AC9LC4C04
Years 3 to 4
Languages
AC9LC4C04 | Years 3 to 4 Chinese: Mediating meaning in and between languages
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor develop strategies to comprehend and adjust Chinese language in familiar contexts to convey cultural meaning
Second language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence
Strand
Communicating meaning in Chinese
Substrand
Mediating meaning in and between languages
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 3 to 4 Chinese · Second language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration selecting language to translate information into Chinese, recognising different meanings for the same word, for example, understanding that 哥哥 can be used to refer to an older male friend, as well as an older brother
- • Elaboration identifying meanings of Chinese words and phrases that do not translate directly (word for word), for example, 属 , 岁, 马马虎虎
- • Elaboration explaining meanings of colloquial phrases used on specific occasions, such as 恭喜发财 to give New Year wishes, and discussing how the same wishes or phrases are expressed in English
- • Elaboration conveying the meaning of words and phrases to peers or the teacher using culturally appropriate gestures and actions, for example, using facial expressions to express dislike, disappointment, agreement or enthusiasm
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