AC9LC2U03
Years 1 to 2
Languages
AC9LC2U03 | Years 1 to 2 Chinese: Understanding systems of language
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor notice that Chinese has features that may be similar to or different from English
Second language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence
Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 1 to 2 Chinese · Second language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration noticing that simple statements in Chinese tend to follow English word order; subject+verb+object
- • Elaboration comparing the vowel sounds of English with the main vowel sounds of Chinese, such as ‘i’, ‘e’, ‘u’, to develop awareness
- • Elaboration using titles to address teachers in Chinese and comparing this with addressing teachers in English, for example, using 王老师 instead of Ms. Wang
- • Elaboration discussing the placement of words in Chinese, such as ‘happy’ compared with English ‘Happy Birthday’ and ‘Happy New Year’ versus 生日快乐, 新年快乐, 圣诞快乐
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