval from the teacher and peers using modelled expressions, for example, क्या मैं तुम्हारी पेंसिल ले सकता हूँ? क्या मैं पानी पीने जा सकती हूँ?, मुझे समझ नहीं आया, क्या आप मेरी मदद कर सकते हैं?
- Elaboration exchanging simple written correspondence such as greeting cards and notes with peers using modelled language, for example, जन्मदिन की बधाई, मेरे जन्मदिन पर ज़रूर आना।
They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language.
Content descriptorAC9LH2C01 Communicating meaning in Hindi
recognise and respond to modelled classroom-related greetings, instructions and routines; and personal introductions
Elaborations (10)
- Elaboration greeting and farewelling others, using appropriate expressions and body language, for example, joining both hands and bowing the head while saying नमस्ते, गुरुजी, अध्यापिका जी! आप कैसी हैं? नमस्ते विनोद and using terms such as फिर मिलेंगे and, तुम कैसे हो?
- Elaboration introducing themselves and important people in their lives, for example, मेरा नाम कविता है। ये मेरी मौसी है ये बहुत दयालु हैं। यह मेरी छोटी बहन है, इसका नाम सुधा है। यह पाँच साल की है। यह मेरा मित्र है। मेरे मित्र का नाम रमन है।
- Elaboration using simple statements to share information about likes, dislikes and feelings, for example, मुझे खेलना पसंद है। मुझे किताबें पढ़ना पसंद नहीं है। मैं उदास हूँ l मैं बहुत ख़ुश हूँ l
- Elaboration sharing some basic personal information such as birthday, nationality, family, year level, place of residence, for example, मेरा जन्म दिन १ मई को हैं ।, मैं गुजरात से हूँ ।
- Elaboration using appropriate phrases in everyday social interactions for thanking, apologising and offering well wishes, for example, धन्यवाद; शुक्रिया; माफ़ कीजिए; बधाई हो; दिवाली की शुभकमनाएँ; ईद मुबारक; जन्मदिन की बधाई…
- Elaboration asking and answering questions about each other’s daily routines at home and at school, for example, तुम्हेँ अपने खाली समय में क्या करना पसंद है? मैं आठ बजे सो जाता हूँ l तुम विद्यालय कैसे जाते हो?
- Elaboration participating in classroom routines and following instructions such as at opening and closing of lessons, during roll call, naming the months and days of the week and describing the weather, for example, परसों २० जून है; कल सोमवार है; आज बहुत सर्दी है।, नमस्ते बच्चो, बैठ जाओ; किताब खोलो; जी, ठीक है। अपने अपने आई पैड्स निकालो; पाठ ख़त्म हुआ; अब तुम सब जा सकते हो; कल मिलेंगें
- Elaboration following teacher directions and responding with non-verbal and spoken responses, for example, किताब में लिखो; बारी बारी पढ़ो; चार का समूह बनाओ; गोल घेरा बनाओ और बैठ जाओ; बैग ज़मीन पर रखो; कृपया खड़े हो जाओ; धीरे बोलो; ध्यान से सुनो; मेरी ओर देखो; बात मत करो; चुपचाप बैठो
- Elaboration requesting permission or assistance, or seeking approval from the teacher and peers using modelled expressions, for example, क्या मैं तुम्हारी पेंसिल ले सकता हूँ? क्या मैं पानी पीने जा सकती हूँ?, मुझे समझ नहीं आया, क्या आप मेरी मदद कर सकते हैं?
- Elaboration exchanging simple written correspondence such as greeting cards and notes with peers using modelled language, for example, जन्मदिन की बधाई, मेरे जन्मदिन पर ज़रूर आना।
Content descriptorAC9LH2C02 Communicating meaning in Hindi
participate in a range of guided, play-based language activities using formulaic expressions, visual and spoken cues
Elaborations (9)
- Elaboration developing the use of non-verbal expression and cues such as clapping, head gestures, eye contact and facial expressions to convey meaning, understanding and express emotion
- Elaboration participating in songs, rhymes and chants, imitating and repeating sound patterns and experimenting with modelled alliteration and rhyme, for example, मछली जल की रानी है; लकड़ी की काठी; चंदा मामा दूर के;बंदर मामा पहन पाजामा; मैं तो सो रही थी
- Elaboration participating in traditional and contemporary games such as खो-खो, पिट्ठू-गरम, गिल्ली-डंडा, that involve repetitive phrases and actions, for example, भागो; जल्दी करो; गेंद पकड़ो; बहुत अच्छे; शाबाश!
