AC9LH4U04 – Year 3 Languages: Understanding the interrelationship of language and culture

This Content Descriptor from Year 3 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.

Elaborations

• 1 recognising how the Hindi language reflects traditions and social distinctions to do with how people are regarded in society, how old they are or what religion they practise, for example, the use of the honorific particle जी after a surname to show respect or after an individual name to show affection
• 2 discussing how particular gestures, terms and expressions have embedded cultural meanings and can convey feelings, beliefs and values, for example, the use of the expression फिर मिलेंगे when leaving, to avoid the finality associated with ‘goodbye’
• 3 understanding that there is a standard form of Hindi called मानक हिंदी used for writing, and spoken by many people, as well as a variety of spoken dialects that differ from region to region, for example, ब्रज, अवधी, राजस्थानी
• 4 exploring representations of information used in cultural expressions of First Nations Australians, and making connections with those of Hindi language and culture(s), for example, the different regional words used by First Nations groups to identify themselves, such as Zenadth Kes, Koori, Koorie, Noongar and Nunga, and comparing this with Hindi-speaking cultural groups
• 5 understanding that different regions in India and Hindi-speaking countries may have different cultural practices and beliefs, for example, decorating the main entrance of the house and celebrating harvest festival
• 6 noticing familiar Indian language and cultural practices maintained over a long time, for example, traditional hospitality, अतिथि देवो भवः, or the singing of the national anthem
• 7 experiencing and discussing the importance of music and dance in Indian culture(s) as an expression of identity and emotions, such as national pride, happiness, love, joy and sadness, for example, Bollywood film and music
• 8 exploring the meaning of culture and identity, for example, using a diagram to show the visible elements such as ways of celebrating, dress, traditions, symbols, manners, routines and behaviours, and the less visible elements such as preferences and values

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