Teaching your child a world language can be difficult, especially when it is a language that is not heard of or practiced every day. It...

What drives learning in the 21st century?  Incorporating new technologies and using devices in Chinese classrooms are ways to drive learning and transform your Chinese...

Using technology in the Chinese language classroom can transform the engagement level of your students. The development sessions present best practices for the iPad/PC/Chromebook 1:1...

We are excited to be mentioned in the Asia Society and Language Educator magazine about using our secondary curriculum Discovering Chinese Pro as the main...

猜字游戏 (Charade1) 在现代课堂中经常被使用，笔者在本文中将探讨其使用方法及变体。在中文课堂中，有趣的课堂活动能够帮助学生加深对所学语言的了解，笔者经过亲身实践，发现猜字活动可以有多种使用方法。在21世纪的大背景下，老师们更可以运用科技活化自己的教学，将传统活动与现代科技相结合，激发学生的学习动机，提高课堂的参与度。 传统的猜字游戏 Traditional Charade 口说训练 Speaking：学生分成两组。每组派一个学生背对着幻灯片。幻灯片显示的是目的语-中文单词。队友需要立刻辨识单词意思，并表演出来，最快说出单词的队员获胜。每个队员轮流参赛。 写作训练 Writing：学生分成两组。每组派一个学生背对着幻灯片。幻灯片显示的是目的语-中文单词。队友需要立刻辨识单词意思，并表演出来，最快写出正确单词的队员获胜。每个队员轮流参赛。 新时代的猜字游戏 Charade in the 21st Century Classroom [caption id="attachment_5053" align="aligncenter" width="395"] Picture Source: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/heads-up!/id623592465?mt=8[/caption] 使用iPad或者iPhone活用猜字游戏...

Better Chinese participó los días 7 y 8 de Diciembre en la IX Conferencia Anual del Instituto Confucio en Xiamen, China. En esta Conferencia participaron...

For the past several years, we have enjoyed Mandarin Chinese lessons with a private instructor. We have generally met twice a week in his home...

  In a 21st century language classroom, traditional grammar-based language teaching has been deemed less effective when accounting for various learners’ needs. Creating a diverse...

Some time ago, I shared with you a writing activity whereby my kids applied their Chinese writing skills in a personal journal activity. I also described...