SACE Stage 2 Hindi (continuers) study plan

SACE Stage 2 Hindi (continuers) · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Initiating and maintaining interaction & Understanding and analysing Hindi texts and cultures

Produce and record a 3-minute unrehearsed Hindi monologue on a personal topic, self-rating fluency and repair strategies.
List 40 high-frequency interaction markers (turn-taking, hedging, back-channelling) in Hindi with English glosses and one example sentence each.
Read one short authentic Hindi opinion piece and annotate the author's stance, tone and register in a two-column table.
Draft a personal error log of recurring grammar and pronunciation faults from the week's recordings.

A 3-minute recorded monologue plus a labelled transcript with 15 interaction markers highlighted and a filled error log.

Week 2

Conduct and record two 5-minute role-play dialogues (service encounter; disagreement with a friend) using at least six repair strategies.
Extract key facts, numbers and names from a 2-minute authentic Hindi news audio into a structured note grid.
Paraphrase five dense sentences from an authentic Hindi article into simpler spoken Hindi without losing meaning.
Compile a 25-item vocabulary set on a current-affairs theme, each with a Hindi definition and collocation.

Two recorded dialogues plus a fact-grid from the news audio scoring at least 8 of 10 target details correctly.

Week 3

Summarise a 400-word authentic Hindi article in exactly 120 words, preserving all main claims.
Write a formal Hindi email of request and a formal complaint letter, each 150-180 words, using appropriate honorifics.
Compare two Hindi news reports on the same event and tabulate differences in emphasis and framing.
Build a 30-item connector and discourse-marker bank and use at least 12 in the week's writing.

A 120-word summary, a formal email and a complaint letter, with a self-check list confirming connector use and honorific accuracy.

Week 4

Write a 350-word argumentative Hindi essay on a social issue with a clear thesis, two counterarguments and a conclusion.
Analyse one Hindi short story or film scene, identifying cultural values, humour and implied audience.
Revise the essay twice using a checklist for register, cohesion and spelling, documenting each change.
Present a 4-minute spoken analysis of the cultural text, linking evidence to interpretation.

A 350-word argumentative essay with two annotated drafts and a 4-minute recorded cultural analysis.

Week 5

Sustain a 10-minute recorded conversation with a partner or language exchange on two unfamiliar topics, applying clarification and paraphrasing.
Write a 250-word descriptive narrative in past tense using at least five different verb forms.
Transcribe 2 minutes of authentic Hindi speech and compare it against your own spoken version.
Self-assess interaction performance against a four-criterion rubric and set three specific fixes.

A 10-minute recorded conversation with a filled rubric self-assessment and three written remediation targets.

Week 6

Synthesise information from three authentic Hindi sources into a 200-word comparative note identifying agreement and conflict.
Identify and explain five culture-specific references (festivals, kinship terms, regional stereotypes) in authentic texts.
Evaluate the reliability of two Hindi sources by listing bias indicators and evidence gaps.
Convert the comparative note into a 3-minute spoken briefing without reading from the page.

A 200-word comparative synthesis plus a 3-minute recorded briefing with a source-reliability table.

Week 7

Complete one full timed practice paper under exam conditions and mark it against published criteria.
Redo every lost mark, writing the corrected answer and the reason for the original error.
Record two 8-minute speaking simulations covering both interaction and analysis prompts.
Consolidate the error log into a one-page top-ten weakness sheet.

A completed timed practice paper with a mark breakdown, corrected answers and a one-page weakness sheet.

Week 8

Drill the top-ten weakness sheet daily, retesting each item until three consecutive correct responses.
Produce two polished 350-word texts (one persuasive, one analytical) in 40 minutes each.
Rehearse and record four exam-style speaking responses with strict timing and no notes.
Review the full error log and write a final confidence audit per domain.

Two timed polished texts, four recorded speaking responses and a completed per-domain confidence audit.

Week 2: Can sustain a 5-minute spoken exchange using at least six repair strategies and extract 8 of 10 facts from unseen audio.

Week 4: Can produce a coherent 350-word argumentative essay with accurate honorifics and a defensible cultural interpretation.

Week 6: Can synthesise three authentic sources into a 200-word comparative note and deliver an unscripted 3-minute briefing.

Week 8: Scores at or above the target band on a full timed practice paper and clears all top-ten weakness items three times consecutively.