For near native speakers of Mandarin, the MYP Chinese Language and Literature course is taught through the exploration of various literary and non-literary texts in Chinese. The course aims to help students to develop not only their skills in the aspects of listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and presenting in a variety of contexts in Chinese, it also helps them to gain an appreciation for both literary and non-literary works and develop critical, creative and personal approaches through studying and analysing literary and non-literary texts from both Chinese and translation works from other countries.
This course requires students to read widely in Chinese both in and outside classrooms. The reading texts for detailed analysis in the classroom are chosen based on themes which students can easily relate to in their own life and study. The texts provide the students opportunities to connect their experience with authors from different backgrounds and to identify and understand the different writing techniques, values and perspectives presented from authors. Students are also encouraged to read widely with their interest outside the classroom to consolidate their skills for self-expression, reflection and analysis in Chinese with confidence.
Students are assessed formatively during lessons and are given individual feedback to consolidate and improve their learning progress. Each year, students also have four summative assessments which are criterion-related, based on four equally weighted assessment criteria: analyzing, organizing, producing text and using language.
