AC9LH8U03 Years 7 to 8 Languages

Content descriptor reflect on similarities and differences between Hindi and English language structures and features, using metalanguage

Elaborations

• • Elaboration recognising how language and style in Hindi and English texts vary according to context, purpose and intended audience, for example, comparing a formal presentation at Speech Day with an email to a close friend
• • Elaboration teaching younger students or non-Hindi speakers about some key differences between the Hindi and English language, using simple metalanguage and support resources such as flash cards, diagrams, charts or tables
• • Elaboration creating and comparing their own examples of Hindi and English text genres, such as horoscopes, prayers or weather forecasts, explaining their choice of particular language or text organisation
• • Elaboration reflecting on similarities and differences between Hindi and English register and style in a range of contexts, for example, in songs, artistic graffiti and event invitations
• • Elaboration reflecting on the use of colloquial or abbreviated language in technology and social media, for example, by email or phone, and the use of borrowed words from other languages
• • Elaboration building metalanguage, in Hindi and English, to discuss and describe grammatical concepts and to organise learning resources such as verb charts, vocabulary lists, groups of pronouns, adverbs and adjectives