Year 10 Languages Electives 

CHINESE (MANDARIN) 

Course Description: 

In this course, students will enhance their Chinese language skills by exploring Chinese history, cultures, and societies through a range of topics, including internet and fashion, historical figures, future aspirations, and life of youth in the Chinese communities. The knowledge and skills developed in this course will equip students for Chinese Language, Culture and Society Unit 1 & 2 in VCE.  

Assessment: 

This subject uses the following methods of assessment:  

• Oral Presentations and Role Plays 
• Listening & Reading Comprehension 
• Text Responses 
• Essays 
• Examinations 

Pathway: 

This course must be taken to prepare students for VCE Chinese Language, Culture and Society Units 1 & 2 in Year 11.   

Special requirements: 

This elective is a full year subject. 

This course is offered to students who have learned Chinese as a second language from Year 7 to 9 or can demonstrate the same level of knowledge and skills in Chinese as shown in the Victorian Curriculum. Students who speak Chinese as their first language or have received more than one year of education in a Chinese speaking region (e.g. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc.) should not select this course.