Level 2 Chinese Heritage Language
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms M. Lin.
Course Content:
In Year 12 Chinese Heritage Language, you consolidate your abilities using practical, transactional language to communicate information and ideas and further develop your skills using the more abstract language to express and justify your opinions. The main idea at this level is Youth Matters. We will use a variety of texts and online resources. Topics include:
- Study & Career Plans
- Festivals & Customs
- Leisure activities & Healthy living
- Part-time work & Social network
- The world of youth
** Please note that if you have limited Chinese reading and writing abilities, you should see Ms Lin or Miss Hu to determine if this course is right for you.
Recommended Prior Learning
This course is for students with prior first language experience to consolidate their prior learning; further develop and gain credit for their proficiency. This course is recommended for students who have had more than 5 years of experience in a Chinese-medium school (all the subjects are taught in Chinese in the school).
Pathway
Continued study in Year 13 and university. Mandarin Chinese is university entrance accredited subject, and is also offered by all major New Zealand universities. HSK Chinese Proficiency Exam; exchange and scholarship opportunities. Here's just a few of many Chinese career opportunities that await you!!
Research analyst (someone can help companies to make better business decisions for their Asian/Chinese speaking markets), global marketing specialist, government agent (with more than 300,000 Chinese migrants in NZ, our government needs you), Chinese teacher, ESOL teacher (you can teach both in non-English speaking countries as well as in English speaking countries), translator, interpreter, cultural promoter. Mandarin Chinese is a great language to learn that will open the doors to a world of opportunities.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
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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
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Disclaimer
We aim to enable every student to have the course that they prefer, however, some courses have limited places or pre-requisits that may restrict the student's choice.