Hindi: Second Language

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

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

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