AC9LH10EU01 Year 9 Languages

AC9LH10EU01 – Year 9 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand

Understanding language and culture

Substrand

Understanding systems of language

This Content Descriptor from Year 9 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Content Descriptor

apply features of the Hindi sound system, including pitch, rhythm, stress, pronunciation and intonation, and show how these are represented in familiar and some unfamiliar contexts

Elaborations

• applying the rules of Hindi pronunciation, spelling, punctuation and intonation, and using prior phonic knowledge to predict sound
• distinguishing the difference between unaspirated and aspirated sounds and practising aloud, for example, क – करना, ख – खाना
• 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 and the impact this has on pronunciation
• understanding regular and irregular elements of spoken and written Hindi, such as the influence of accents and expression on pronunciation and spelling, for example, the use of वो in spoken Hindi in place of वह in written Hindi
• listening to a range of audio texts such as station or airport announcements or recorded phone messages and responding to challenges associated with clarity, accent and pace in spoken texts
• practising tongue twisters in Hindi to develop speed, confidence and fluency, such as खड़क सिंह के खड़कने से खड़कती हैं खिड़कियां, खिड़कियों के खड़कने से खड़कता है खड़क सिंह
• recognising the ever-changing nature of spoken language and how it is influenced by local customs, cultures and regional languages, for example, the addition of honorifics such as ताई to women’s names by Marathi speakers and देवी to married women’s names by Biharis

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 9 ASLANHIN7_10Y910

Year 9 Languages Achievement Standard

By the end of Year 10, students initiate and sustain Hindi language to exchange and compare ideas and experiences about their own and others’ personal worlds. They communicate using non-verbal, spoken and written language to collaborate, plan and reflect on activities and events. They interpret and analyse information and ideas in texts and demonstrate understanding of different perspectives. They synthesise information and respond in Hindi or English, adjusting language to convey meaning and to suit context, purpose and audience. They use structures and features of spoken and written Hindi to create texts. Students apply features and conventions of spoken Hindi to enhance fluency. They select and apply knowledge of language conventions, structures and features to interact, make meaning and create texts. They support discussion of structures and features of texts, using metalanguage. They reflect on their own language use and cultural identity, and draw on their experience of learning Hindi, to discuss how this learning influences their ideas and ways of communicating.