Chinese: Background Language Learner 7–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Understanding / Systems of language
Content description
Explore and apply the principles of character form and function, including knowledge of semantic and phonetic radicals, to predict associate sound and meaning of new characters encountered in texts
Elaborations
using character and component knowledge to infer potential sound and meaning of new characters encountered in texts
examining component form and function to predict sound of unfamiliar characters when reading aloud
inferring the meaning of terminology from other subject areas based on analysis of characters such as 螺旋桨
using knowledge of components to select a character from options when inputting Chinese into a digital text
explaining how morphology works to identify and convey subtle and precise meanings in communication
inferring the meaning of unfamiliar words containing a familiar character morpheme
applying understanding of word formation when comparing translations in a bilingual dictionary to identify the word most appropriate to the required context and use
appreciating that the precise meanings of character morphemes are determined by context, for example, 一封信 and 相信；企图 and 地图
