Hindi: Second Language

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

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 6784 | Adriana.Douglas@scsa.wa.edu.au
Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9442 9434 | Harpreet.Kaur@scsa.wa.edu.au

Hindi: Second Language

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