Mandarin 10, 20, 30

(a)	Apply, with guidance, a variety of before, during and after language learning strategies to construct meaning when listening, viewing and reading.
(b)	Prepare to interpret oral and written texts using language learning strategies such as developing predictions and identifying purpose and context.
(c)	Consult resources (e.g., peers and family, dictionaries, anchor charts and electronic applications) and visual aids (e.g., pictures, graphs and drawings) to help construct meaning of oral and written texts.
(d)	Apply, with guidance, language learning strategies such as: using supplementary information (e.g., summary, illustrations and background information); interpreting physical (e.g., gestures and facial expressions) and auditory (e.g., laughter, volume and tone) cues; and, examining context clues and key words.
(e)	Utilize language learning strategies to support the interpretation of written text, such as: infer the meanings of some simple Standard Chinese words based on related pictures and diagrams (e.g., 山shān，川chuān，上shàng，下xià); look for patterns and relationships to help identify the meanings of related phrases (e.g., 工gōng → 工gōng人rén, 工gōng作zuò, 工gōng资z ī); and, use mnemonics to help remember the eight basic strokes in Standard Chinese writing (e.g., 永yǒng字z ì八b ā法f ǎ).
(f)	Relate and differentiate the initials and finals in pinyin with consonants and vowels in English.
(g)	Pose questions to clarify understanding, such as: “这zhè是shì什shén么m e?” (What is this?); “请你再说一遍。” (Could you please repeat what you have just said?); and, “你是说…” (You are saying …?).
(h)	Discuss challenges of learning to interpret an additional language (e.g., tolerance of ambiguity).
(i)	Reflect, with guidance, on personal viewing, listening and reading strategies.

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