VCE Hindi study guide
VCE Hindi · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
VCE Hindi is a Victorian Certificate of Education language study assessed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). It suits secondary students in Victoria who already have background knowledge of Hindi and want formal recognition of their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills within their VCE program. Assessment is split into two external components: an oral examination and a written examination. The VCAA page for Hindi publishes separate specifications for each, along with assessment criteria and descriptors for the oral and assessment criteria and expected qualities for the written examination. Topics on this exam: Oral examination and Written examination. The VCE Hindi study guide has 2 sections and about 633 words.
01Oral Examination: Conversation and Discussion
The VCE Hindi oral is a live performance in two parts: a general conversation about your life, interests and plans, and a detailed discussion of a topic you have chosen and researched. You must understand that marks come from communication and range, not from memorised speeches. Examiners reward fluency, accurate but ambitious grammar, varied vocabulary, natural pronunciation and the ability to keep the exchange going when you do not understand a question. Build a bank of connectives (kyonki, isliye, halanki, doosri or, agar…to), tense control across past, present and future, and polite register (aap versus tum).
327 words, about 2 min02Written Examination: Text Analysis, Argument and Grammar
The VCE Hindi written examination tests listening and reading comprehension, your knowledge of the set texts, and your ability to write original Hindi in different genres. You must understand how to identify main ideas and supporting detail in unseen texts, how to analyse a prescribed text through character, theme, setting and authorial purpose, and how to construct a persuasive or informative piece with a clear audience and purpose. Comprehension: skim for gist, scan for detail, infer tone. Text analysis: quote briefly, explain significance, connect to themes.
306 words, about 2 min