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Primary Course Statement
Language: Chinese / Level: Years R-6
What is this course about?
In this course, students will develop the foundational knowledge and skills to communicate in Chinese about aspects of their lives and immediate world. They learn to notice aspects of Chinese language and culture(s) and relate these to their own; developing their overall literacy and intercultural capability in the process. Students develop awareness of how language and culture shape who we are and how we make meaning across languages and cultures.
What will students learn?
Students:
- develop and apply knowledge of the sounds and forms of Chinese language including pronunciation, intonation and tones, vocab categories, character composition, stroke and word order
- use Chinese to share information and opinions about their immediate world, ideas and interests
- use Chinese to respond to and create imaginative texts such as stories and songs
- notice aspects of Chinese language and culture(s), and how these relate to languages and cultures they know
- learn strategies for planning and thinking about their language learning and being a language learner.
How will students show their learning and find out how they are going?
Across the year, students will show evidence of their learning through a range of assessment experiences that capture their capabilities to:
- use Chinese to interact, inform and create texts
- explain what they know about how Chinese language and culture(s) work, and how this compares to language(s) and culture(s) they know
- tell others about how they are going in their learning.
Junior Secondary Course Statement
Language: Chinese / Level: Years 7-10
Length: 2 Semesters per year
What is this course about?
In this course, students will learn to communicate in Standard Mandarin Chinese (Chinese), using modelled language and over time learning to express their own meanings and respond to more complex texts and contexts.
Students will also develop their understandings of how meaning works in Chinese, and develop their capability to interact with diverse people, while also reflecting on themselves as intercultural communicators and language learners.
What will students learn?
Students:
- develop and apply the language resource to express ideas, information and perspectives in Chinese related to their lifeworlds and that of Chinese-speaking communities
- learn how to interact and translate meaning in Chinese across a range of purposes and contexts, exchanging and responding to information and ideas, and exploring issues, values and perspectives
- develop skills in analysing the structures and features of Chinese, including aspects such as accent, tone, register, script, persuasive language, mood and connecting this to their prior learning/known language(s)
- reflect on how language(s) and culture(s) come together to shape meaning, perspectives and identity
- develop the capability to think about, plan and explain their learning needs and progress.
- For beginning learners, vocabulary learning is supported through the use of pinyin, the romanised form of Standard Mandarin Chinese.
How will students show their learning and find out how they are going?
Across each year level, students will show evidence of their learning through a range of assessment experiences that capture their capabilities to:
- use written and spoken Bosnian to interact, inform, and create texts
- explain what they know about making meaning in Bosnian language and culture(s)
- express how they are going in their learning.
SACE Stage 1 Beginners
Language/Course Level: SACE Chinese Beginners / Level: Stage 1
Length: 1 Semester (10 credits)/2 Semesters (20 credits)
Prerequisite: SACE Eligibility criteria apply. Contact the school for details.
Content:
This course follows the SACE Interstate Assessed Languages Beginners Level Subject Outline.
The content is organised around three interconnected prescribed themes:
- Relationships
- Lifestyles
- Experiences
Each theme includes prescribed topics and suggested sub-topics that shape the course content.
The themes are also explored through two perspectives:
- ‘The personal world’ – express and share ideas about own activities and those of others relating to daily life and transactions
- ‘The Chinese-speaking Communities’ – enquire about and express ideas in Chinese, and understand values, attitudes, and practices in communities where Chinese is used.
Students develop and apply their linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to:
- interact with others in Chinese in interpersonal situations
- create texts in Chinese for specific audiences, purposes, and contexts
- analyse texts that are in Chinese to interpret meaning.
Assessment:
This course follows the SACE Interstate Assessed Languages Beginners Level Subject Outline.
The content is organised around three interconnected prescribed themes:
- Relationships
- Lifestyles
- Experience
Each theme includes prescribed topics and suggested sub-topics that shape the course content.
The themes are also explored through two perspectives:
- ‘The personal world’ – express and share ideas about own activities and those of others relating to daily life and transactions
- ‘The Chinese-speaking Communities’ – enquire about and express ideas in Chinese, and understand values, attitudes, and practices in communities where Chinese is used.
Students develop and apply their linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to:
- interact with others in Chinese in interpersonal situations
- create texts in Chinese for specific audiences, purposes, and contexts
- analyse texts that are in Chinese to interpret meaning.
SACE Stage 2 Beginners
Language/Course Level: SACE Chinese Beginners / Level: Stage 2
Length: 2 Semesters (20 credits)
Prerequisite: Stage 1 Chinese Beginners. SACE Eligibility criteria apply. Contact the school for details.
Content:
This course follows the SACE Interstate Assessed Languages Beginners Level Subject Outline.
The content is organised around three interconnected prescribed themes:
- Relationships
- Lifestyles
- Experiences
Each theme includes prescribed topics and suggested sub-topics that shape the course content.
The themes are also explored through two perspectives:
- ‘The personal world’ – express and share ideas about own activities and those of others relating to daily life and transactions
- ‘The Chinese-speaking Communities’ – enquire about and express ideas in Chinese, and understand values, attitudes, and practices in communities where Chinese is used.
Students develop and apply their linguistic and intercultural knowledge, understanding, and skills to:
- interact with others in Chinese in interpersonal situations
- create texts in Chinese for specific audiences, purposes, and contexts
- analyse texts that are in Chinese to interpret meaning.
