Chinese: Second Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 3 and 4 / Understanding / The role of language and culture
Content description
Identify how terms are used to indicate relationships and express aspects of culture that may be different from their own
Elaborations
participating in exchanging good wishes in celebrations such as 龙年快乐, and comparing cultural practices of celebration from around the world
exploring the use of language and symbolic images during cultural events, and describing the cultural meaning represented, for example, looking at the use of the colour red during Chinese New Year and in good wishes of 红红火火 and asking why red is so widely used during celebrations in China; What is the cultural connotation of 红？
discussing possible reasons why Chinese family names are placed before given names, and exploring the cultural meaning of various Chinese names, for example, 静 ，明， 勇
exploring the more complicated Chinese kinship relationships, and learning to address family members with a title rather than by their given names, for example, drawing a family tree and labelling each member with their Chinese title
