Year 6 SyllabusTest
Year 6 Syllabus
Year Level Description
Year 6 Punjabi: Second Language builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding required to communicate in the Punjabi language developed in Year 5 and focuses on extending students’ oral and written communication skills and their understanding of the Punjabi language and culture. Students gain greater independence and become more conscious of their peers and social context. As they gain a greater awareness of the world around them, they also become more aware of the similarities and differences between the Punjabi language and culture and their own.
In Year 6, students communicate in Punjabi, initiating interactions with their teacher and peers to exchange information and relate experiences about free time. They engage in individual and collaborative tasks with peers to plan events or activities to showcase their progress in learning and using Punjabi. Students gather, compare and respond to information and supporting details from texts related to their personal and social worlds. They convey information, ideas and opinions, and use them in new ways. Students share and compare responses to imaginative texts. They create or reinterpret, present or perform alternative versions of imaginative texts for different audiences and to suit a variety of modes or contexts.
Students become more familiar with the systems of the Punjabi language, recognising that English loan words are pronounced differently and are written using the Gurmukhi script. They create text by using their understanding of lagaan names and lagaan symbols, lagakhar and dutt. Students generate language for purposeful interaction in spoken and written texts using context-related vocabulary and elements of grammar, including using inflected postpositions, three forms of the perfect tense to indicate the completion of an action, and pronouns as conjunctions to create cohesive texts. They build a metalanguage in Punjabi to describe patterns, grammatical rules and variations in language structures.
Students understand that the Punjabi language is constantly changing due to contact with other languages and the impact of new technologies and knowledge. They also understand that language and culture are integral to the nature of identity and communication.
In Year 6, students continue to widen their social networks, experiences and communication repertoires in both their first language and Punjabi. They are encouraged to use Punjabi as much as possible for interactions, structured learning tasks and language experimentation and practice.
Communicating
Socialising
Initiate interactions with teacher and peers orally and in writing to exchange information and relate experiences about free time; for example, ਸਕੂਲ/ਵਿਦਿਆਲੇ ਤੋਂ ਆਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਦ ਮੈਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਖੇਡਣ ਜਾਂਦੀ/ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ। ਤੂੰ/ਤੁਸੀਂ ਸਕੂਲ/ਵਿਦਿਆਲੇ ਤੋਂ ਆਉਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਦ ਕੀ ਕਰਦੀ/ਕਰਦਾ/ਕਰਦੇ ਹੈਂ/ਹੋ?; ਰਮਨ ਕੀ ਤੂੰ/ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਕੁਲਫ਼ੀ ਖਾਣ ਜਾਵੇਂਗਾ/ਜਾਵੇਂਗੀ/ਜਾਓਗੇ?; ਜਦੋਂ ਮੌਸਮ ਸੋਹਣਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਖੇਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੈਰ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂਦੀ/ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹਾਂ। ਹਰੇ-ਭਰੇ ਖੇਤ ਵੇਖ ਕੇ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ।; ਤੁਸੀਂ ਗਰਮੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਛੁੱਟੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਘੁੰਮਣ ਜਾਓਗੇ?
Participate in routine exchanges to express feelings, opinions and personal preferences; for example, ਤੂੰ/ਤੁਸੀਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਚੰਗਾ ਕੀਤਾ।; ਮੈਨੂੰ ਗਰਮੀ ਦੀ ਰੁੱਤ ਚੰਗੀ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ।ਮੈਨੂੰ ਲੱਗਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੀ ਸਿਹਤ ਦਾ ਧਿਆਨ ਰੱਖਣਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ।; ਮੈਂ ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਆਪਣੀ ਸਹੇਲੀ ਜਪਲੀਨ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਾਲੀਨਪ ਐਬੋਰਿਜਨਲ ਗੈਲਰੀ ਜਾਵਾਂਗੀ।
Engage in individual and collaborative tasks to plan events or activities to showcase their progress in learning and using Punjabi, developing projects or budgeting for a shared event; for example, ਅੱਜ ਅਸੀਂ ਐਨਜ਼ੈਕ ਦਿਨ ਦੇ ਮੌਕੇ ਤੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਗੈਲੀਪੋਲੀ ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਸਾਂਝੇ ਕਰਾਂਗੇ।; ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਰਚਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਤਿਆਰੀ ਕਰ ਲਈ ਹੈ? ਅਜੇ ਨਹੀਂ, ਪਰ ਜਲਦੀ ਹੀ ਕਰ ਲਵਾਂਗੀ।; ਇਹ ਸਵੈਟਰ ਬੁਣਨ ਵਾਸਤੇ ਕਿੰਨੀ ਉੱਨ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ ਹੈ?
