Elaboration (3) ACLCHC009
comparing learning in English with learning in Chinese, for example, learning about syllables and components
Elaboration (3) | ACLCHC009 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHC005
viewing cartoons or segments of movies based on traditional Chinese stories, such as 《大闹天宫》
Elaboration | ACLCHC005 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHU016
engaging with the traditions and customs, festivals, celebrations and food of Chinese communities, recognising the value of learning about another culture in learning a new language
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHU016 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHU059
estimating the probable sound and meaning of characters based on understanding of familiar radicals and phonetic sides when reading unfamiliar texts, for example, 鸡 鸭 鹅 莺； 但 担 旦 胆
Elaboration | ACLCHU059 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACLCHC001
learning to use gesture in communication to help convey meaning, for example, using Chinese finger gestures to show numbers
Elaboration (6) | ACLCHC001 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLCHC033
assisting in organising and hosting visitors from a sister school or guest speakers to raise school community awareness of the importance of learning Chinese
Elaboration (5) | ACLCHC033 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (7) ACLCHC055
exploring a range of dictionaries, including online translation tools, and considering how these tools help or hinder in Chinese learning
Elaboration (7) | ACLCHC055 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLCHU059
exploring the nature of common idioms (成语) and inferring their meanings based on the meanings of individual morphemes and contexts of use, for example, 年年有余、人山人海
Elaboration (5) | ACLCHU059 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLCHC017
following the teacher’s instructions to participate in learning activities, for example, 我们听 Sam 说一说
Elaboration (5) | ACLCHC017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHU026
explaining the use of Pinyin as a learning tool to reflect the sound of Chinese spoken language, and recognising sounds associated with individual letters and syllables, differentiating, for example, qī , piě, rán and qù from English sounds for such letters …
Elaboration | ACLCHU026 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLCHU032
exploring the more complicated Chinese kinship relationships, and learning to address family members with a title rather than by their given names, for example, drawing a family tree and labelling each member with their Chinese title
Elaboration (3) | ACLCHU032 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHU043
applying their knowledge of characters to learn to read and write new characters, and developing strategies for learning, for example, making connections between characters with a common component (你、他、们)
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHU043 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHC072
producing bilingual displays about Chinese language, culture or contemporary society to share learning and knowledge with the whole school community, for example, a poster display on Chinese characters, on earthquake-prone areas such as Sichuan, on youth …
Elaboration | ACLCHC072 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLCHC017
contributing to class activities by asking for (我可以…吗？) and giving permission (可以), apologising and excusing (对不起), raising hand and using phrases such as 老师，我不懂 to request assistance in learning activities
Elaboration (2) | ACLCHC017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHU028
exploring basic sentence structure in Chinese, consisting of subject–verb–object, and learning to analyse sentences in both Chinese and English, for example, ‘What’s the subject in the sentence “My mum drives a car”? How about in the Chinese sentence …
Elaboration | ACLCHU028 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHU058
examining the diverse meanings of words that share similar sounds (for example, the many meanings of the sound ‘shi’), and learning how to differentiate between 同音词 and 近音词 in different contexts, for example, 买东西/卖东西
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHU058 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum