12 Chinese (Mandarin)
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Miss T. Xu.
Objectives
- To extend students' linguistic and cultural understanding and their ability to interact appropriately with others.
- To introduce students to new ways of thinking about, questioning, and interpreting the world and their place in it.
- To acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes that equip students for living in a world of diverse peoples, languages and cultures.
- To challenge and consider our own identities and assumptions.
- To develop understanding of the power of language.
- To enjoy using another language in meaningful situations.
Content
This course consolidates learning to date and uses various themes of interest to pupils to reinforce and extend the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Topics studied may include
- Work environment and part time jobs.
- School life and student behaviour.
- Relationships.
- Shopping and fashion.
- Restaurant Review.
- Health and social issues.
Recommended Prior Learning
An Achieved grade in Year 11 Chinese in each assessment OR Head of Faculty approval.
Subject and Associated Costs
Course Costs: $20.00 Education Perfect.
Associated Costs: Chinese lunch (TBC).
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This subject is eligible for subject endorsement.
External
NZQA Info
Chinese 2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken Chinese texts on familiar matters
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Chinese 2.3 - Interact using spoken Chinese to share information and justify ideas and opinions in different situations
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Chinese 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a variety of written and/or visual Chinese text(s) on familiar matters
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Chinese 2.5 - Write a variety of text types in Chinese to convey information, ideas, and opinions in genuine contexts
Pathway Tags
Historian, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Flight Attendant, Counsellor, Minister of Religion, Trainer, Journalist, Interpreter, Musician, Editor, Corrections Officer, Data Entry Operator/Transcriptionist, Foreign Policy Officer, Radio Presenter, Workplace Relations Adviser, Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Importer/Exporter, Immigration Officer, Kaiwhakaako Māori, Translator, Occupational Therapist, Private Teacher/Tutor, Probation Officer, Secondary School Teacher, Teacher Aide, Speech-Language Therapist, Tour Guide, Travel Agent/Adviser, Intelligence Officer, Court Registry Officer, Career Consultant,
Disclaimer
It is important that you complete your option selection by the due date to enable you to have your preferred course of study. Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry will be confirmed at the beginning of the school year.