AC9LH2C04 Year 1 Languages

AC9LH2C04 – Year 1 Languages: Mediating meaning in and between languages

Strand

Communicating meaning in Hindi

Substrand

Mediating meaning in and between languages

This Content Descriptor from Year 1 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

notice that language carries cultural meaning in classroom-related greetings, introductions, instructions and routines

Elaborations

• 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
• 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
• explaining the meaning of some Hindi words and expressions using simple language, noticing that some words may be difficult to explain for example, नमस्ते
• 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
• 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
• 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

Achievement Standard This Supports

This Content Descriptor contributes to the following Achievement Standard:

Year 1 ASLANHINF10Y12

Year 1 Languages Achievement Standard

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).