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AC9LH2U02: Year 1 Languages Content Descriptor – Understanding systems of language
AC9LH2U02 Year 1 Languages

AC9LH2U02 – 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 that the Devanāgarī script and features of language are used to construct meaning in Hindi

Elaborations

  • 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
  • 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।
  • 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.)
  • comparing the appearance of typed and handwritten Hindi in different fonts and styles
  • noticing that most Hindi consonants have a half consonant, for example, k – क, क्: पक्का, ch – च, च्: बच्चा
  • identifying people by using singular and plural forms of pronouns, such as मैं-हम, मेरा-हमारा तुम-आप, तुम्हारा-आपका।
  • describing actions using simple verbs such as गाना, खाना, खेलना, दौड़ना and noticing that verb forms change according to gender and number
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  • responding to simple imperative verb forms to follow instructions such as आ, जा
  • 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
  • recognising simple prepositions such as ऊपर, नीचे, आगे, पीछे
  • forming simple questions using words such as कहाँ? कौन? कब? क्या?
  • using simple negation words in context, for example, नहीं, मत, ना
  • learning the structure of simple statements and questions, based on models such as तुम मेरे साथ चलो। तुम कैसे हो?
  • using cardinal numbers in context to count familiar objects inside and outside the classroom, for example, एक, दो, पाँच, सात

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).