AC9LC8U03
Years 7 to 8
Languages
AC9LC8U03 | Years 7 to 8 Chinese: Understanding systems of language
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor reflect on similarities and differences between Chinese and English language structures and features, using metalanguage
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 7 to 8 Chinese · Second language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration identifying similarities and differences between Chinese and English word order and sentence construction such as 我明天去飞机场
- • Elaboration exploring key features of Chinese phonology by comparing with English phonetics, for example, demonstrating understanding that each character is pronounced with one syllable
- • Elaboration teaching peers, other students of Chinese or a buddy class about how Chinese works, focusing on a particular structure using metalanguage and visual supports, for example, comparing text direction in a Chinese language story book with English language and reading the story to students, indicating the direction as the story is read
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