- Elaboration participating in activities that involve sorting and guessing, matching or choosing objects, using modelled questions and responses and phrases such as मैं जीत गया; तुम हार गए; बाहर फेंको; अब कौन ढूँढेगा; चलो दौड़ लगाते हैं; बेईमानी मत करो
- Elaboration using appropriate phrases and expressions when taking turns in games and sharing such as साँप और सीढ़ी; कैरम बोर्ड, for example, तुम्हारी बारी; अब मैं पासा फेंकता हूँ; गोटियाँ चलो।
- Elaboration presenting a show and tell using props and visuals and responding to questions about the item, for example, यह मेरा खरगोश है इसका नाम पीलू है; तुमने यह खरगोश कब लिया?
- Elaboration performing a traditional dance for an audience or buddy class, using modelled language and exclamations, for example, बल्ले-बल्ले while dancing the Bhangra
- Elaboration using the Hindi alphabet and numerals, working individually or in groups, to ‘crack the code’ and solve a problem, puzzle or lead them to a location
- Elaboration using digital tools or applications, for example, listening to or reading simple Hindi texts in pairs and matching pictures to words or taking turns to trace words on the screen
Content descriptorAC9LH2C04 Communicating meaning in Hindi
notice that language carries cultural meaning in classroom-related greetings, introductions, instructions and routines
Elaborations (6)
- Elaboration demonstrating body language, gestures or facial expressions that they use with families and friends when speaking Hindi, such as moving the head in different ways to mean different things
- Elaboration demonstrating understanding that language used to greet older people, parents or carers is more respectful than greetings used for friends, for example, using तू, तुम और आप
- Elaboration explaining the meaning of some Hindi words and expressions using simple language, noticing that some words may be difficult to explain for example, नमस्ते
- Elaboration recognising particular forms of practices that may accompany expressions such as greetings in Hindi, for example, touching the feet of older people and saying प्रणाम to show respect, and receiving blessings
- Elaboration exploring and using different greetings with people from different communities, and culturally and linguistically diverse groups, for example, नमस्ते/नमस्कार, वनक्कम, अस्सलाम अलैकुम and सत् श्री अकाल
- Elaboration finding examples of Hindi language at home or in the community to create language resources such as a word wall, for example, Hindi words in English language advertisements, menus or shop signs, such as roti, naan, mela, yoga, daal, ghee, tikka, korma, masala
They locate and convey key items of information in texts, using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning.
Content descriptorAC9LH2C03 Communicating meaning in Hindi
locate, with support, key information in familiar texts, and respond using gestures, images, words and formulaic phrases
Elaborations (10)
- Elaboration locating simple keywords or phrases in familiar contexts, such as labels, captions and titles in stories, for example, यह लाल रंग है, चतुर बंद बंदर बंद
- Elaboration demonstrating comprehension and early literacy skills by labelling, matching, drawing, miming or on-screen pointing, clicking or dragging information, for example, matching pictures to words or sentences
- Elaboration listening for specific points of information in stories, rhymes or songs, such as तितली रानी, तितली रानी; एक कौआ प्यासा था; चूहा और शेर, using intonation, gestures and facial expressions to aid comprehension
- Elaboration recognising that gestures and body language are integral to communicating in language for First Nations Australians, and showing examples of how they are also integral to communicating in Hindi and the language(s) they may speak at home
- Elaboration listening to, reading or viewing a text and sequencing the events and ideas using storyboards, drawing pictures and adding captions, or cutting and gluing pictures/words in chronological order
- Elaboration re-enacting parts of a story or pretending to be a character, for example, मुझे भूख लगी है। मै पाँच अंगूर खा लेता हूँ
- Elaboration participating in group reading of Hindi versions of familiar English-language stories such as भूखी इल्ली, टिडलिक-एक मेंढक, and comparing words and expressions in each language at key stages of the story
- Elaboration making simple evaluative statements about stories, rhymes or songs such as मुझे कछुआ पसंद है क्योंकि वह हिम्मत नहीं हारता; मुझे खरगोश पसंद है क्योंकि वह तेज़ दौड़ता है।
- Elaboration using observation skills and target language to find and name elements such as hidden items in a puzzle, or words and/or letters in an image or spot-the-difference picture, and selecting from a stimulus list of simple Hindi words
- Elaboration sorting and categorising information using simple graphic organisers such as graphs, mind maps or tables, for example, recording others’ likes and dislikes, masculine and feminine words, pets at home
They use familiar words and modelled language in Devanāgarī script to create text.
