Languages - Mandarin
Languages
Mandarin
Welcome back to Term 1, we sincerely hope everyone relished their holiday break! This term, students will engage in language acquisition associated with their Inquiry units of study, and the Lunar New Year Festival. Students will begin or further consolidate their Language skills and begin a new Inquiry-based unit of learning
Foundation
Learning Intention: To understand the language of numbers in Chinese.
Students will be introduced to the celebration of Lunar New Year and learn about the Lion Dance. During this term, they will engage with Chinese language and culture through song, dance, and games. They will begin to learn basic greetings in Mandarin and be able to introduce themselves. Students will also learn how to count, read and write numbers 1-10 in Mandarin.
Year One
Learning Intention: To understand the language of family in Chinese.
Students will reinforce their knowledge of the language for labelling family members in Mandarin and begin to describe their family members using sentences. They will also create a “My Family in Australia” poster. Students in Year 1 will also focus on the Lunar New Year, and develop an understanding of why Chinese people celebrate certain traditions.
Year Two
Learning Intention: To understand the language of transportation In Chinese.
Students will explore words and sentences related to transportation, traffic rules, and types of vehicles, and study basic sentence structures in Mandarin to build on the awareness of rules and road safety Students in this level will also be introduced to Chinese New Year celebrations through videos, crafts, and songs.
Year Three
Learning Intention: To understand the Chinese Zodiac.
Students will focus on the Chinese zodiac animal calendar. They will not only learn the legends and traditions of the Chinese Zodiac but also be expected to read the calendar in Mandarin and talk about their own Zodiac animal sign. As a summary of their learning, students will design a poster about the Chinese zodiac calendar.
Year Four
Learning Intention: To understand and articulate different nationalities in Chinese.
Students will build their ability to introduce themselves, including their nationalities or country of origin through a focus on the vocabulary of countries and sentence frames. Students will also use spoken and written Chinese to construct simple personal interactions with their peers. By the end of the term, students create a booklet about their family in Mandarin.
Year Five
Learning Intention: To understand the traditions and celebrations of Chinese New Year.
Students will investigate the traditions and customs of the Lunar New Year with a focus on legends, superstitions, and celebrations. They will also develop a cultural understanding of the lives of people in the past, and the settlement of Chinese immigrants to Australia in the Gold Rush era. At the end of this unit, students will create mining maps and posters for the Chinese miners and make a presentation about the Lunar New Year.
Year Six
Learning Intention: To understand the language of different occupations in Chinese.
Students will explore the vocabulary of occupations in Mandarin, practice writing sentences that are relevant to the topic, and have opportunities to practice oral fluency talking about the occupation of their parents. During this term, Year 6 students will also research the traditions of Lunar New Year and share completed tasks across the whole school during cultural diversity week.
