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.