Content descriptorAC9LH2C05 Communicating meaning in Hindi
with support, use words, familiar phrases and modelled language to create spoken, written and multimodal texts, copying the Devanāgarī script appropriate to context
Elaborations (8)
- Elaboration copying Hindi letters such as आ, ज, ल, स, म... and short Hindi words to create simple texts such as labels, captions and descriptions
- Elaboration using familiar vocabulary and modelled sentence structures to create informative texts about self, family, friends and possessions, such as a spoken or written description, posters, drawings or dialogues, for example, मेरी एक बहन और एक भाई है, मेरे पास कहानियों की एक पुस्तक है।
- Elaboration creating and illustrating class big books about familiar topics of interest using simple, modelled structures, for example, writing and drawing favourite animals, यह एक शेर है। यह जंगल का राजा है, and practising reading aloud
- Elaboration matching bilingual captions/labels to images of First Nations Country/Place locations in their local area or elsewhere in Australia
- Elaboration creating a bilingual picture dictionary, vocabulary cards, captions or labels, for example for classroom objects such as पेंसिल, कागज, किताबें
- Elaboration role-playing their favourite characters or events from familiar shared storybooks such as भूखी इल्ली, कछुआ और खरगोश, and making simple statements in Hindi, for example, शनिवार को इल्ली के पेट में बहुत दर्द हुआ, कछुआ रुके बिना चलता गया।
- Elaboration practising modelled vocabulary, expressions and phrases, using toys, puppets and dolls in imagined scenarios such as pretending to go to the doctor, तुम कैसे हो? मै ठीक नहीं हूँ मेरे सर मे दर्द है, मुझे बुखार है। or adapting a rhyme or story to perform at school or a community event, for example, चुन्नू-मुन्नू थे दो भाई; लोक-कथाएँ
- Elaboration using some simple expressions, formulaic language and techniques to enhance texts, for example, speech bubbles, basic onomatopoeia भौं–भौं, टिक–टिक and exclamation marks अरे वाह! वाह–वाह!
They copy Devanāgarī script to make words.
Content descriptorAC9LH2C05 Communicating meaning in Hindi
with support, use words, familiar phrases and modelled language to create spoken, written and multimodal texts, copying the Devanāgarī script appropriate to context
Elaborations (8)
- Elaboration copying Hindi letters such as आ, ज, ल, स, म... and short Hindi words to create simple texts such as labels, captions and descriptions
- Elaboration using familiar vocabulary and modelled sentence structures to create informative texts about self, family, friends and possessions, such as a spoken or written description, posters, drawings or dialogues, for example, मेरी एक बहन और एक भाई है, मेरे पास कहानियों की एक पुस्तक है।
- Elaboration creating and illustrating class big books about familiar topics of interest using simple, modelled structures, for example, writing and drawing favourite animals, यह एक शेर है। यह जंगल का राजा है, and practising reading aloud
- Elaboration matching bilingual captions/labels to images of First Nations Country/Place locations in their local area or elsewhere in Australia
- Elaboration creating a bilingual picture dictionary, vocabulary cards, captions or labels, for example for classroom objects such as पेंसिल, कागज, किताबें
- Elaboration role-playing their favourite characters or events from familiar shared storybooks such as भूखी इल्ली, कछुआ और खरगोश, and making simple statements in Hindi, for example, शनिवार को इल्ली के पेट में बहुत दर्द हुआ, कछुआ रुके बिना चलता गया।
- Elaboration practising modelled vocabulary, expressions and phrases, using toys, puppets and dolls in imagined scenarios such as pretending to go to the doctor, तुम कैसे हो? मै ठीक नहीं हूँ मेरे सर मे दर्द है, मुझे बुखार है। or adapting a rhyme or story to perform at school or a community event, for example, चुन्नू-मुन्नू थे दो भाई; लोक-कथाएँ
- Elaboration using some simple expressions, formulaic language and techniques to enhance texts, for example, speech bubbles, basic onomatopoeia भौं–भौं, टिक–टिक and exclamation marks अरे वाह! वाह–वाह!
