LEVEL: Stage 1 (year 11)
SACE credits: 20 credits
LENGTH: Full year
Recommended background:
This subject is aimed at students of Mandarin cultural and linguistic background. Students need to be born in a country where the medium of instruction in the formal school setting is Mandarin and who have had more than one year of education in the language. The majority of students in this category come from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore.
Content:
Students develop intercultural communication skills through examining relationships between language, culture and identity, and reflecting on the ways in which culture is created, expressed, and communicated through language.
The course is organised around four themes:
- China and the world
- Modernisation and social change
- The overseas Chinese-speaking communities
- Language in use in contemporary China.
Assessment:
Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s performance standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A to E will be used for reporting purposes.
Each semester students complete one oral task, one written task, one text analysis task and an investigative task (made up of two components: a response to text/s and a reflection).
Leads to: Stage 2 Chinese Background Speakers