Chinese in Context Stage 6 Syllabus (2023)

The CCAFL project is a national collaborative curriculum and assessment model that supports the provision of high quality languages education at the senior secondary level. It provides a common framework for syllabus development and external assessment across small candidature languages that might otherwise be unsustainable.

NESA’s active participation in the CCAFL project ensures the provision of consistent and uniform implementation of high quality language curriculum for those students in NSW wishing to undertake a small candidature language course. 

This course develops students’ intercultural and linguistic skills, as well as their knowledge and understanding, through the study of a range of texts.

These texts are related to the following modules:

• young people and their relationships
• traditions and values in a contemporary society
• the nature of work
• the individual as a global citizen
• Australian identity

viewed from one or more of 3 perspectives:

• personal
• community
• international.

The Preliminary and HSC courses have as their organisational focus the study of modules and issues.

Preliminary

The students’ intercultural and linguistic skills, knowledge and understanding of the Chinese language will be developed through the study of a range of texts related to the modules and issues, viewed from one or more of the 3 perspectives (personal, community and international).

HSC

Students will explore in depth an area of interest related to one of the issues through the Personal Investigation.

Young people and their relationships

Students consider their relationships with family, their connections with friends and the influence of international popular youth culture on young people.

Traditions and values in contemporary society

Students consider how the traditions and values of Chinese-speaking communities are maintained in multicultural environments and in a changing society.

The nature of work

Students consider the opportunities afforded bilingual students in Australian and Chinese contexts and how advances in communication technologies and changes in expectations and aspirations affect future study and employment.

The individual as a global citizen

Students consider the notion of ‘global citizen’ and how this concept affects notions of environment, migration and technology, and the impact of global events and trends on the individual in Australia and elsewhere.

Australian identity

Students consider the changing nature of Australian identity, from the viewpoints of a range of groups such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, those who have lived in Australia over generations and migrant communities.

Students explore how identity and culture are expressed in a range of texts in both Chinese and English, including texts relating to:

• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures composed or endorsed by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People(s),
• Australian/Chinese composers working in Chinese or English
• Chinese composers in Chinese-speaking countries.

They also investigate how ideas concerning identity have changed over time, and how these changes are reflected in contemporary and/or historical texts. The texts should reflect an appropriate level of linguistic difficulty for students and could include short stories, films, songs, poetry, digital texts and excerpts from longer works.

Board Developed Course

Course number(s):

• 11547 Chinese in Context (2 units – Preliminary)
• 15557 Chinese in Context (2 units – HSC)

Prerequisites: Nil

Corequisites: Nil

Eligibility: Strict eligibility rules apply to the study of this subject. Check with your teacher or refer to Languages courses eligibility criteria.

Study via self-tuition: Yes

Exclusions:

• 11530 Chinese Beginners (2 units – Preliminary)
• 15540 Chinese Beginners (2 units – HSC)
• 11540 Chinese Continuers (2 units – Preliminary)
• 15550 Chinese Continuers (2 units – HSC)
• 15570 Chinese Extension (1 unit – 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:

• Arts and Recreation Services
• Education and Training
• Health Care and Social Assistance
• Information Media and Telecommunications
• Public Administration and Safety

Character list (PDF 245.08KB)

Year 11

In Context Stage 6: Sample assessment schedule A  (DOCX 920.46KB)

In Context Stage 6: Sample assessment schedule B  (DOCX 920.55KB)

Year 12

In Context Stage 6: Sample assessment schedule A (DOCX 920.71KB)

In Context Stage 6: Sample assessment schedule B  (DOCX 920.34KB)