Year 7 & 8 Administrative & Course Handbook

LANGUAGES YEAR 7 GERMAN Year 7 German focuses on developing students’ capacity to understand basic sentences and questions, engage in simple conversations based on interpersonal topics and to write short texts of simple sentences. Students also learn about the culture and geography of Germany. Students will specifically look at language associates with describing themselves, colours, numbers, the body, times, seasons and animals. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE • Understand and use language within the world they experience. • Develop an understanding of the culture of the countries where the language is spoken. • Develop a better understanding of English language structure through the study of German. YEAR 7 MANDARIN (CHINESE) Year 7 Mandarin focuses on developing students’ capacity to understand basic sentences and questions, engage in simple conversations based on interpersonal topics and to write short texts of simple sentences. Students also learn about the culture and geography of China. Students will specifically look at language associates with describing themselves, colours, numbers, the body, times, seasons and animals. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE • Understand and use language within the world they experience. • Develop an understanding of the culture of the countries where the language is spoken. • Develop a better understanding of English language structure through the study of Mandarin. YEAR 8 GERMAN Year 8 German focuses on developing students’ capacity to engage in simple conversations and transaction and write short texts of several linked sentences. Students also learn about the history and culture of the German speaking countries. Students will specifically look at language associates with daily routine, sports and leisure, birthdays, food and cooking, school and culture. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE • Understand and use language within the world of their own experience. • Develop an understanding of the culture of the countries where the language is spoken. • Develop an understanding of the culture of the countries where the language is spoken. • Develop a better understanding of English language structure through learning German. YEAR 8 MANDARIN Year 8 Mandarin focuses on developing students’ capacity to understand basic sentences and questions, engage in simple conversations based on interpersonal topics and to write short texts of simple sentences. Students also learn about the culture and geography of China. Students will specifically look at language associates with daily routine, countries, birthdays, food and cooking, history and Chinese culture. SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE • Understand and use language within the world of their own experience. • Develop an understanding of the culture of the country where the language is spoken. • Develop a better understanding of English language structure through the study of Mandarin. YEAR 7 & 8 ADMINISTRATIVE & COURSE HANDBOOK CONTENTS