Elaboration (1) ACLCHC001
listening to and engaging with the rhythms and sound patterns in conversations with teachers and peers, mimicking and practising the tones
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC001 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC002
discussing the differences between the Roman alphabet and characters, for example, compare the sound and shape of each
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC002 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC003
matching information heard with pictures or other visual clues, such as identifying colours and fruit in game and real-life situations
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC003 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC004
cutting and pasting characters from a provided set to make a mini book
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC004 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC005
performing songs and dances in groups, for example,《朋友就是你》 and 《生日快乐》
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC005 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC006
captioning or labelling illustrations on storyboards, practising the strokes of high-frequency characters
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC006 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC007
stating the English equivalent of common expressions in Chinese (for example, phrases such as 对不起, 没关系; 谢谢，不谢) for the benefit of classmates
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC007 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC008
developing a class list of contextual cues such as images, text structure and other features that would help with understanding meaning
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC008 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC009
having a shared meal of 饺子，春卷 etc. and appreciating cultural diversity in the school community
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC009 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHU010
applying tones to diverse sounds in Chinese to express different meanings, and recognising differences between words with different tones, for example, 妈 mā and 马 mǎ
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHU010 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHU011
recognising that each character has meaning, and exploring the connection between meaning and form, for example, pictographs such as 人 (‘person’), 日 (‘sun’)
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHU011 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHU012
stating the subject of a sentence, for example, 我爱妈妈 is about ‘I’, and 妈妈爱我 is about ‘Mum’
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHU012 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHU013
comparing similar texts in Chinese and English (for example, a poster for a movie, such as 《功夫熊猫》) and identifying major elements of the Chinese text
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHU013 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHU014
discussing why there are different languages spoken by Australian families and by classmates
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHU014 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHU015
responding to expressions commonly encountered in Chinese classrooms, such as 起立 and explore the cultural meanings behind these
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHU015 | 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 (1) ACLCHC017
expressing opinions and commenting on personal experience using familiar expressions (for example, 很棒。 太好了。我不喜欢…), and turn-taking (该你了) in class games
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC017 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC018
using ICT to adapt or create drawings to support written communication in cards, posters and visual displays
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC018 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC019
describing people, places and things using actions and gestures, for example, to create a video clip to describe the school
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC019 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC020
identifying and locating familiar characters or words in texts, and discussing the purpose and meaning of a text, for example, food packaging, a restaurant menu
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC020 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum