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WEBINAR: Setting the Stage for Chinese: Plays and Performances for Grades K-12

Watch a presentation by the author of Setting the Stage for Chinese, Yuanchao Meng. Learn how to motivate your Chinese language students with plays and performances from her book Setting the Stage for Chinese, a vital resource of TPRS plays and activities for K-12 Chinese programs.

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AP Chinese Syllabi Available on College Board Website

The College Board has posted several annotated sample syllabi for AP Chinese courses on their website in order to aid teachers in designing these courses.

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Level 1 Part 1 Sentence Pattern Drills

Pattern drills for practicing sentence patterns from Level 1 Part 1.

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Chengyu Gushi and Other Ancient Stories

A collection of chengyu stories and other ancient Chinese stories and parables, with vocabulary glosses and comprehension questions. These were included in the Integrated Chinese 2nd Edition Workbook and are now being offered as a free supplement to the 3rd Edition (or any other textbook).

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Real People on Real Topics: Video Materials for "Beyond the Basics"

Professor Jianhua Bai, the co-author of Beyond the Basics, has created these 20 short video clips to accompany the text. The clips feature native Chinese speakers discussing topics related to the lessons in the book.

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扩展阅读建议 Recommended Reading Materials

《欢迎》系列已经在练习册中设计了阅读材料。但是如果教师希望加强学生的阅读能力,或设计课外阅读课程,以下是一些阅读书目及网页。

The Huanying series has built-in reading activities for students. However, if teachers would like to help students build stronger reading skills in Chinese, or if teachers plan to offer an after-school reading program, here are some suggestions for additional reading materials.

 

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Ideas for performing the Level 2 plays

In these PDFs, the author of Setting the Stage for Chinese has shared photos of stage props and costumes (with brief instructions) used in her students' productions, plus other notes related to the stories.

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A set of Power-Point slides for Integrated Chinese, Level I, Part I (3rd edition)

In this set of PPT, topics of grammar structures are listed at the beginning of each lesson as “Objectives”. Each topic is linked to a few PPT slides for classroom practice. You can choose the ones you want to use in any order you like, or use all of them.

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One Class, Three Modes: Engage High School Students in Active Communication

In the language course, communication is the final goal and can be presented in a complete model of three modes: Interpretive, Presentational, and Interpersonal. But how do teachers engage high school students in active communication? The design and authenticity of texts and activities play a significant role.

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Syllabus and Curriculum Map

Here is a syllabus and curriculum map for teaching Huanying, Volume 1. They were created for Mandarin I at Marlborough High School.

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