7 Chinese

Chinese

Subject Length: 2 semesters

Subject Fee: No Fee 

Chinese is a vibrant, exciting and interactive course intended to have practical value for students to listen, read, speak and write the language as it is written and spoken in China. Exciting extension activities outside the classroom are also provided, which can enrich students’ personal and social skills, making learning Chinese fun. Participating in speech competitions, cultural immersion days, languages evening, Taichi and Kung fu, a fashion show, festivals and celebrations, calligraphy art workshops, Chinese food tasting and authentic restaurant visits are some of the many enjoyable activities which help foster the spirit of language learning.

What is studied?

Within this subject student learning is based upon the following key knowledge and concepts:

• Learning topics of Greetings, Numbers, Colours, Fruits, Drinks, Food, Hobbies, Animals and conducting daily conversations using the words and grammars acquired.

• Participating in extracurricular activities including visiting a Chinese restaurant, appreciating tea and folk music, cooking Chinese traditional food, organising Harmony day cultural activities and playing Taichi

• Using Chinese language to compare students own experiences to the lives of young Chinese people

What type of work is done?

Within this subject student learning is developed and assessed through:

• Listening, speaking, reading and writing tasks in the unit booklet

• Listening, speaking, reading on the online language learning platform: Education Perfect

• Language and cultural project including: numbers board game; visiting a Chinese friend, role play project; ordering food and drinks in a Chinese restaurant

Additional Information

Future Pathways: VET Applied Language Certificate III Study or VCE Chinese Language Society and  Culture in Year 11 and Year 12.