Talk about their individual and group sense of identity and how this is expressed through the different languages they use
Elaborations
talking about how they feel when using English, Hindi or other languages and whether there are some things that feel more natural in one language than in the other
demonstrating gestures or behaviours that they feel ‘belong’ in Hindi but not in English or vice versa
sharing opinions about whether they have a different sense of identity when they are using different languages
creating drawings or photo displays that show their connections with family, friendship groups and communities, writing captions of words or phrases that they associate with each group
considering the importance to their identity of speaking Hindi to some people, such as older relatives or members of the wider Hindi-speaking community
observing themselves and reporting to each other how they use Hindi and English in different contexts and for different purposes, identifying favourite expressions or gestures in each language
