The Catlins Area School The Catlins Area School

Level 3 Chinese and Chinese Studies

CHIN3
Course Description Recommended Prior Learning

NCEA Chinese Level 2 or equivalent


This course integrates the core strands of language knowledge, communication and cultural knowledge. This course consolidates topics studied previously and focus on developing language fluency. Students should be able to understand more complex language and communicate on areas of both familiar matters and beyond. The students will also understand and produce a variety of text types and can justify varied ideas and perspectives in clear Chinese.
Topics that will be covered are:
1. Culture and festivals
2. School and education
3. Global citizen
4. Making friends
5. New Zealand migrants


Learning Areas:

Net NZ and Vocational Options



Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

Online access
School and/or personal computers will need to be able to produce text in Chinese