HS Chinese Guide

CHINESE LEVEL 1

UNIT 1 PINYIN, NUMBERS, GREETINGS

PACING

PROFICIENCY LEVEL RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE

3-4 weeks/unit

Novice Low

● HS DLI/WL PL Canvas Course ● USBE Standards ● World Readiness Standards for Languages

INFORM

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LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR NOVICE LOW PROFICIENCY LISTENING SPEAKING When students exhibit Novice Low listening pro fi ciency in Chinese, they understand:

When students exhibit Novice Low speaking pro fi ciency in Chinese, they can: 1. Use greetings and farewells. 2. Introduce themselves using memorized words and phrases. 3. Answer simple questions with words or short memorized phrases. 4. Name familiar people, places, objects, and classroom items. 5. Use practiced expressions to meet basic classroom needs. When students exhibit Novice Low writing pro fi ciency in Chinese, they can: 1. Copy and write familiar words and memorized phrases. 2. Write basic personal information (e.g., name, age, hometown). 3. Label familiar people, places, and objects. 4. Respond to simple prompts using words or memorized phrases. WRITING

1. Familiar words, greetings, and memorized expressions. 2. Simple classroom commands supported by gestures or visuals. 3. Basic questions about themselves when spoken slowly and clearly. 4. Frequently used words related to familiar people, places, and objects. When students exhibit Novice Low reading pro fi ciency in Chinese, they understand: 1. Familiar words and memorized phrases. 2. Labels, signs, and classroom vocabulary. 3. Simple words and phrases supported by pictures or visuals. 4. Very short texts containing familiar vocabulary. READING

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS ● I can say and recognize the words and phrases in Chinese conversation such as hello, good-bye and stating and asking names using last name fi rst, nice to meet you, greetings , pronouns , polite expressions , numbers 0-30, classes (oral only) ● I can write number characters 1-30 using the correct stroke order ● I can demonstrate pro fi ciency with the use of tones. ● I can recognize Pinyin sounds to help with pronunciations. ● I can understand procedures and essential phrases used in the classroom setting. ● I can introduce myself and meet others using culturally appropriate language and gestures. ● I can use polite expressions for “ please”,” thank you”, “ I’m sorry”,” excuse me” SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building ● Use a variety of visuals with Chinese characters to de fi ne meaning of words and phrases (eg. pictures of people greeting one another with characters like , n ǐ h ǎ o, etc.). ● Use a graphic organizer to differentiate the Chinese characters, phrases, & images for students to make associations between objects & characters. (eg. For numbers: y ī one, èr, two, s ā n, three, sì four, w ǔ fi ve, liù six, etc.) ● Use Total Physical Response to review Chinese characters and classroom objects. (eg. put the number 3 ( s ā n character) on the chair). ● Group students to allow opportunity for them to practice Chinese. ● Before assigning students a conversation, model the conversation, and provide sentence frames or sentence

starters (eg. Hello. My name is … What is your name? … Nice to meet you.). ● Use gestures and oral repetition of key phrases and words in multiple contexts. ● Exchange names using culturally appropriate greetings and body language.