Lynfield College
Year 9 Chinese
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms J. Fang.
Chinese (9CHI): All Year 9 students have an opportunity to study a language. The aim of the course - Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin), is to give students confidence in communicating in basic Chinese through intercultural learning. Students will be working at Curriculum Levels 1 & 2. The Hanyu Pinyin (Romanised) writing system will be used in conjunction with Chinese characters. Cultural aspects will be integrated with the teaching of the language. By the end of this course students will be able to converse, read and type in Chinese about themselves, their family, numbers and colors.
The course runs for half the school year with three lessons per week. The learning material we use are called Getting Started with Chinese . The topics will be covered are: China, The language & The culture, Greeting & fare welling, Exchanging personal information, such as name, age, nationality, family, house & pets, numbers and colors.
Who would be interested in this course?
Any student with an interest in Chinese.
Pathway
Chinese is a significant language for NZ because of the strong ties being developed with Chinese speaking countries. Career opportunities exist in trade, tourism, education (teaching), diplomacy and technology amongst many others.
Pathway Tags
Foreign Policy Officer, Customs Officer, Immigration Officer, Flight Attendant, Interpreter, Importer/Exporter, Tour Guide, Travel Agent/Adviser, Primary School Teacher, Secondary School Teacher, Translator, Sales and Marketing Manager, Hotel/Motel Manager, Property Manager, Real Estate Agent, Sales Representative, Retail Manager, Marketing Specialist,
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