Chinese: Second Language

phonological awareness multimodal text framing communicative competence formulaic language socialising productive language use create mediate translation task filler alliteration reflecting first language auxiliary verb identity cues speak directionality input creating prefix romanisation author genre background language infinitive language dialect language functions medium complexity receptive language narrative devices honorific conjunction comprehension strategies informative texts learning trajectory media texts cohesion language variation and change accent marks cognates word borrowing comprehension/comprehending face question adjective modal verb biography digital texts collocation narrative root of a word interpret semantic knowledge language features context encode lexical cohesion intensifiers compound sentence oracy tone de-centre pragmatics noun communication homophone purposeful learning bilingualism role of language and culture literacy resources authentic (texts/materials)persuasive texts accuracy pronunciation adverb form-focused learning activities digital media second language communicating synchronous content grapho-phonic knowledge pronoun culture mnemonic decode stress complex sentence skimming paralanguage text processing strategies text types (genres)audience phonics read composing performance scaffolding informing pedagogy diphthongs metalanguage stereotype characters clause talk morpheme macro skills text structure register accent prediction text textual features/textual conventions language patterns reciprocating language systems/systems of language preposition diaspora digraph enunciation intonation mode suffix concrete language syntax code-switching convention intercultural language teaching and learning fluency phoneme imaginative texts language specificity idiomatic expressions character components morphology verb translating orthography intercultural capability language comprehension understanding script adverbial scanning

The Chinese: Second Language subject enables all students to communicate proficiently by providing students with essential communication skills in Chinese, an intercultural capability, and an understanding of the role of language and culture in communication.

The design of the Western Australian Curriculum: Languages takes into account different entry points into language learning across Pre-primary to Year 10 to reflect current practice in Languages. For Chinese: Second Language, there are two learning sequences to accommodate these practices: a Pre-primary – Year 10 sequence and a Year 7 – Year 10 sequence.

Pre-primary to Year 10
Year 7 to Year 10

Chinese: Second Language learning area contacts:

Pre-primary to Year 6 : +61 8 9273 6784 | Adriana.Douglas@scsa.wa.edu.au
Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9273 6743 | Coral.Ryan@scsa.wa.edu.au

Chinese: Second Language

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