AC9LH8EU03 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor compare Hindi language structures and features with English, using familiar metalanguage

Elaborations

• • Elaboration comparing Hindi and English versions of text types such as phone conversations, business letters or sports reports, considering whether differences in style or structure reflect differences in cultural values or practices
• • Elaboration recognising rules of structure and composition in Hindi and English poetry, for example, identifying patterns of rhythm, rhyme, repetition and meter in poems by सुभद्रा कुमारी चौहान or जयशंकर प्रसाद
• • Elaboration using metalanguage in Hindi and/or English such as verb, adjective, noun, preposition, to discuss parts of speech, for example, औरत सुंदर साड़ी पहन कर दिल्ली गयी थी।
• • Elaboration recognising differences between the layout and language features of different Hindi and English texts and formats, such as चित्र-कथाएँ और लोक-कथाएँ
• • Elaboration identifying similarities and differences between Hindi and English word order, punctuation and syntax, for example, Hindi subject+object+verb versus English subject+verb+object word order and full stops.
• • Elaboration recognising Hindi words and expressions used in English and other languages, such as pyjamas, bungalow, sorbet, avatar, cashmere, juggernaut, yoga, sari, guru, thug, chutney, and researching their origins and comparing original and current meanings
• • Elaboration finding examples of Hindi words that are increasingly incorporated into the English language and understood by bilingual speakers, for example, the familiar, affectionate use of यार and देसी, नमस्ते