Elaboration (2) ACLCHC118
copying from models to convey meanings for a sequence of images, such as creating sequential captions for photos, pictures and paintings
Elaboration (2) | ACLCHC118 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (4) ACLCHC199
creating digital stories by producing labels for pictures, photographs and cartoons, and presenting them in combination with sound, voice and music to convey a sequence of events
Elaboration (4) | ACLCHC199 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLCHU221
employing more complex syntactical features to enhance their own meanings, building on current knowledge, for example, making comparisons, expressing sequence, expressing cause and effect
Elaboration (3) | ACLCHU221 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLCHC135
developing strategies for using bilingual (Chinese–English and English–Chinese) dictionaries in both print and digital forms to assist with translation
Elaboration (5) | ACLCHC135 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLCHU124
understanding that as for English there are basic rules of word order in Chinese (subject-verb-object)
Elaboration (2) | ACLCHU124 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACLCHC135
explaining in English features of gestures used in Chinese, for example, hand gestures for numbers
Elaboration (6) | ACLCHC135 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (3) ACLCHC134
plotting a storyline, considering: Who is the main character? How can I make this character interesting to readers? How can I sequence my story to grab the reader’s attention?
Elaboration (3) | ACLCHC134 | Content Descriptions | Years 3 and 4 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLCHC199
plotting a storyline in Chinese, considering: Who is the main character? How can I make this character interesting to readers? How can I sequence my story to grab the reader’s attention?
Elaboration (5) | ACLCHC199 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (6) ACLCHC215
creating narratives that hold the attention of readers, for example, beginning a story with 你知道吗？ and experimenting with 正叙，倒叙，插叙 to sequence events
Elaboration (6) | ACLCHC215 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC120
comparing ways of communicating and interacting in Chinese and English by identifying similarities and differences in features such as gestures, greetings, titles
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC120 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHC153
noticing and reflecting on how interacting in Chinese feels different to interacting in English, and identifying ways of communicating or behaving that appear culturally specific
Elaboration | ACLCHC153 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (1) ACLCHC200
reading children’s stories in bilingual form and identifying which ideas in Chinese and English may or may not translate directly
Elaboration (1) | ACLCHC200 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (2) ACLCHC200
observing interactions between speakers of Chinese and describing the interaction in English, including features of prosody as well as language
Elaboration (2) | ACLCHC200 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLCHC202
comparing how the residential address in Chinese and English reflects certain values in the different cultures
Elaboration (5) | ACLCHC202 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHU225
considering ways in which being a bilingual speaker of Chinese and English could impact on and enhance their future life and career
Elaboration | ACLCHU225 | Content Descriptions | Years 9 and 10 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHU159
exploring language ‘borrowing’, such as English words ‘borrowed’ from Chinese (for example, ‘yum cha’ and ‘kung fu’) and the impact of English on Chinese language use today, for example, 考拉、汉堡包
Elaboration | ACLCHU159 | Content Descriptions | Years 5 and 6 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration (5) ACLCHC200
identifying times when it is useful to employ words or phrases not normally used in English, for example, applying Chinese speech patterns when speaking about family members in English to a Chinese person, such as saying ‘my brother’s son’ instead of …
Elaboration (5) | ACLCHC200 | Content Descriptions | Years 7 and 8 | Years 7–10 (Year 7 Entry) Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHC119
discussing Chinese words or expressions that appear to have no equivalent in English, for example, 不要客气，快吃吧
Elaboration | ACLCHC119 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHC120
sharing knowledge of Chinese with others, explaining features that differ from English, for example, how periods of the day are defined and word order for date and time
Elaboration | ACLCHC120 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum
Elaboration ACLCHU124
learning about meta-terms for word types, for example, exploring what is considered a verb in English and in Chinese (for example, adjectival verbs in Chinese)
Elaboration | ACLCHU124 | Content Descriptions | Foundation to Year 2 | Years F–10 Sequence | Background Language Learner Pathway | Chinese | Languages | F-10 curriculum