Achievement Standard Chinese Years 5 and 6

By the end of Year 6, students use spoken and written Chinese to maintain interactions with familiar and unfamiliar people across a growing range of situations (for example, 你星期几去汉语学校？,你说…对吗？); to convey information, opinions and experiences (for …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Chinese Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students use spoken and written Chinese to maintain exchanges, to analyse and evaluate information, and to share opinions (for example, 电视节目，纪录片，教育片，微电影, 报纸，杂志， 网站，博客， 少年百科) and experiences, for example, 我们为什么要保护熊猫？中国和澳大利亚的一些差异, …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Chinese Years 9 and 10

By the end of Year 10, students sustain extended exchanges with others (for example, 那个，你知道的，就是，还有) and use Chinese to participate in shared activities, for example, 我为什么学汉语，澳大利亚的多元文化，年轻人的兴趣，网络的好与坏, 你难道不觉得…如果…就…吗？你的意思是说…,如果是这样的话… …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Chinese Years 7 and 8

By the end of Year 8, students use spoken and written Chinese to sustain interactions in their personal and social worlds (for example, 你叫什么名字？你多大了？你住在哪个城市？,不对，我是说… and 老师，我可以用电脑吗？), making appropriate language choices for different roles, relationships …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

Achievement Standard Chinese Years 9 and 10

By the end of Year 10, students use spoken and written Chinese to initiate and sustain extended interactions with others in their social world and in the Chinese-speaking community, for example, 我的学校生活，澳大利亚的运动，我最喜欢的春节活动. They ask questions (for …

Achievement Standard | Achievement Standards | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHC119

Explain the English meanings of Chinese words and simple phrases heard or seen in everyday social contexts[Key concept: belonging; Key processes: translating, moving between]

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ACLCHC119 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHC152

Create simple bilingual texts for different audiences, explaining features of the different versions and the impact of context[Key concepts: audience, context; Key processes: identifying, translating, interpreting, negotiating meaning]

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ACLCHC152 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHC153

Reflect on the benefits of learning Chinese and English in both Chinese and English interactions[Key concepts: place, biculturalism, identity; Key processes: observing, explaining, reflecting]

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ACLCHC153 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHU155

Recognise the contextual meanings of individual syllables or characters to assist comprehension and vocabulary development, and explain the form and function of components in individual characters, for example, 心,想,情,闷

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ACLCHU155 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHC167

Translate short texts for different audiences, identifying what is lost in translation and considering alternative ways to explain key points [Key concepts: concept, public, personal; Key processes: comparing, translating]

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ACLCHC167 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHU176

Explain how communicative practices are influenced by engagement with different languages and cultures

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ACLCHU176 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHC184

Participate in reading Chinese literature in original and in translation, and explain assumptions or implied meanings which inform how ideas have been translated from Chinese into English[Key concept: equivalence; Key processes: comparing, transferring, …

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ACLCHC184 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHU187

Explain the role that features of prosody such as intonation and stress play in interactions in various contexts

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ACLCHU187 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHU188

Infer possible sounds and meanings of unfamiliar characters encountered in a range of contexts by identifying and explaining the role of semantic and phonetic sides

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ACLCHU188 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHU191

Explain how gender, social class and age affect language use in formal and informal contexts

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ACLCHU191 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHU193

Explain how languages shape the communicative practices of individuals and groups, and identify ways to enhance understanding across cultures

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ACLCHU193 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHU203

Explain the phonological and tonal features of Chinese, including variations in tone, stress and phrasing in diverse settings

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ACLCHU203 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHC216

Translate a range of simple Chinese texts and identify how some concepts can be mediated readily between Chinese and English and some cannot[Key concept: equivalence; Key processes: comparing, translating, explaining]

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ACLCHC216 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHC217

Create texts in Chinese and English, explaining the linguistic and cultural challenges of achieving equivalence of meaning[Key concepts: audience, context, social distance, bilingualism; Key processes: identifying, translating, interpreting]

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ACLCHC217 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum

ACLCHU225

Explain how languages shape the communicative practices of individuals and groups and identify ways to enhance understanding across cultures

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ACLCHU225 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum