Chinese: Background Language Learner F–10 Sequence / Levels 7 and 8 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Identify structure and organisation of different texts, including expositions, procedural texts and recounts, and use these in their own speech and writing
Elaborations
analysing and explaining the organisation and development of ideas or an argument in a range of genres, including textual features such as paragraphing
comparing the ways in which similar ideas and concepts are presented in different genres, discussing the impact of genre choice on text structure and language use (for example, in imaginative and evaluative texts), and determining how language choices achieve the desired effect
exploring the traditional structure of persuasive texts in Chinese, such as 总起-分述-总结, and discussing its effectiveness
reading samples of formal texts, such as news articles, official letters and informative reports, and identifying how the language use compares to their own everyday speech
