Chinese and other Key Skills
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Key Skill |
Key skill element |
Student learning activity |
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Being Creative |
Learning creatively |
Students create and organise events showing and sharing their understanding of Chinese culture and language with school/class-mates and community, e.g. Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festivals. |
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Communicating |
Listening and expressing myself |
Students engage in face-to-face and online conversations with Chinese speakers from a variety of backgrounds. They participate in authentic, real-life activities and tasks in order to understand what is being said and to convey messages. |
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Managing information and thinking |
Using digital technology to access, manage and share content |
Students use digital technology to access language and cultural content as well as learning materials. They use online media to complete course tasks with their peers. |
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Managing myself |
Being able to reflect on my own learning |
Students learn to self-assess their level in Chinese. They reflect on their learning and set new proficiency targets at regular intervals. |
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Staying well |
Being healthy, physical and active |
Students explore Chinese attitudes to food and their role in promoting health and well-being. They learn about and experience how the practice of martial arts can improve mental and physical balance. They engage in cultural activities requiring dexterity and coordination, e.g. paper-cutting, calligraphy and dance. |
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Working with others |
Learning with others |
Students communicate in pairs and groups. They create a variety of links with Chinese speakers in partner schools and communities. They link with other school subjects, home economics, to make Chinese dishes; music to learn to sing Chinese songs; or history to learn about China’s past. |