Languages Chinese

A man who is ignorant of foreign languages is ignorant of his own. Johann Goethe

Overview

The Chinese Program promotes awareness of the culture of China and the multi-cultural nature of Australia. It is a sequential program, which fosters a student’s ability to communicate in speech and writing, as well as developing effective listening and reading skills in the Chinese language.

For Beginner Level stream, they learn favourite sports, description of a friend, food and drinks, birthday and daily routines.

For Advanced Level stream, they learn making phone to friends, describing school, school subjects, personal hobbies and shopping.

Aims

To introduce the students to the structure and flow of Chinese
To lay a foundation for further studies in Chinese
To give the students an understanding of China, its culture, traditions and values
To encourage students to develop a competence in the usage of Chinese in both spoken and written form
To help the student understand the multilingual and multicultural Australian society

Topics Include

BEGINNER LEVEL STREAM

Sports and activities
At school
Food and shopping
Dates and birthdays
House Plan and Location

ADVANCED LEVEL STREAM

Making Phone Calls
My New School
I Like Learning Chinese
My Hobbies
School Subjects
Buying Stationary
Buying Gift

Time Allocation

5 periods per cycle

Requirements

Booklist Items
Levy Cost

Assessment

Participation in communication activities (oral)
Completion of set tasks
Participation in classroom activities
Ability to understand and follow instructions
Examination

“The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.” That is why it was called Babel – because there the Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.” Genesis 11:6-7, 9