Students imitate the sounds and rhythms of spoken Hindi.
Content descriptorAC9LH2U01 Understanding language and culture
recognise and imitate the sounds and rhythms of Hindi, and how sounds are represented in Devanāgarī script
Elaborations (9)
- Elaboration learning how the Hindi sound system is conventionally represented in the Devanāgarī system by the use of 13 letters classified as vowels (अ-अः) and 33 consonants (क-ह and ड़-ढ़)
- Elaboration recognising and reproducing the sounds of the 45 Hindi letters according to pronunciation
- Elaboration developing pronunciation through singing, reciting and mimicking alphabetic elements in context, using the Hindi Varnamala chart for support
- Elaboration building phonic awareness by recognising and experimenting with sounds and focusing on those that are new and challenging, such as त, थ, ग, घ, ट, द, ध।
- Elaboration understanding that Hindi letters are pronounced in the same way that they are written
- Elaboration noticing how intonation and tone may change the meaning or intent of some words and expressions, for example, अच्छा, रुक
- Elaboration understanding how vowels are pronounced without any obstruction of air coming out of the mouth and consonants are pronounced with obstruction of air by different parts of the mouth
- Elaboration recognising the matra form of vowels, such as ि, ी, and distinguishing long and short vowel sounds, such as इ and ई
- Elaboration identifying and practising pronunciation of vowel sounds with consonants, for example, क+इ/कि, क+ई/की
They demonstrate understanding that Hindi has rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing.
Content descriptorAC9LH2U02 Understanding language and culture
recognise that the Devanāgarī script and features of language are used to construct meaning in Hindi
Elaborations (14)
- Elaboration recognising the name of the script used for Hindi is called Devanāgarī script and that punctuation is the system of symbols used to separate written sentences and parts of sentences
- Elaboration recognising that a line on the top of written letters joins them to make words and establishes spaces between words बस, घर। अब घर चल।
- Elaboration practising writing letters ‘hanging’ below a line and noticing that a horizontal line is drawn over the top of Hindi letters to make words, in addition to leaving space between words, such as बस (bus), घर (home) अब घर चल। (Now go home.)
- Elaboration comparing the appearance of typed and handwritten Hindi in different fonts and styles
- Elaboration noticing that most Hindi consonants have a half consonant, for example, k – क, क्: पक्का, ch – च, च्: बच्चा
- Elaboration identifying people by using singular and plural forms of pronouns, such as मैं-हम, मेरा-हमारा तुम-आप, तुम्हारा-आपका।
- Elaboration describing actions using simple verbs such as गाना, खाना, खेलना, दौड़ना and noticing that verb forms change according to gender and number
- Elaboration responding to simple imperative verb forms to follow instructions such as आ, जा
- Elaboration noticing that adjectives are used to describe people, objects or places, and are usually placed before the noun, for example, सुंदर लड़की, छोटा बच्चा, रंग-बिरंगी तितली
- Elaboration recognising simple prepositions such as ऊपर, नीचे, आगे, पीछे
- Elaboration forming simple questions using words such as कहाँ? कौन? कब? क्या?
- Elaboration using simple negation words in context, for example, नहीं, मत, ना
- Elaboration learning the structure of simple statements and questions, based on models such as तुम मेरे साथ चलो। तुम कैसे हो?
- Elaboration using cardinal numbers in context to count familiar objects inside and outside the classroom, for example, एक, दो, पाँच, सात
They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of Hindi and English.
