Chinese
Key curriculum resources
Teaching and Learning Guidelines for Chinese
Teaching and Learning Guidelines reflect the intent of the national curriculum and provide programme guidance. When using the guidelines, teachers will naturally take account of their particular students’ diverse needs, talents, and aspirations. These guidelines are aligned to the current 2007 version of the New Zealand Curriculum and replace the Chinese section in the previous New Zealand Curriculum document.
Levels 1-4
Levels 5-8
Hao! An introduction to Chinese
The Learning Languages Series (LLS) provides multi-media materials designed for teachers and students who are new to language learning. The series is designed for years 7 and 8 students and supports Levels 1 and 2 achievement objectives in Chinese.
Professional Support
Chinese National Language Adviser
Lan Dai is the Chinese National Language Adviser, based in Auckland.
The Ministry of Education fund her work through Tui Tuia | Learning Circle and her role is to support the development of Chinese language education in New Zealand. You can contact her at: lan.dai@auckland.ac.nz
Assessment
NCEA for Chinese
Access an array of NCEA related assessment material from this NZQA site specifically devoted to Chinese. It includes NCEA achievement standards, internal and external assessment resources, vocabulary lists for external standards, past examination papers, and moderation reports.
Further Resources
Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI)
Use keywords in the search box in TKI to locate further quality assured resources.
Further Contacts
Confucius Institute of New Zealand
The Confucius Institute of New Zealand promotes Chinese language and culture study in New Zealand through educational programmes, exams, events, and scholarships. Schools or clusters can apply to become Confucius Classrooms and schools can receive Mandarin Language Assistants (MLAs).
The New Zealand Chinese Language Teachers Association (NZCLTA)
NZCLTA is a non-profit organisation set up to connect and support Chinese language teachers of primary and secondary in New Zealand schools. Find out more and become a member by visiting the NZCLTA website.
Asia:NZ Foundation
Asia New Zealand undertakes a range of initiatives to increase New Zealanders’ Asia Awareness. It offers schools and students a number of opportunities to enhance Asia Awareness; this can include initiatives with respect to China.