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AC9LCH8C02 Years 7 to 8 Languages

AC9LCH8C02 | Years 7 to 8 Chinese: Interacting in Chinese

Content Descriptor

Content descriptor collaborate in activities that involve the language of transacting, negotiating and justifying to plan events

Background language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence

Strand
Communicating meaning in Chinese
Substrand
Interacting in Chinese

This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 7 to 8 Chinese · Background language learners · Foundation to Year 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.

Elaborations

  • • Elaboration planning and making arrangements for activities such as outings, using expressions related to place, time and numbers, for example, 你想在哪里见面?我什么时候去海边?我们早上七点可以见面吗?有多少人去?
  • • Elaboration collaborating to create displays, presentations or performances for family, friends, peers or the school community, to showcase Chinese learning, for example, singing a song in Chinese 《小苹果》, reciting a poem 《登鹳雀楼》
  • • Elaboration participating in authentic cultural experiences in the community such as an excursion to a Chinese restaurant or festival, and rehearsing studied vocabulary, structures and manners, for example, 我应该点什么开胃菜?主菜呢?我们甜点应该吃水果,而不是蛋糕。切记吃饭时不要大声说话。
  • • Elaboration collaborating to plan a class excursion focused on an environmental activity, by choosing a location, deciding on an environmental project, and selecting a guest speaker to enhance their learning experience
  • • Elaboration creating posters to promote activities among young people in Chinese communities within and beyond the school, for example, a language and culture club or sporting team
  • • Elaboration providing feedback using metalanguage to support peers, for example, editing each other's spoken or written texts and work samples, and justifying reasons for the suggested change(s)
  • • Elaboration creating resources to help others, such as a set of helpful hints for new Chinese-speaking students or students starting school, travelling to China for the first time or teaching a skill step-by-step
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  • • Elaboration conducting interviews with Chinese-speaking community members on various topics such as migration, life experiences in Australia, career choices and family history, and preparing a presentation using digital tools and apps
  • • Elaboration preparing and organising a learning activity such as 小老师课堂 to engage their peers, encouraging discussion to share information drawn from a range of sources such as documentaries and personal sources, for example, 昨天让大家采访一下家人,来帮助我们谈谈中国的方言。你们都采访了谁?

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