Chinese: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Foundation to Level 2 / Understanding / Language variation and change
Content description
Recognise that Chinese is a major community language in Australia
Elaborations
exploring the range of languages spoken in Australia and identifying people in the local community or in the media who speak a different language, for example, ‘My mum’s friend is from China, and she speaks Chinese’
discussing why there are different languages spoken by Australian families and by classmates
knowing that Chinese is spoken not only in China but also in other areas of the world, including Australia
