Chinese: Second Language

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

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 6355 | Nadia.Civa@scsa.wa.edu.au
Year 7 to Year 10 : +61 8 9273 6743 | Coral.Ryan@scsa.wa.edu.au