Informing
Gather, compare and respond to information and supporting details from a range of written, spoken, digital and multimodal texts related to their personal and social worlds
Convey information, ideas and opinions related to their personal and social worlds, selecting appropriate written, spoken, digital and multimodal texts to suit specific audiences and contexts
Creating
Share and compare responses to characters, events and ideas, and identify cultural elements in imaginative texts
Create or reinterpret, present or perform alternative versions of imaginative texts for different audiences, adapting stimulus, theme, characters, places, ideas and events to suit different modes or contexts
Translating
Translate and interpret short texts from Punjabi to English and vice versa, recognising that words and meanings do not always correspond across languages and expanding descriptions or giving examples where necessary to assist meaning
Experiment with bilingual dictionaries and/or online translators, considering the relative advantages and limitations of each resource
Reflecting
Engage in intercultural experiences, describing aspects of language and culture that are unfamiliar and discussing their own reactions and adjustments
Understanding
Systems of language
Recognise how loan English words are pronounced differently in Punjabi and are written using the Gurmukhi script; for example, ਡਾਕਟਰ, ਗਲਾਸ, ਫਰਵਰੀ
Consolidate understanding of the lagaan name, lagaan symbol, lagakhar and dutt
Apply the Punjabi sound system, Punjabi print conventions and punctuation to create text
Recognise that the same rules of punctuation apply in Punjabi texts as in English
Generate language for a range of purposes in simple spoken and written texts by using context-related vocabulary and elements of the Punjabi grammatical system, including:
- using different types of nouns to create simple texts
- understanding that pronouns can function as a conjunction to join two sentences; for example, ਜਿਹੜਾ, ਉਹ
- identifying different types of adjectives in simple texts
- observing different forms of verbs in relation to tenses
- using adverbs in relation to time, place, cause and quantity; for example, ਮੀਤਾ ਬਾਰ-ਬਾਰ ਆਪਣੀ ਨਾਨੀ ਨੂੰ ਮਿਲਣ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ।
- developing an understanding that inflected postpositions change form in relation to gender and number
- using conjunctions to create text composed of compound and complex sentences
- using interjections in a text
- building on knowledge that the gender of masculine words ending with bihari can be changed by removing bihari and adding ਨ, ਣ to the word; for example, ਖਿਡਾਰੀ-ਖਿਡਾਰਨ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ-ਪੰਜਾਬਣ
- building an understanding that a singular feminine word ending with kanna can be changed to a plural by adding ਵਾ and a bindi (ਵਾਂ) to the word; for example, ਹਵਾ-ਹਵਾਵਾਂ
- understanding the use of past, present and future perfect tenses to create text; for example, ਨੀਤੀ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੈ। ਰਮੇਸ਼ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਚੁੱਕਾ ਸੀ। ਅਫ਼ਸਾਨਾ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ।
- experimenting by adding a letter/s before or after or a symbol to a root word to create prefixes and suffixes
- recognising homonyms in texts
- using antonyms and synonyms in texts
- understanding that one word can be substituted for many words
- naming the months in the desi calendar in order from first to last and exploring the seasons in relation to the calendar
- developing number knowledge for 81 to 100, one thousand (ਹਜ਼ਾਰ), one hundred thousand (ਲੱਖ) and one million (ਕਰੋੜ) and reading numbers like 2024 as ਦੋ ਹਜ਼ਾਰ ਚੌਵੀ
Build a metalanguage in Punjabi to describe patterns, grammatical rules and variations in language structures
Understand how Punjabi texts use language in ways that create different effects and suit different audiences
Language variation and change
Understand that the Punjabi language is used differently in different contexts and situations
Recognise the dynamic nature of languages and cultures, and the changing and influential relationships that exist between languages
Role of language and culture
Understand that the Punjabi language is constantly changing due to contact with other languages and to the impact of new technologies and knowledge
Understand that language and culture are integral to the nature of identity and communication
Achievement standard
