11CHI - Chinese

Chinese is one of the most spoken languages in the world.  China is New Zealand’s largest trade partner. Learning Chinese will not only open the door to a fascinating culture with a 3000 years’ history but also increase your employment prospects in the future. 

You will be able to understand and produce more complex language, communicate beyond the immediate context and understand and produce a variety of text types.

The Chinese course focuses on developing the basic spoken and written language skills essential for communication in everyday situations. Language work covers the themes of my school, my family, celebrating a birthday, a school holiday, a letter to a friend, shopping and learning a foreign language. Linguistic studies are consolidated by background work on life in China, so that the language is learnt in its appropriate cultural context.

The following main topics will be covered this year:

• My school

• Leisure time 

• A trip in the past 

• A person you know 

• Ask for and giving directions 

• Shopping

Satisfactory completion of Year 10 Chinese, or prior knowledge of the language.

This course is assessed using the WC Progression Framework and provides an excellent foundation for students wishing to continue onto NCEA L2 Chinese. The following areas will be assessed: presentation (speech and/or writing), interactions, reading comprehension and listening comprehension. 

students will be evaluated using these indicators: Emerging, Developing, Proficient, Advancing.  For more information about what these mean, please see the Year 9 - 11 section of our website.