9 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, Chinese dancing, 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:

• Learn to indicate preferences and intentions

• Obtain the gist of a listening or written text, produce multi-model presentations to deliver information 

• Express opinions and perspectives

• Imagined experience and create short plays for imagined characters

• Explore and compare the Australian and Chinese cultural influences such as beliefs, values and norms

• Potentially participating in Year 9 Victorian Young Leaders to China Virtual Pilot Program which enables students to experience 10- day immersion learning and travelling study tour in China. 

What type of work is done?

Within this subject student learning is developed and assessed through:

• Completing the unit booklet

• Completing the unit language and cultural project

• Completing the listening, speaking, reading and writing learning assessment tasks

Additional Information

Future Pathways: VET Applied Language Certificate III, VCE Chinese Language Society and Culture