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 ACLCHU044
developing knowledge of metalinguistic terminology, discussing, for example: What is the plural form? How do we know it’s plural when reading in English? Can we tell when we read a Chinese word?
Elaboration | ACLCHU044 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLCHU091
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 (4) | ACLCHU091 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC100
developing an information kit, supported by visuals, about their local city or region to provide to Chinese visitors via a local tourism website, including details on history, climate, environment, and cultural activities
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC100 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHU125
developing awareness of bilingual texts (for example, picture books, multimedia texts, song and dance DVDs) through immersion in text-rich environments, and noticing features of punctuation and text organisation across languages (for example, spacing …
Elaboration | ACLCHU125 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHU139
developing fine motor skills appropriate to Chinese writing conventions (方块字), and learning about Chinese writing conventions, including direction of text and punctuation
Elaboration | ACLCHU139 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC162
participating in projects to benefit other learners and speakers of Chinese, for example, developing readers or multimedia learning tools for young Chinese children in the community; establishing a peer mentoring program to support learners of Chinese …
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC162 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC213
developing an information kit about the local city or region to provide to Chinese visitors via a local tourism website, including details on history, climate, environment and cultural activities supported by visuals
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC213 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLCHC036
creating a poster to convey information to Chinese peers (for example, about a local city or popular tourist site) with pictures, maps, data, words and sentences
Elaboration (3) | ACLCHC036 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC197
creating posters (for example, about a local city or popular site) to convey information to Chinese peers, using pictures, maps and data to support text
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC197 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC177
inviting others to contribute to discussions and provide feedback on own ideas (for example, 你不觉得…吗？ 难道…?), and asking questions, acknowledging strengths in others’ arguments and providing evidence to contradict, challenge or rebut alternative views
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC177 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACLCHC210
inviting others to contribute to discussions and provide feedback on own ideas (for example, 你不觉得…吗？ 难道…?), and asking questions, acknowledging strengths in others’ arguments and providing evidence to contradict, challenge or rebut alternative views
Elaboration (6) | ACLCHC210 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLCHU080
defining familiarity and distance as they relate to language use
Elaboration (5) | ACLCHU080 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHC055
identifying the challenges of translating some concepts (for example, ‘descendant of dragon’, 龙的传人), and developing strategies to overcome these challenges, for example: What is lost in translation? Why can’t we just translate word for word? Why does …
Elaboration | ACLCHC055 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHC104
analysing Chinese texts alongside their English translations to identify the challenges of translating culture, and developing strategies to overcome these challenges, by asking: What is lost in translation? Why can’t we just translate word for word? …
Elaboration | ACLCHC104 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLCHU108
developing ideas using nuanced structures, for example, using different ways to negate depending on degree of formality or emphasis (我不是…；我哪儿有…？；我没有办法…；我不能…；不行; 别 ; 不准)
Elaboration (3) | ACLCHU108 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHC167
identifying the challenges of translating some concepts (for example, 龙的传人: ‘descendant of dragon’), and developing strategies to overcome these; asking, for example: What is lost in translation? Why can’t we just translate word for word? Why does context …
Elaboration | ACLCHC167 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHU219
developing tone discrimination and identifying subtle differences in pronunciation, including variations in regional accents, for example, distinguishing between ‘qing’ and ‘qin’, ‘lou’ and ‘rou’, ‘liang’ and ‘lang’, ‘shi’ and ‘si’, and ‘lan’ and ‘nan’ …
Elaboration | ACLCHU219 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLCHU064
inferring the relationship of participants in a spoken interaction by observing word choices and gestures, for example, 老张 / 张校长/张小明, and asking: What titles and terms of address are used for individuals in Chinese? How do these titles compare to English …
Elaboration (3) | ACLCHU064 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLCHU093
comparing textual features and language used in different types of written communication within and across languages, for example: How does the formatting of a letter and an email differ in English? Why are there such differences? How does the formatting …
Elaboration (2) | ACLCHU093 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum