Advanced Hindi t course

Numeracy

Students use and understand pattern, order and relationships, and develop understanding of concepts such as time, number and space in different cultures, as expressed through language. Students become familiar with numbers, dates and terms for mathematical operations in the target Language.

Students apply numeracy skills when they use tables or graphs to support an idea, opinion, or position when creating texts and interacting in the target language.

Student Group

The Continuing course is for students who have studied the language in years 9 and 10 as well as in junior secondary or primary school. It is also for students whose parents are native speakers but who have no formal education in the language. The decision between Continuing and Advanced placement is dependent on the overseas schooling and the language spoken at home. The final decision regarding course placement depends on the Languages Eligibility form. www.bsss.act.edu.au/curriculum/courses/languages.

Content

Concepts, Knowledge and Skills

Courses developed under this Framework provide details of course content through the component units of the course. While this content will differ according to the particular course, all content will be chosen to enable students to work towards the achievement of the common and agreed goals of the Framework.

Concepts and Knowledge

Concepts and knowledge underpinning learning in the target language include:

grammatical and systems knowledge (for example, phonology, graphology, vocabulary, morphology, syntax)

textual knowledge (for example, cohesion and rhetorical organisation, text types)

sociolinguistic knowledge and understanding (for example, varieties, registers, cultural references)

cultural and intercultural knowledge and understanding (for example, how identity is constructed in intra-cultural and intercultural encounters and interactions).

general knowledge such as concepts drawn from areas of interest to the learners as well as subject matter connected to learning areas across the curriculum.

Skills

Skills developed in language learning include:

higher order thinking skills including creating, synthesising, analysing, evaluating, interpreting, comparing and contrasting, explaining, elaborating, relating, judging, imagining, concluding, justifying, translating, connecting, engaging with multiple perspectives

independent and collaborative learning

problem solving

strategies for decoding unfamiliar language

intercultural sensitivity

negotiation of meaning through the use of language, questioning assumptions, noticing how interaction works and how meaning is exchanged interculturally

relationship between language and culture.

listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in various combinations

1. The developers acknowledge the SACE Languages curriculum document in the development of literacy and numeracy skills.

2. The developers acknowledge the ACARA Languages Shape paper in the development of concepts and skills.

Content

Students completing a major must have studied all of the following topics:

the individual’s experience

society and community

the world around us

lifestyle and traditions

Integrated Themes

	Theme	Beginning	Continuing	Advanced
THE INDIVIDUAL’S EXPERIENCE	Personal World	Hindi Script - Devanagari Identification - age, nationality, address Relating and interacting with others - greetings and introduction Family – Relationships, life Appearance – Physical description, clothes, colour	Hindi Script (if needed) (Devanagari) Literacy Communication and interaction with others Relationship with family and friends Describing home and surroundings Leisure activities	Psychology of Relationships - Characters from Hindi literature and/or film, Sorting out relationship problems Relationship between Parents and children Love and marriage Gender identity
	Education and Aspirations	School – school life, types of schools, facilities, classrooms, extracurricular activities Friends, peer pressure Future ambitions	Adolescent and school life Behaviour and assessments in schools Future aspirations	Future pathways – career choices Technology and assessments in schools Special education
SOCIETY AND COMMUNITY	Community Engagement	Daily Routine Food Shopping and getting things done Directions and transport	Services in community (eg. doctors, tradesmen) Around town Transactions Indian cuisine	Consumerism Poverty and class Film study related to the topic Traditional and contemporary food
	Lifestyle and Health	Health - appearance Sport – biographies, cricket Lifestyle – healthy eating habits Balanced diet	Health – role of fashion industry Life style – wellness Sport – traditional and national games	Health and life style issues Health crisis - euthanasia, anorexia Mental health Drugs and sports Role models - sports personalities, youth of the year.
THE WORLD AROUND US	My Place	Hindi script (If needed) Weather Seasons Environment – issues, solutions Recycling National symbols	Environment - international perspective Regions in India most affected Migration Diaspora issue	Select one of the following: Environment , Recycling, Industrialisation Migration, Effects on Tourism, Population
	The World Around Me	Media: reading, listening and viewing Travelling Tourist attractions	Media: print and electronic Advertising Tourism and hospitality	Media – social effects of technology Tourism industry
CULTURE AND TRADITIONS	Culture and Traditions	Festivals- seasonal celebrations Religion Role of Hindi cinema in understanding culture Caste system	Festivals - significance Impact of Hindi cinema in understanding culture Beliefs and customs – hierarchy	Select one of the following: Cultural Effects of Indian cinema, Role of religion in Indian culture, Impact of British Raj on caste system
	Arts and Entertainment	Introduction to Hindi literature Bollywood – means of entertainment Music now and then	Development of Hindi literature Music, cinema, television , dance Traditional and contemporary art	Hindi Literature - Works of great writers Performing arts Bollywood – widespread and influence