Chinese: Second Language

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

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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