Chinese: Background Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 5 and 6 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Explore the impact of English on everyday communication in Chinese and the impact of Chinese on English
Elaborations
exploring language ‘borrowing’, such as English words ‘borrowed’ from Chinese (for example, ‘yum cha’ and ‘kung fu’) and the impact of English on Chinese language use today, for example, 考拉、汉堡包
analysing the impact of languages on one another such as 他写着作业 （他在写作业。） and 白了 which sounds like ‘bye’
exploring the impact of English on Chinese language use, such as recognising transliteration in Chinese, for example, 可口可乐
