{"id":3422,"date":"2026-04-12T17:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T07:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/academic-guide-years-11-12\/chinese-continuers-2-unit\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:41:16","slug":"chinese-continuers-2-unit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/academic-guide-years-11-12\/hsc\/hsc-subjects\/chinese-continuers-2-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Continuers 2 unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Course Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Preliminary Course<\/strong> [Board Developed] 2 units
HSC Course<\/strong> [Board Developed] 2 units<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prerequisites: 200-300 hours study of the language or equivalent.
Stage 5 Chinese
Exclusions: Chinese Beginners<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Preliminary and HSC courses are designed for students who have already been learning Chinese through to Stage 5 or its equivalent level. The student\u2019s skills in, and knowledge of, Chinese will be developed through listening, speaking, reading and writing tasks associated with a range of texts and text types (such as conversations, speeches, letters and diary entries). The student will also gain an insight into the culture and language of Chinese-speaking communities throughout the world.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Main Topics Covered:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Preliminary Course<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>

  • School life<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Recreation and leisure<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Appearance and personality<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Home and neighbourhood<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Travel experiences<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Celebrations<\/span> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
HSC Course<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/span>

  • Student Identity<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Lifestyles in local and global places<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • The World of Work<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Education and aspirations<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Youth Issues<\/span> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr>
Students\u2019 language skills are developed through tasks such as:<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
  • Conversation<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Responding to an aural stimulus<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Responding to a variety of different written material<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Writing for a variety of purposes<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
  • Studying Chinese culture through texts<\/span> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Assessment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Preliminary Course<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Internal Assessment<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>

    • Speaking<\/span> through conversations, discussions and speeches<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
    • Listening <\/span>to aural texts <\/span>and <\/span>r<\/span>esponding<\/span> in short answer format<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
    • Reading and <\/span>r<\/span>esponding<\/span> in short answer format<\/span> <\/span><\/li>
    • Writing in <\/span>Chinese<\/span> applying knowledge of text types studied<\/span> <\/span><\/li><\/ul>
      <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

      \u00a0HSC course only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/td>WEIGHTING<\/strong><\/span><\/td>INTERNAL ASSESSMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/td>WEIGHTING<\/strong><\/span><\/td><\/tr>
      \n
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      • \n A ten-minute oral examination<\/span>
        \n Conversation: A three-hour written examination:<\/span>\n <\/li>\n
      • Listening and Responding<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Reading and Responding Part A<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Reading and Responding Part B<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Writing in Chinese<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/td>
      		\n
        \n
      • TBA<\/span><\/li>\n
      • TBA<\/span><\/li>\n
      • TBA<\/span><\/li>\n
      • TBA<\/span><\/li>\n
      • TBA<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/td>
      		\n
        \n
      • Speaking through conversations, discussions and speeches<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Listening to aural texts and responding in short answer format<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Writing in Chinese, applying knowledge of text types studied<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/td>
      		\n
        \n
      • TBA<\/span><\/li>\n
      • TBA<\/span><\/li>\n
      • TBA<\/span><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

         <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        Course Description Preliminary Course [Board Developed] 2 unitsHSC Course [Board Developed] 2 units Prerequisites: 200-300 hours study of the language or equivalent.Stage 5 ChineseExclusions: Chinese Beginners The Preliminary and HSC courses are designed for students who have already been learning Chinese through to Stage 5 or its equivalent level. The student\u2019s skills in, and knowledge of, Chinese will be developed through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":3402,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3422","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3422"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3940,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3422\/revisions\/3940"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3402"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newington.nsw.edu.au\/academic-guides\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}