AC9LCH8EU01
Years 7 to 8
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AC9LCH8EU01 | Years 7 to 8 Chinese: Understanding systems of language
Content Descriptor
Content descriptor use tone-syllables and apply intonation, stress and phrasing to enhance fluency, and respond to and create texts in a range of contexts
Background and first language learners · Years 7 to 10 sequence
Strand
Understanding language and culture
Substrand
Understanding systems of language
This content descriptor sets out learning for Years 7 to 8 Chinese · Background and first language learners · Years 7 to 10 sequence. Use it to plan lessons and assessment with the Australian Curriculum v9.
Elaborations
- • Elaboration exploring key features of Chinese phonology, examining the range of sounds and recognising how spoken syllables and tones are represented, for example, the tone of "不" and "一" can vary based on context.
- • Elaboration recognising the value of Pinyin romanisation to assist in distinguishing differences in spoken Chinese, to generate digital texts and develop understanding of sound-symbol correspondences in characters, for example, using Pinyin input to type Chinese characters for spoken scripts
- • Elaboration recognising and discriminating between homophones in Chinese, for example, 是 and 室, and enhancing fluency by practising tongue twisters (BL) or stand-up comedy (L1) in Chinese
- • Elaboration identifying subtle differences in pronunciation in their own and others spoken Chinese, such as regional accents (BL)
- • Elaboration comparing their own speech to the pronunciation and speech patterns in examples of Modern Standard Chinese, such as in news broadcasts (L1)
- • Elaboration performing Chinese poems such as 五言绝句 (BL) or 唐诗宋词 (L1), and experimenting with rhythm, voice, emotion and gesture to convey the intended sentiment
- • Elaboration using dictionaries or digital tools to check the correct pronunciation of unknown characters to enhance fluency
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- • Elaboration preparing a mock lesson for beginner Chinese students about Chinese phonology
- • Elaboration preparing a speech in Chinese and practising with Chinese-speaking family members or peers (BL) or performing for a specific audience such as the local Chinese-speaking community (L1)
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