Years 7 and 8 Chinese

The nature of the learners These years represent a transition to secondary school and students in this pathway are continuing to study Chinese bringing with them a capability to communicate, with some assistance, about their immediate world and China. Chinese …

Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHC056

Create short bilingual texts on topics of personal interest and on key content from other learning areas and provide subtitles or commentary to assist meaning[Key concepts: bilingualism, identity; Key processes: translating, interpreting]

Elaborations ScOT Terms

ACLCHC056 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | 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 (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 (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