Hindi: Second Language

medium root of a word form-focused learning activities pronunciation code-switching persuasive texts translation auxiliary verb alliteration reflecting language systems/systems of language tone input text structure register culture biography author scaffolding decode audience metalanguage context dialect grapho-phonic knowledge mnemonic composing adjective morphology communicating narrative pragmatics reciprocating textual features/textual conventions romanisation collocation interpret intensifiers lexical cohesion socialising language features word borrowing paralanguage adverbial language comprehension communication oracy receptive language communicative competence accent marks complexity creating compound sentence pedagogy language specificity conjunction synchronous question mediate mode diaspora character components clause directionality concrete language stress pronoun enunciation language patterns honorific semantic knowledge identity diphthongs informing preposition verb intonation purposeful learning digraph prefix syntax understanding background language read macro skills comprehension/comprehending modal verb text translating text types (genres)first language comprehension strategies role of language and culture narrative devices stereotype language phonological awareness media texts encode performance prediction language variation and change cohesion filler authentic (texts/materials)phonics convention content adverb intercultural language teaching and learning intercultural capability de-centre framing literacy resources complex sentence productive language use digital texts scanning skimming informative texts learning trajectory accent morpheme noun text processing strategies multimodal text second language cognates speak script suffix language functions create face bilingualism fluency orthography idiomatic expressions cues accuracy task genre talk formulaic language digital media phoneme infinitive characters imaginative texts homophone

The Hindi: Second Language subject enables all students to communicate proficiently by providing students with essential communication skills in Hindi, an intercultural capability, and an understanding of the role of language and culture in communication.

Pre-primary to Year 10
Year 7 to Year 10

Hindi: Second Language learning area contacts:

Pre-primary to Year 6 : +61 8 9273 6355 | Nadia.Civa@scsa.wa.edu.au
Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9442 9434 | Harpreet.Kaur@scsa.wa.edu.au