At standard, students use familiar language when participating in, and sometimes initiating, spoken and written interactions to exchange information and to relate experiences about free time. Students collaborate with peers in guided tasks to plan events or activities to showcase their progress in learning and using Punjabi. They gather, compare and respond to most information and some supporting details from texts related to their personal and social worlds, and they convey simple information, ideas and opinions, selecting texts to suit the audience and context. Students share and compare, with some guidance, responses to characters, events and ideas and identify several cultural elements in imaginative texts. They create or present, occasionally with guidance, simple alternative versions of imaginative texts for different audiences, adapting elements for different modes or contexts. Students translate short texts from Punjabi to English and vice versa, explaining or providing a description, with guidance, to some familiar words or expressions that do not directly translate between languages. Students experiment with and discuss the usefulness of various forms of dictionaries. They engage in intercultural experiences, describing some aspects of language and culture that are unfamiliar, and discuss their own reactions and adjustments.
Students are becoming more familiar with the systems of the Punjabi language, pronouncing high‑frequency words and loan words from English following basic pronunciation rules. They are reading and writing simple sentences and phrases noticing spelling rules, and applying writing conventions to the text, with a satisfactory level of accuracy. They use vocabulary and expressions, and apply knowledge of grammatical elements, in simple spoken and written texts, with a satisfactory level of accuracy. Students talk about how the Punjabi language works, describing patterns, grammatical rules, and variations in language structures. Students explain how the Punjabi language is used differently in different contexts and situations and recognise the dynamic nature of language and culture, and the relationships that exist between languages. They discuss how the Punjabi language is constantly changing due to contact with other languages and the impact of new technologies and information. They explain how language and culture are integral to the nature of identity and communication.
Year Level Description
Year 6 Punjabi: Second Language builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding required to communicate in the Punjabi language developed in Year 5 and focuses on extending students’ oral and written communication skills and their understanding of the Punjabi language and culture. Students gain greater independence and become more conscious of their peers and social context. As they gain a greater awareness of the world around them, they also become more aware of the similarities and differences between the Punjabi language and culture and their own.
In Year 6, students communicate in Punjabi, initiating interactions with their teacher and peers to exchange information and relate experiences about free time. They engage in individual and collaborative tasks with peers to plan events or activities to showcase their progress in learning and using Punjabi. Students gather, compare and respond to information and supporting details from texts related to their personal and social worlds. They convey information, ideas and opinions, and use them in new ways. Students share and compare responses to imaginative texts. They create or reinterpret, present or perform alternative versions of imaginative texts for different audiences and to suit a variety of modes or contexts.
Students become more familiar with the systems of the Punjabi language, recognising that English loan words are pronounced differently and are written using the Gurmukhi script. They create text by using their understanding of lagaan names and lagaan symbols, lagakhar and dutt. Students generate language for purposeful interaction in spoken and written texts using context-related vocabulary and elements of grammar, including using inflected postpositions, three forms of the perfect tense to indicate the completion of an action, and pronouns as conjunctions to create cohesive texts. They build a metalanguage in Punjabi to describe patterns, grammatical rules and variations in language structures.
Students understand that the Punjabi language is constantly changing due to contact with other languages and the impact of new technologies and knowledge. They also understand that language and culture are integral to the nature of identity and communication.
In Year 6, students continue to widen their social networks, experiences and communication repertoires in both their first language and Punjabi. They are encouraged to use Punjabi as much as possible for interactions, structured learning tasks and language experimentation and practice.