Chinese: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Communicating / Informing
Content description
Analyse, compare and present perspectives on topics of interest, identifying the different ways emotions, intentions and ideas are expressed
Elaborations
discussing differences in the way events are reported in different media sources, such as local and national Chinese TV news programs
collating and analysing data on life in Chinese communities (such as positive and negative experiences of adjustment to life in Australia, impressions of Australian education system, and perspectives on the Australian national character) by interviewing Chinese speakers and utilising a range of graphic organisers to collate and compare ideas from diverse sources and perspectives
presenting or supporting a personal position or view by reconstructing information from diverse sources, summarising key points, and using quotes or supporting information, acknowledging diverse perspectives and sources of information and the views of others by using reported speech, and using forms of presentation appropriate to the subject matter, for example, using charts or images to support text
gathering information on an issue from different sources and reporting on it to others, using tools such as tables, graphic organisers and charts, and discussing whether the information is similar or different in different sources and why
extracting details and main ideas from texts, making judgments about their relevance and discussing contrasting points of view, for example, selecting the main events from an article, identifying core data from interviews, identifying gist and main point/s of a spoken interaction, or analysing different interpretations of meaning in a conversation
comparing different perspectives on the same event or on a topical issue such as intergenerational relationships, the environment, or food choices
making presentations on aspects of cultural practices and lifestyles in Chinese communities, providing a balanced perspective and avoiding stereotyping, for example, 很多中国人…；据报道，百分之三十的人口…
creating and displaying posters to raise peers’ awareness and help promote the messages of charity organisations conducting work in China
sharing own interest in people, places and events in the Chinese world by reading about places and historical figures (such as 秦始皇, 毛泽东) and writing articles for the school newsletter to inform others, recommending further reading and websites (Chinese and English)
