The year 2020 is the Year of the Rat. This presentation for teachers shows crafts, learning activities and writing fun for students learning Chinese.
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Cultural Comparisons: Learners use the language to investigate,
explain, and reflect on the concept of culture through comparisons of
the cultures studied and their own.
School and Global Communities: Learners use the language both within
and beyond the classroom to interact and collaborate in their community
and the globalized world.
Connections: Acquiring Information and Diverse
Perspectives: Learners access and evaluate information and diverse
perspectives that are available through the language and its cultures.
5. Many times, culture in the language classroom is…
Added as an extra to language
Teacher-centered
Token culture
Facts about….
Unrelated to previous knowledge
24. Students will be able to:
1. Express likes/dislikes of
school subjects to a friend.
2. Help someone find their way
around the school buildings.
3. Explain a student’s daily
schedule to a Chinese
exchange student.
4. Research Chinese school
uniforms and design a new
uniform.
5. Design your dream school
and present information
about buildings, subjects and
uniform to the class.
Theme: School’s Cool!
29. • Express likes and dislikes
• Eating out at a restaurant
• Ordering food
• My favourite food
• Compare school lunches
• Celebrations and food
• History of chopsticks
• Design menus
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Language Culture
35. Sliding Scale of Authenticity
How Authentic is your project?
Fully Authentic
Work that is real to students or work that has a direct impact
on the real world
Somewhat
Authentic
Work that simulates the real world
No Authentic
Work that does not resemble work done in the real world.
(outside of school)
完全真实
有点真实
⼀点都不真实
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Project-Based Learning
Authentic Product Authentic Audience
• Community groups
• A different class
• Principal/Teachers
• Families
• A school (local or international)
• Online audience
37. Whole School - Monthly Chinese Film Night
The School Community
39. CNY: Driving Question
How Can we create a resource
to help non-Chinese speaking
families in New York
authentic audience
authentic product
prepare for
Chinese New Year?
40. CNY Traditions: Driving Question
How Can I create a book
to explain CNY traditions to my buddy in 1st grade?
authentic audience
authentic product
42. CNY Song: Driving Question
create a
to introduce our families
to Chinese New Year?
authentic audience
authentic product
for our class parents
How Can we song/rap
52. Theme: Chinese New Year
I can sing
恭喜恭喜
I can
express
likes/
dislikes
I can identify
the animals of
the Chinese
Zodiac
I can greet
appropriately
LANGUAGE
PRODUCTS
Why are there only 12 animals?
Why do I bow?
How to show gratitude?
Why are there fireworks?
How is food served?Who is Nian?
Why is fish eaten?
Who pays the bill?
CULTUREWhat are red envelopes?
PERSPECTIVE PRACTISE
54. PRODUCTS
Chinese Zodiac
Debts
Fireworks
How is food served?
Lanterns
Why is fish eaten?
Dragon Dance
CULTURE
Red Envelopes
PERSPECTIVE PRACTISE
Good Luck / Bad luck
Prosperity
Travel
Family Gatherings
Evil spirits
Family
ChildrenNew Clothes
Red signs/decorations Color red
Lunar calendar Personalities
Food / Cooking
Cleaning
Etiquette
做法观点产品
59. Compare And Contrast
Celebrations
Chinese New Year Christmas
Gifts
Special food
Fireworks
Lion dance
Christmas Tree
Christmas Tree
Family time
No school/work
Fixed date
Lunar calendar Decorations
Lanterns
Santa
Red envelopes