Assessment:
Students undertake a series of assessments each semester, following the SACE Assessment types:
| School Assessment (70%) | External Assessment (30%) |
|
Across the year, students undertake 8-10 tasks including external assessment from the following assessment types: Assessment Type 1: interaction (30%) Assessment Type 2: text production (20%) Assessment Type 3: text analysis (20%) |
Assessment Type 4: Examination Oral (Presentation and Discussion; Conversation) Written (Listening; Reading; Writing) |
Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.
SACE Stage 1 Background Speakers
Language/Course Level: SACE Chinese Background Speakers / Level: Stage 1
Length: 1 Semester (10 credits)/2 Semesters (20 credits)
Preferred background/Prerequisite: Year 10 Chinese
*These courses are for students who have a strong cultural and linguistic background in the language.
Content:
This course follows the SACE Stage 1 Chinese Locally Assessed Background Speakers Subject Outline.
The content is organised around three prescribed themes and topics.
Students will learn to:
- interact with others to exchange and explain information, opinions, and ideas in Chinese
- create texts in Chinese to express ideas, opinions and perspectives on topics
- analyse, evaluate and respond to texts that are in Chinese
- examine relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.
Assessment:
Students undertake a series of assessments each semester, following the SACE Assessment types:
| School Assessment (100%) |
|
In each semester, students undertake 5 tasks from the following assessment types, with each worth at least 20%: Assessment Type 1: Interaction Assessment Type 2: Text Production Assessment Type 3: Text Analysis Assessment Type 4: Investigation |
Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.
SACE Stage 2 Background Speakers
Language/Course Level: SACE Chinese Beginners / Level: Stage 1
Length: 2 Semesters (20 SACE Credits)
Preferred background/Prerequisite: Stage 1 Chinese Background Speakers
*These courses are for students who have a strong cultural and linguistic background in the language.
Content:
This course follows the SACE Stage 2 Chinese Locally Assessed Background Speakers Subject Outline.
The content is organised around three prescribed themes and topics.
Students will learn to:
- interact with others to exchange and explain information, opinions, and ideas in Chinese
- create texts in Chinese to express ideas, opinions and perspectives on topics
- analyse, evaluate and respond to texts that are in Chinese
- examine relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.
Assessment:
Students undertake 8-10 assessments including the external assessment, following the SACE Assessment types:
| School Assessment (70%) | External Assessment (30%) |
|
Assessment Type 1: Folio (50%) 3-5 assessments Interaction; Text Production; Text Analysis Assessment Type 2: In-depth Study (20%) 1 oral, 1 written, and 1 reflection in English |
Assessment Type 3: Examination Oral (Discussion) Written (Listening, Reading, Writing) |
Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.
SACE Stage 1 Continuers
Language/Course Level: SACE Chinese Continuers / Level: Stage 1
Length: 1 Semester (10 credits)/2 Semesters (20 credits)
Preferred background/Prerequisite: Year 10 Chinese. SACE Eligibility criteria apply. Contact the school for details.
Content:
This course follows the SACE Locally Assessed Languages Continuers Level Subject Outline.
The content is organised around three prescribed themes:
- The Individual
- The Chinese-Speaking Communities
- The Changing World.
Each theme includes prescribed topics and suggested sub-topics that shape the course content. *
Students will learn to:
- use Chinese to interact with others to exchange information, ideas, opinions, and experiences
- create texts in Chinese to express information, feelings, ideas, and opinions
- analyse texts that are in Chinese to interpret meaning
- examine relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.
Assessment:
Students undertake a series of assessments each semester, following the SACE Assessment types:
| School Assessment (100%) |
|
In each semester, students undertake 5 tasks from the following assessment types, with each worth at least 20%: Assessment Type 1: Interaction Assessment Type 2: Text Production Assessment Type 3: Text Analysis Assessment Type 4: Investigation |
Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.
SACE Stage 2 Continuers
Language/Course Level: SACE Chinese Continuers / Level: Stage 2
Length: 2 Semesters (20 credits)
Preferred background/Prerequisite: Stage 1 Chinese Continuers. SACE Eligibility criteria apply. Contact the school for details.
Content:
This course follows the SACE Stage 2 Locally Assessed Chinese Continuers Subject Outline.
The content is organised around three prescribed themes:
- The Individual
- The Chinese-Speaking Communities
- The Changing World.
Each theme includes prescribed topics and suggested sub-topics that shape the course content. *
Students will learn to:
- interact with others to exchange information, ideas, opinions, and experiences in Chinese
- create texts in Chinese to express information, feelings, ideas, and opinions
- analyse texts that are in Chinese to interpret meaning
- examine relationships between language, culture, and identity, and reflect on the ways in which culture influences communication.
Assessment:
Students undertake 8-10 assessments including the external assessment, following the SACE Assessment types:
| School Assessment (70%) | External Assessment (30%) |
|
Assessment Type 1: Folio (50%) 3-5 assessments Interaction; Text Production; Text Analysis
Assessment Type 2: In-depth Study (20%)1 oral, 1 written, and 1 reflection in English |
Assessment Type 3: Examination Oral (Conversation; Discussion) Written (Listening; Reading; Writing) |
Students are assessed according to the SACE Performance Standards in the Subject Outline.
For more specific detail refer to the Australian Curriculum website or contact the School.