| Curricular Competency |
Identify, share, and compare linguistic and cultural information about Chinese communities |
Mandarin 7 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: share, and compare |
Elaboration: Use visual supports or technology to help convey a message. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others’ diverse abilities |
Mandarin 7 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: presentation format |
Elaboration: e.g., digital, visual, verbal; aids such as charts, graphics, illustrations, music, photographs, videos, props, digital media |
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| Curricular Competency |
Seek clarification of meaning using common statements and questions |
Mandarin 7 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: Seek clarification |
Elaboration: Request or provide repetition, word substitution, reformulation, or reiteration (e.g., 我不明白。请再说一遍。你在说什么？). |
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| Curricular Competency |
Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing |
Mandarin 7 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: Exchange ideas |
Elaboration: with peers, teachers, and members of the wider community; can include virtual/online conversations |
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| Curricular Competency |
Follow instructions to complete a task and respond to questions |
Mandarin 7 |
Thinking and communicating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use language-learning strategies to increase understanding |
Mandarin 7 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: language-learning strategies |
Elaboration: e.g., interpretation of gestures, facial expressions, intonation, tone of voice, and contextual cues; use of prior knowledge, word-building strategies (e.g., 车：火车, 汽车, 自行车), and similar words in first language (e.g., 酷 for cool) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Comprehend meaning in stories |
Mandarin 7 |
Thinking and communicating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Comprehend key information and supporting details in slow, clear speech and other texts |
Mandarin 7 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: key information |
Elaboration: answers to questions such as 谁, 什么, 哪, 什么时候, 为什么 |
| Keyword: texts |
Elaboration: “Text” is a generic term referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communications. Oral, written, and visual elements can also be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements). |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize the relationships between sounds, phonetic representation, Chinese characters, and meaning |
Mandarin 7 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: sounds |
Elaboration: tonal variations and basic intonation patterns |
| Keyword: phonetic representation |
Elaboration: the correlation between Zhuyin symbols and their pronunciation or Pinyin letters and their pronunciation |
| Keyword: Chinese characters |
Elaboration: traditional or simplified |
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| Big Ideas |
Learning about language from diverse communities helps us develop cultural awareness. |
Mandarin 6 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Stories help us to acquire language and understand the world around us. |
Mandarin 6 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Stories |
Elaboration: Stories are a narrative form of text that can be oral, written, or visual. Stories are derived from truth or fiction and may be used to seek and impart knowledge, entertain, share history, and strengthen a sense of identity. |
| Keyword: understand the world |
Elaboration: by exploring, for example, thoughts, feelings, knowledge, culture, and identity |
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| Big Ideas |
Reciprocal communication is possible using high-frequency words and patterns. |
Mandarin 6 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Reciprocal |
Elaboration: involving back-and-forth participation |
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| Big Ideas |
We can explore our identity through a new language. |
Mandarin 6 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Listening and viewing with intent helps us understand a message. |
Mandarin 6 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
Chinese cultural festivals and celebrations in Canada |
Mandarin 6 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural festivals and celebrations |
Elaboration: e.g., Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival |
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