WACE Hindi Background Language ATAR case studies
WACE Hindi Background Language ATAR · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The WACE Hindi: Background Language ATAR is a Western Australian senior-secondary language course in the Hindi language, administered within the Years 11 and 12 curriculum framework of the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA). It is designed for students who already have substantial background in Hindi - typically those who speak it at home or have lived in a Hindi-speaking environment - rather than for beginners learning the language from scratch. The WACE Hindi Background Language ATAR case studies are 5 cases and about 1,866 words.
1The Scholarship Letter and the Honourific Trap
You are given a Hindi letter of about 220 words written by a school principal to a former student, now 24, who has won a regional scholarship. The letter opens with 'प्रिय वत्स,' and throughout uses 'आप' but also 'तुम' in two places: once when recalling the student's childhood ('जब तुम छोटे थे') and once in a closing blessing ('तुम सदा सफल हो').
398 words, about 2 min2Summarising a Radio Segment on Water Rationing
You listen twice to a 3-minute Hindi radio segment from a community station in Rajasthan about municipal water rationing. The segment contains: a newsreader's formal bulletin opening; a short interview with a woman who says 'हमें रोज़ दो घंटे पानी मिलता है, पर वह भी कभी-कभी नहीं'; an official who uses technical vocabulary such as 'वितरण प्रणाली' and 'जल-भार'; and a closing opinion piece in which the presenter says 'सरकार को जवाब देना चाहिए'.
375 words, about 2 min3Writing a Persuasive Notice Without Sounding Like a Circular
Your school's Hindi club wants a 150-word notice in Hindi persuading Years 10-12 to join a weekend clean-up at a local lake. Constraints: the notice will be pinned on a board, so it must work without sound or images; it must include the date (Sunday, 14 September), the time (7-9 am), a meeting point (the east gate), and what to bring (gloves, a water bottle).
346 words, about 2 min4Disagreeing with a Host Family Without Causing Offence
You are staying with a Hindi-speaking host family. On day three, the host mother serves you a very large second helping and says 'और लो, बहुत कम खाया'.
394 words, about 2 min5When 'जी' Does More Than Agree
You are analysing a transcript of a 90-second conversation between two Hindi speakers: a 19-year-old student and a 60-year-old neighbour. The transcript shows the student using 'जी' eight times, 'आप' consistently, and 'सर' twice; the neighbour uses 'बेटा', 'तुम', and one 'तू' in a joking rebuke.
353 words, about 2 min