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AC9LH2U01: Year 1 Languages Content Descriptor – Understanding systems of language
AC9LH2U01 Year 1 Languages

AC9LH2U01 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding systems of language

Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language

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

recognise and imitate the sounds and rhythms of Hindi, and how sounds are represented in Devanāgarī script

Elaborations

  • • 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)
  • • recognising and reproducing the sounds of the 45 Hindi letters according to pronunciation
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    developing pronunciation through singing, reciting and mimicking alphabetic elements in context, using the Hindi Varnamala chart for support

  • • 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।
  • • understanding that Hindi letters are pronounced in the same way that they are written
  • • noticing how intonation and tone may change the meaning or intent of some words and expressions, for example, अच्छा, रुक
  • • 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
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  • • recognising the matra form of vowels, such as ि, ी, and distinguishing long and short vowel sounds, such as इ and ई
  • • identifying and practising pronunciation of vowel sounds with consonants, for example, क+इ/कि, क+ई/की

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).