Elaboration (4) ACLCHC002
recognising the differences in describing family members in Chinese and English, for example, ‘brothers’ can be 哥哥 or 弟弟 in Chinese
Elaboration (4) | ACLCHC002 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHC007
matching words and phrases spoken in Chinese to images, objects or words in English, such as classroom objects (书包， 笔), to develop vocabulary
Elaboration | ACLCHC007 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC007
stating the English equivalent of common expressions in Chinese (for example, phrases such as 对不起, 没关系; 谢谢，不谢) for the benefit of classmates
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC007 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLCHC009
comparing learning in English with learning in Chinese, for example, learning about syllables and components
Elaboration (3) | ACLCHC009 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLCHU010
working with classmates and teachers to identify initials (b, p, m, d, t, g, k etc.) that are similar to English consonants (f, l, n, v)
Elaboration (3) | ACLCHU010 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLCHU011
examining which initials and finals can be guessed from English, for example, ‘mama’ as opposed to ‘gege’
Elaboration (2) | ACLCHU011 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLCHU012
recognising that simple statements in Chinese tend to follow English word order, but that questions do not, for example, ‘Do you have a cat?’ versus 你有猫吗？
Elaboration (2) | ACLCHU012 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHU013
comparing similar texts in Chinese and English (for example, a poster for a movie, such as 《功夫熊猫》) and identifying major elements of the Chinese text
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHU013 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Second Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum