AC9LC2U03
Year 1
Languages
AC9LC2U03 – Year 1 Languages: Understanding systems of language
Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language
This Content Descriptor from Year 1 Languages provides the specific knowledge and skills students should learn. Use it to plan lessons, create learning sequences, and design assessments that align with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Content Description
notice that Chinese has features that may be similar to or different from English
Elaborations
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1
noticing that simple statements in Chinese tend to follow English word order; subject+verb+object
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2
comparing the vowel sounds of English with the main vowel sounds of Chinese, such as ‘i’, ‘e’, ‘u’, to develop awareness
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3
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
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4
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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