ACLCHU219
Elaborations
- developing tone discrimination and identifying subtle differences in pronunciation, including variations in regional accents, for example, distinguishing between ‘qing’ and ‘qin’, ‘lou’ and ‘rou’, ‘liang’ and ‘lang’, ‘shi’ and ‘si’, and ‘lan’ and ‘nan’ when listening to interactions between speakers in diverse contexts
- comparing their pronunciation and word choices when speaking in Chinese to peers and other Chinese speakers
- experimenting with rhythm, pace, tone, stress and other para-linguistic cues, and developing strategies to address aspects of their own spoken Chinese that may impede effective communication with others