Chinese: Second Language

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

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