AC9LCH4U03
Years 3 to 4
Languages
AC9LCH4U03 | Years 3 to 4 Chinese: Understanding language and culture
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor recognise and compare features of familiar spoken and written text in Chinese and English
Background language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence
Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding language and culture
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 3 to 4 Chinese · Background language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration using metalanguage to describe grammar rules in Chinese, for example, the placement of 主语, 动词, 名词 in a sentence
- • Elaboration recognising language features and symbols typically associated with particular texts, for example, examining recycling symbols on packaging, and comparing these with English texts, sorting packaging into appropriately labelled bins
- • Elaboration identifying and comparing key words in Chinese and English versions of favourite stories, for example, comparing 《小红帽》and Little Red Riding Hood, considering the rhythms and vocal effects in the 2 versions
- • Elaboration identifying and documenting similarities and differences in elements such as titles/headings, layout, images and script of Chinese and English texts such as invitations, web pages or picture books, for example, filling in a graphic organiser such as a T-chart
- • Elaboration exploring the influence of English on informal language used in daily interactions by Chinese-speaking people in the local community, for example, 嗨 (hi), 哈喽 (hello), 拜拜 (bye, wi-fi)
- • Elaboration recognising features of various genres including narratives, procedural and explanatory texts, and identifying which genres are most suitable for different purposes, for example, considering the most suitable genre for《我最喜欢的假期》(My favourite holiday)
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