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A 3.5-hour accredited course by BOSTES - Effective resources (Chinese)

Course title:    Effective resources – Differentiated teaching and learning materials for Chinese  Language classes
Date		Time	Targeting teachers
Friday, 01/04/2016		4.30pm-8.00pm	Teachers of K-10 Chinese (Stages 1-5)
Professional learning objectives	This course is to help teachers select, create and use effective and differentiated learning materials to engage students in their learning. To achieve this, teachers not only need to have a comprehensive knowledge of the content but also understand the individual needs of each student. In an Internet era, a wide range of online teaching and learning resources are available and are always free to use. Engaging and differentiated resources and activities are key factors for successful language teaching and learning.
Summary of the course	This course will focus on connecting outcomes with learning materials. It will also assess some teaching and learning resources that will help teachers teach specific courses. Facilitated by Wei Leu, who has extensive knowledge of the syllabus as well as experience of teaching, marking and setting HSC papers.
Course Outline	This course will start with a discussion of teaching Chinese in the 21st  Century education context. Then an explicit interpretation of the syllabus will be presented, especially the prescribed objectives and outcomes. Participants will be divided into groups to exchange and share ideas regarding teaching and learning resources. They will also work with other participants to identify the connection between culture and language so that they can choose/develop effective resources for developing students’ intercultural  understanding. During this course, some effective and hands-on teaching and learning materials will also be demonstrated and discussed. A Q&A session will provide an opportunity for participants to clarify any issues they may have relating to the effective resources.
Professional Standards for Teachers	2.1.2 Apply knowledge of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area to develop engaging teaching activities 3.4.2 Select and/or create and use a range of resources, including ICT, to engage students in their learning 7.4.2 Participate in professional and community networks and forums to broaden knowledge and improve practice
Location	Sport  Lounge,  CLUB  BURWOOD  RSL,  96  Shaftesbury  Road,  Burwood  2134 (ample parking available at the club)
Cost/Class	$220 per person (CLTANSW members), $270 per person (non-members)
Payment	Account name: Australian Institute of Business Intelligence Pty Ltd; BSB: 062 000; Account No.: 14919516
Contact	Tel: (+612)94351523, Mob: 0450778170 (Shinki Wang) Email: shinki.wang@hsk.com.au, celine.qiao@hsk.com.au

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Please kindly send your form to shinki.wang@hsk.com.au, celine.qiao@hsk.com.au or contact us on 02 9435 1523

鸟瞰中国上源远流长 China from Above Part 1

If you are a Chinese language teacher, you must show this to your students. If you are a student of Chinese language, you must watch this. It provides your students or yourself a brand new perspective -  a real China.

Useful learning tool - To practise your stroke order

Learn the character order and practice pronunciation

拜託，用走的

This is a very interesting and authentic teaching resource. Teachers can focus on the speaking (e.g. pronunciation, sentence structures) or listening. Alternatively, they can talk about the issues raised from the video. Anyway, lifestyle is part of the culture.

恭喜恭喜by Pink Martini

An American musical group sang a Chinese song in a concert in Argentina. 
This is a song selected for Learn Chinese While Singing Book 3-10.

挑战你学生的文化的理解力 - At the Reception Desk 出柜台

试试看你学生的理解力。如果听得懂，那你就成功了。



At the Reception Desk 出柜台

An alternative version of Chinese New Year - The Great LOL of China E2: New Years

This is a great teaching resource for Chinese New Year. Teachers can use it as a stimulus for further discussion of Chinese culture. Students can also learn the concepts of 春运，新年快乐，万事如意....

Ideas worth to spread: 6 Hacks for Learning Chinese, by Steve Kaufmann

Steve Kaufmann’s leaning ideas and experiences are very encouraging and inspiring. 
Have a look of his another YouTube. His own speaking in Chinese has proved that his ideas are valid.

会十门外语的老外用中文教你如何学习外语

A learning platform for Chinese language - Twitter

Social media has become one of the best tools for sharing information and ideas. Teaching/learning Chinese has become much easier due to this tool. For example, many individuals or organisations share their ideas and experiences, producing quality programs to help people learn Chinese or teaching Chinese online. They may run it as a business or simply just as a hobby or with good intention. Regardless, they provide a broad range of learning tools, resources, information, links or experiences for Chinese language learners around the world. In order to promote Chinese language education, I am happy to spread their links. Of course, it’s up to you to explore.

 1.    ChineseSkill, The Most Effective #Chinese Learning App! Now available       in @AppStore and@GooglePlay. Completely Free,  https://twitter.com/ChineseSkill, Beijing, China

2. Hanzi WallChart, We make big old Chinese character posters and other cool stuff to learn Chinese with. Based in London, https://twitter.com/Hanzi_WallChart, London, UK

3. FluentU Chinese, We bring Chinese to life with real-world videos, https://twitter.com/FluentUChinese

4. Yoyo Chinese, Learn Chinese with Yangyang Cheng with short and fun video lessons, https://twitter.com/yoyochinese, Los Angeles, California, US

5. Remember.it.chinese, The fast & easy way with our http://remembr.it/chinese-characters … andhttp://remembr.it/chinese  vocabulary courses. Free Trial Available. https://twitter.com/richinese

A fantastic teaching resource: Transition 前进乐团 （Dui Bu Qi 对不起我的中文不好）

If you haven’t used this resource for your students, you should do it now. It’s very encouraging to see ‘外国人说中文’，although this song is called “我的中文不好”. They have not only learnt Chinese language, but also Chinese culture - 谦虚.

                          

An excellent resource for developing students' intercultural understanding: What You Should NEVER Give to a Chinese Person

In order to help students develop their intercultural understanding, which is an essential skill in a globalised world, teachers need to encourage students to compare and contrast the target and their own cultures, to reflect on students’ own cultures, and to ‘create personal meanings about one’s experiences, communicate those meanings, explore those meanings and reshape them in response to others’ (Scarino & Liddicoat, 2009:23).  The following is an excellent resource for teachers to induce the discussion. 

                       

我爱中国菜 - I like Chinese food

我爱中国菜 - 非常Fresh

A great teaching resource to go with topics, such as  Eating & Drinking or Chinese food. Hope you enjoy it.