AC9LC6U01
Years 5 to 6
Languages
AC9LC6U01 | Years 5 to 6 Chinese: Understanding systems of language
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor apply knowledge of tone-syllables, intonation, stress and phrasing to develop fluency and pronunciation to known words and phrases
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 5 to 6 Chinese · Second language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration exploring and discussing the difference in Pinyin pronunciation by reading out words written in Pinyin with attention to Chinese pronunciation and tone, identifying some initials such as ‘x’ in 谢谢, ‘q’ in 请, ‘zh’ in 中国, ‘c’ in 草
- • Elaboration reading Chinese nursery rhymes, modelled texts and poems out loud to other learners, with attention to tones and pronunciation
- • Elaboration recognising familiar language spoken by different voices and using Pinyin to transcribe the sound of words and sentences
- • Elaboration discriminating between homonyms in Chinese such as 是 and 室, relying on contextual cues to assist understanding, and differentiating syllables with different tones, for example, 是 and 十
- • Elaboration using digital tools to check the correct pronunciation of Chinese and using voice recording apps to check their own tone and intonation
- • Elaboration discussing how English language stress and intonation cannot be used when making Chinese language sentences
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