Chinese (Continuation)

LOTE Unit

Prerequisite

Students must have previously studied Chinese for a minimum of four semesters or equivalent.

All students who can communicate fluently orally and in written Chinese are required to study Indonesian or French in Middle School. In Senior School they can pursue the study of Chinese (First or Second Language classes, depending on the student’s background) or continue with their Middle School Language. It is important that background information regarding students’ experience and proficiency in Chinese is provided during the subject selection process.

Unit Description

Chinese (Continuation) is offered at Year 7 to students who have mastered the basics expected by this stage, so they can advance their vocabulary, writing skills and gain confidence using the Language in guided situations.

The course offers further development in the Chinese language and aspects of Chinese culture relevant to a range of topics covered.

In this unit students:

• deepen their understanding of basic cultural elements;
• consolidate their understanding of the pinyin sound system;
• deepen their understanding of Chinese characters and learn to read and write Chinese words;
• learn to pronounce tones correctly;
• perform simple dialogues;
• learn how to count in Chinese, how to say and write the date, how to greet each other and how to introduce oneself and others;
• learn how to describe their family;
• learn to speak about one’s nationality and the languages one speaks;
• develop skills through a wide range of activities including language games, role-play, videos, writing tasks and computer-assisted tasks.

Assessment

• Formative vocabulary and grammar tasks.
• Aural and reading comprehension tasks.
• Oral tasks.
• Writing tasks.
• Cultural projects.