"Learn Chinese While Singing" Student Workbooks are aligned with the NSW new Chinese K-10 Syllabus.

According to the NSW new Chinese K-10 Syllabus (2017), it targets three different audience groups: Second Language Learners (students with no prior learning and/or experience), Background Learners (students with prior learning and/or experience) and First Language Learners (students with a background in Chinese).  Although the Syllabus provides the same outcomes for three different groups, it states different expectations by suggesting different contents. It’s obvious that the Syllabus is taking into account of the idea of differentiation.

Based on the idea of differentiation and a student-centre approach, “Learn Chinese While Singing” Student Workbooks are designed to cater for different levels of learners. There are three levels of exercises for each song (Exercise A, B and C). Exercise A is for the beginners, e.g. second language learners; Exercise B is for learners who have some basic knowledge of the target language; Exercise C, which is more challenging, is for more advanced learners, e.g. young newly-arrived migrants or first language learners.  Learners can starts from the level that they feel comfortable and move on to higher levels.