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Hindi / Year 9 and 10 / Understanding / Role of language and culture
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Understand that Hindi language and associated cultures are inter-related, that they shape and are shaped by each other and that their relationship changes over time and across contexts
[Key concepts: interdependence, meaning, change; Key processes: investigating, identifying, classifying]
(ACLHIU090)
Elaborations
- identifying words such as अहिंसा, धर्म-कर्म that carry cultural connotations and may be differently used and understood by people in different cultural contexts
- tracking changes in Hindi language forms and usage over different times and contexts, for example, मोटरगाड़-कार
- identifying compound words used in contemporary Hindi that fuse Hindi and English to capture trends, convey concepts and engage with intercultural experience, for example, tension mat lo, accent maarna
- identifying changes in Hindi that reflect the impact of globalisation and transcultural experience, such as the mixing of languages and the adoption of practices associated with different communities and cultures
- analysing the relationship between language and culture by examining a concept such as that of शुभमुहुर्त, for example, मोहन और गीता की सगाई के शुभ अवसर पर आपकी परिवार सहित उपस्थिति प्रार्थनीय है
General capabilities
ScOT terms
Hindi language