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So Your School Is Launching An Asian-Language Program?

Submitted by ginevra on Wed, 04/08/2009 - 3:59pm

Is your school interested in starting an Asian language program but don't know where to begin? This service brief offers helpful suggestions and resources to create and maintain your Asian language program.

Average: 4.6 (222 votes)

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

Submitted by yyangca on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:10pm

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.

Average: 4 (5 votes)

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

Submitted by ginevra on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 9:17am

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.

Average: 3 (2 votes)

China in the World

Submitted by ginevra on Fri, 04/03/2009 - 1:29pm

Watch a presentation by the Curriculum Specialists at Primary Source, authors of "China in the World: A History Since 1644", as they discuss ways of teaching modern Chinese history in the high school or college classroom, from the Qing Dynasty to the 2008 Olympics.

Average: 2.3 (3 votes)

Is it Necessary to Develop Grammar Learning Materials?

Submitted by ginevra on Wed, 03/25/2009 - 9:53am

The teaching of grammar has long been one of the most difficult challenges facing foreign language teachers.

Average: 4.5 (2 votes)

A New Way of Seeing: Fresh Literary Approaches to Teaching About Asia

Submitted by ginevra on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 4:44pm

On March 11th, celebrated East-West literary scholar, Dr. Trevor Carolan, editor of Cheng & Tsui's acclaimed new anthology Another Kind of Paradise: Short Stories from the New Asia-Pacific, spoke about the exciting new literature coming out of East and Southeast Asia.

Average: 3.4 (8 votes)

Syllabus and Curriculum Map

Submitted by fcook on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 12:41pm

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

Average: 3.5 (13 votes)

Music Videos

Submitted by jodilious on Wed, 02/04/2009 - 9:16pm

One of the great nights of studying Chinese was when I went on to youtube.com to check out their selections of videos to immerse myself into the chinese language. I came across music videos, and having come very close to completing Integrated Chinese Level One, Part One I could understand a couple of songs. Here is my favorite one that gave me a real boost of confidence:

Audio Resources: Lesson 12 - Narration

Submitted by Cheng and Tsui on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 3:09pm

Audio Resources: Lesson 12 - Exercises

Submitted by Cheng and Tsui on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 3:07pm