Chinese
Literature and Language

The Chinese Literature and Language course is designed to provide students with the autonomy to develop a deep understanding of the nature of language and language learning skills. This course will provide students with a supportive learning environment where they can use Chinese effectively for the purpose of practical and authentic communication. Students will have the opportunity to explore and discuss written texts dealing with Chinese literature and various aspects of Chinese culture and society, as well as global issues. The study of Chinese Literature and Language will cultivate the skills of analysis and evaluation needed to be critical consumers, and the communicative competencies required to be creative producers of texts. This course will allow students to critically examine and reflect upon their own roots and identities.

The Chinese Language and Literature course is designed to reactivate and deepen prior learning and will cater to different learners. In each unit, students will be engaged in class discussions and presentations to help develop oral competency in spoken Chinese and to express increasingly sophisticated ideas and opinions in a culturally and linguistically authentic manner. Students will also have the opportunity to explore and discuss different types of texts relating to Chinese literature and various aspects of Chinese culture and society, as well as global issues.

Grade 9

Unit 1: Culture and Identity

Students explore the theme of cultural identity through literature and personal reflection. They examine how language, traditions, family, and environment shape individual and collective identities, and analyze how social dynamics and personal experiences influence one’s understanding of self and belonging.

Unit 2: Social Contexts and Individuals

Students explore how a novel uses character development, plot, and setting to present the relationship between humans, nature, and society. They develop their literary analysis skills and demonstrate their understanding through critical analysis and creative responses.

Unit 3: Perspectives and Viewpoints 

Students study the concepts of viewpoint, perspective, and argumentation, applying them to examine their views on contemporary social issues. They articulate their ideas through debate and argumentative writing, and analyze how literary and non-literary texts employ different methods to convey viewpoints.

Grade 10

Unit 1: Singing from the hearts: Poem, Lyric, rhythmical language

Students demonstrate their appreciation of Chinese poems and modern Chinese song lyrics, and develop their understanding of how rhythmical language enhances communication between authors and audiences. 

Unit 2: Multimodal Presentation: Film, and Visual Text

Students develop their understanding of how producers select forms of multimodal communication to engage the audience and develop meaning while studying the techniques used in movies, posters and photographs.

Unit 3: Intertextuality of Global Issues: Short Stories and Non-Literary Texts

Students develop their ability to identify and articulate global issues within a series of short stories. They further demonstrate their understanding of how such issues are represented across different text types by critically comparing and contrasting short stories with non-literary texts.

There are five assessment objectives for the Chinese Language and Literature course:

1. knowledge and understanding

2. analysis, interpretation and evaluation

3. organization and presentation

4. use of language

5. creative production

Assessments vary in both form and purpose, including creative tasks, literary analyses, argumentative writing, and oral presentations. The programme also incorporates interdisciplinary projects that require research, as well as the application of creative thinking, critical thinking, and collaborative skills.