Course Outline:
By the end of Year 8, students sustain oral and written interactions with known audiences, making appropriate adjustments to language use for different audiences, contexts and purposes. They access and analyse a range of authentic spoken, written and multimodal sources to support and present ideas and opinions. Students respond to and create spoken, written and multimodal imaginative texts in a range of genres. They translate informative texts from Chinese into English and vice versa for particular audiences. Students reflect on adjustments they make to language use for different audiences.
Students apply knowledge of grammatical and text structures and vocabulary choices to communicate effectively. They identify the main ideas conveyed in texts related to other learning areas or presented in age-appropriate imaginative texts or media. They locate texts within a cultural context, and compare the values and practices encountered in classical Chinese texts with those encountered in their local communities. They identify ways that texts reflect the cultural background and values of the author and how they can be interpreted differently.
Topics Covered:
Students develop communication skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Chinese characters are introduced and used in reading and writing tasks. Students are introduced to life in China through topics which include: Leisure, Self, Family, Classroom and Daily Routines.
Assessment:
Assessment tasks consist of a variety of activities and exercises covering the Communicating and Understanding strands of the Australian Curriculum.
Length of course: Full year
Course Outline:
By the end of Year 8, students sustain oral and written interactions with known audiences, making appropriate adjustments to language use for different audiences, contexts and purposes. They access and analyse a range of authentic spoken, written and multimodal sources to support and present ideas and opinions. Students respond to and create spoken, written and multimodal imaginative texts in a range of genres. They translate informative texts from Chinese into English and vice versa for particular audiences. Students reflect on adjustments they make to language use for different audiences.
Students apply knowledge of grammatical and text structures and vocabulary choices to communicate effectively. They identify the main ideas conveyed in texts related to other learning areas or presented in age-appropriate imaginative texts or media. They locate texts within a cultural context, and compare the values and practices encountered in classical Chinese texts with those encountered in their local communities. They identify ways that texts reflect the cultural background and values of the author and how they can be interpreted differently.
Topics Covered:
Students develop communication skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Chinese characters are introduced and used in reading and writing tasks. Students are introduced to life in China through topics which include: Leisure, Self, Family, Classroom and Daily Routines.
Assessment:
Assessment tasks consist of a variety of activities and exercises covering the Communicating and Understanding strands of the Australian Curriculum.
Additional Costs:
Nil