Chinese
Course Study Both Semesters
Prerequisites Year 9 Chinese
Note: From 2024, VCE Chinese will no longer be available. Learning pathways for Chinese will be through the IB Diploma only.
Course Description
Note: This course is not suitable to any student who has attended any school where Chinese is the medium of instruction. It is not suitable for first language learners. It is generally expected that a student has a minimum of 120-150 hours pre-course class learning. Assessments prior to the course will take place at the beginning of the year for class allocation purposes.
CHINESE Continuing
This course is designed for second language students who have limited background and are continuing with their learning after Year 9 Chinese. The aim of this course is to provide students with the foundation for their future study of IB Chinese B. By the end of the course students will be able to understand and exchange information on the following topics: relatives, extended family and appearance, places of living and the weather, illness and injuries and seeking medical advice, describing simple ailments, studying subject and school facility, hobby and occupation, food and drink, eating out and shopping, asking and giving directions.
ASSESSMENT
1. Listening Skills (25%)
2. Speaking Skills (25%)
3. Reading Skills (25%)
4. Writing Skills (25%)
CHINESE Advanced
This course is designed for second language students who have some background and require further development of their skills in order to undertake the study of IB Chinese B. Note: This course is not suitable for first language learners. In Semester 1, students will work to consolidate and extend vocabulary on a range of familiar topics relating to personal and family profiles, school and daily life, food and eating habits in a cultural context. In Semester 2, students are expected to participate in spoken and written exchanges with a degree of sophistication and to respond to spoken and written texts in relation to a broad range of topics including, weather report, health and sports, locations and directions, holiday arrangement and experiences. Traditional forms of writing may be used, but students must be able to read simplified characters.
ASSESSMENT
1. Listening Skills (25%)
2. Speaking Skills (25%)
3. Reading Skills (25%)
4. Writing Skills (25%)
French
Course Study Both semesters
Prerequisites Year 9 French
Course Description
The course continues to develop the four macro skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students communicate appropriately in a variety of contexts and use language in familiar situations to influence the listener and negotiate. They read with understanding a variety of short text types, use communication strategies to cope with occasional unfamiliar words and use information from a variety of sources to write four or five paragraphs, adapting their writing to reflect context, purpose and audience.
In Semester 1, content areas include: past and future holidays, camping, ailments, food.
In Semester 2, content areas include: transport, shopping, talking about the past.
ASSESSMENT
1. Listening Skills (25%)
2. Speaking Skills (25%)
3. Reading Skills (25%)
4. Writing Skills (25%)
Japanese
Course Study Both semesters
Prerequisites Year 9 Japanese
Course Description
In order to study Japanese at Year 10 it is expected that students will have completed two to three years of study of the language between Years 7 and 9. This course requires students to have prior knowledge (at least 150 hours) of Japanese and a good grasp of script.
In Semester 1 students learn to exchange personal information with greater detail and sophistication. They are able to extract relevant information from written and oral sources despite the presence of unfamiliar elements. Students are expected to create pieces of work using various discourse forms and styles. The number of Kanji introduced is increased and students consolidate their ability to use all three scripts. Content areas include the personal world, shopping and eating out.
In Semester 2, students participate in a number of oral activities, being able to both give and receive information and communicate orally in the style appropriate to the occasion. More Kanji are introduced and students continue to consolidate their knowledge of the three scripts. Content areas include; life in Japan, sports and activities and directions.
At the end of each unit of work, students are tested on the topic they have studied. The focus of these assessments is on listening and reading. Throughout the units of work students are assessed on their written and oral skills. Assessment tasks, where appropriate, are modelled on the style of assessment used in senior years.
ASSESSMENT
1. Listening Skills (25%)
2. Speaking Skills (25%)
3. Reading Skills (25%)
4. Writing Skills (25%)