Content descriptorAC9LH2U03 Understanding language and culture
notice that Hindi has features that may be similar to or different from English
Elaborations (8)
- Elaboration understanding that English uses the Roman alphabet containing 5 vowels and 21 consonants, whereas Hindi uses Devanāgarī script containing 13 vowels and 40 consonants
- Elaboration noticing differences in word order in Hindi and English sentences such as मुझे आइसक्रीम पसंद है। versus ‘I like ice cream’
- Elaboration understanding Hindi and English texts as different forms of communication that can be spoken, written, digital or visual, recognising that they can be very short, for example, रुको, or much longer, for example, तुम ज़रा ठहर जाओ।
- Elaboration recognising that different types of Hindi and English texts may have similar or different features, such as repetition and rhythm in action songs and rhymes, or similar beginnings to stories, for example, एक समय की बात है ... and ‘Once upon a time’
- Elaboration identifying English loan words and expressions used in Hindi, understanding that they may be pronounced slightly differently, for example, phone is pronounced as फ़ोन and dollar as डालर
- Elaboration noticing some examples of Hindi words that are used in English, for example, योग – yoga, साड़ी ¬– sari, खाकी – khaki, पायजामा – pyjama
- Elaboration noticing similarities and differences in Hindi and English punctuation such as full stops
- Elaboration using some simple metalanguage to talk about Hindi and English language structures such as sentence, word, script, spelling and full stop
They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).
Content descriptorAC9LH2U04 Understanding language and culture
notice that people use language in ways that reflect cultural practices
Elaborations (8)
- Elaboration comparing language use and cultural gestures in similar social situations in Hindi and English, for example, comparing the language used when giving or receiving a gift or offering congratulations at a significant life event
- Elaboration noticing how gestures and body language can be similar or different among cultures, and how these reflect culture, such as the way Hindi speakers move their heads when saying अच्छा, fold their hands and bow when saying नमस्ते to an older person, touch the feet of older people and say प्रणाम, or hold the ear lobe when apologising
- Elaboration noticing similarities and differences in how they communicate in Hindi in the classroom and in languages spoken at home, for example, बेटा, बेटी, being called मुन्ना, मुन्नी
- Elaboration exploring symbols and languages used by First Nations Australians and by Hindi-speaking communities in a range of contexts, for example, identifying the colours of flags in Hindi and discussing what they represent in English
- Elaboration identifying themselves as belonging to different groups such as family, community or peer groups, for example, मैं भारतीय ऑस्ट्रेलियन हूँ, मैं एक लड़का हूँ और पहली कक्षा में पढ़ता हूँ and representing these relationships through drawing pictures, adding captions to photos or in digital text creation
- Elaboration noticing that there are variations of cultures and spoken Hindi in communities and countries throughout the world, including Australia, for example, संतरी or केसरी, अमरूद or जामफल
- Elaboration participating in cultural experiences and celebrations, such as a cooking demonstration, dressing in traditional clothes or learning a new dance, and using some associated language and gestures, for example, अतिथि देवो भव
- Elaboration exploring the meaning of culture, how it can involve visible elements such as ways of dressing, eating and dancing
This achievement standard describes the expected learning for Years 1 to 2 Hindi · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan teaching and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
At a Glance
| Strand | Substrand | CDs | Elaborations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Communicating meaning in Hindi | Interacting in Hindi | 2 | 19 |
| Communicating meaning in Hindi | Mediating meaning in and between languages | 2 | 16 |
| Communicating meaning in Hindi | Creating text in Hindi | 1 | 8 |
| Understanding language and culture | Understanding systems of language | 3 | 31 |
| Understanding language and culture | Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture | 1 | 8 |
| Total | 9 | 82 | |
Frequently Asked Questions
What should students know by the end of Years 1 to 2 Hindi?
By the end of Year 2, students use Hindi language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language. Read the full standard
How many Content Descriptors support this standard?
9 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Communicating meaning in Hindi: 5, Understanding language and culture: 4).
How does this compare to Foundation?
The Foundation Hindi standard (ASLANHINF10FY) covers the preceding curriculum level. Standards build progressively, with Years 1 to 2 expectations extending what was introduced in Foundation.
Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?
Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.