Chinese Extension Stage 6 Syllabus (2009)
The Chinese Extension syllabus provides students with the opportunity to extend their ability to use and appreciate Chinese as a medium for communication and creative thought and expression. Download the syllabus and find HSC support materials.
About the course
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The Chinese Extension course has a prescribed theme and related issues as its organisational focus.
Students’ knowledge and understanding of the language and culture will be enhanced through accessing a variety of texts, some of which are prescribed, related to the theme and issues.
There are course prescriptions for the Chinese Extension course:
Students extend their ability to use and appreciate Chinese as a medium for communication and creative thought and expression.
Board Developed Course
Course number(s):
- 15570 Chinese Extension (1 unit – HSC)
Prerequisites: Chinese Continuers Preliminary course
Corequisites: Chinese Continuers HSC course
Eligibility: Eligibility rules apply to the study of Extension courses where co-requisite Continuers courses include Chinese in Context and/or Chinese and Literature courses. Refer to Languages courses eligibility criteria.
Study via self-tuition: Yes
Exclusions:
- 11530 Chinese Beginners (2 units – Preliminary)
- 15540 Chinese Beginners (2 units – HSC)
- 11547 Chinese in Context (2 units – Preliminary)
- 15557 Chinese in Context (2 units – HSC)
- 11555 Chinese and Literature (2 units – Preliminary)
- 15565 Chinese and Literature (2 units – HSC)
Nil.
The knowledge and skills developed in this course can be applied across a range of career pathways.
Industries related to this course include, but are not limited to, the following outlined on the Your Career website:
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