Just back from the screening of Victoire Terminus, a Congolese film about female boxers. This documentary was shown as part of the first Chinese Women Film Festival (which includes international films). Set against Congo’s first free elections during the summer of 2006, the story revolves around a trio of girls who box for a…
Chinese Teacher 5 Teacher 5 does not have a general teaching certificate (the British equivalent is the P.G.C.E), but she does have a Masters in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language. She is a new teacher, with two years teaching experience. T5 uses a text book as the basis of her teaching strategy, and always…
Chinese Teacher 4 Teacher 4 is not a qualified teacher, but has taught 4 foreign students recently. T 4 believes that there are “too many” Chinese teachers nowadays, due to the high demand from foreigners wanting to learn Chinese. The result is that there are a lot of unqualified teachers in the market. Teacher 4 thinks that…
Chinese Teacher 3 Teacher 3 is a graduate from BLCU (Beijing Language and Culture University). She has been teaching Chinese for 3 years. Her students are all adults, some with no language experience, while others are already quite fluent. She does not hold a TCFL certificate, because, currently, the training for the official certificate has…
学习汉语任务 日前在上课的时候我们小班去公园跟中国人练习说汉语。老师给我们三个学生一个人物：了解中国人的网络购物看法。老师告诉我们只有三十分钟做完了。 我的一个精力不太好。大部分的中国人不愿意跟我说。很难做好这个任务。但是呢，四个比较热情的女生很愿意跟我聊天儿。她们的看法差不多。她们认为网络购物，“挺多人喜欢” 因为， “比较方便”。 “不用再去，走路去逛”。 “在电脑，一开机，就看，就。。。就可以选择”。如果他们对网上买东西不满意， 她们，“。。就退（货）”， 因为， “退货很容易”。然后呢， 她们告诉我运费很便宜， “只有十块钱”。她们告诉我淘宝和另外一个是很好网站买东西。 不巧，因为我的mp3没电，所以只能听三十秒的采访。。。
日前我看了一部纪录片叫“Somewhere Between”关于四个中国女孩儿被美国家庭收养. 我们慢慢了解她们在美国长大的经验。她们愿意说起来双重身份的问题，她们自己的希望和梦想等等。很有意思。 这部电影提出了很多关于收养的问题。比如，收养孩子好不好？或者让孤儿院照顾孤儿最好？是不是OK让孤儿在外国长大？
Chinese Study Plan HSK, or Han4yu3 Shui3ping2 Kao3Shi4, or the Chinese Proficiency Test, has 6 levels. Having passed level 4 in June, I am planning to take level 5 in January or February 2014. Month 1: September 2013 General Chinese Small Group Class – 2 hours – Experience Chinese textbook, focusing on listening and speaking…
Article from The Telegraph about exam cheating in China: Riot after Chinese teachers try to stop pupils cheating
Chinese Teacher 2 Teacher 2 has taught English to Chinese students for 17 years. She holds a TCFL certificate. Her teaching role is split in two – Teacher Trainer and Chinese Teacher. T2 uses a Chinese concept to describe her attitude to teaching students: “因材施教/yin1cai2shi1jiao4“。(Different students, require different teaching methods). Regarding developments within the TCFL…
Interesting article from BBC News, published on the 10th September 2013: Too much for teachers? It’s Teachers’ Day in China – officially an occasion to honour the country’s educators, but the Chinese press have been asking if it’s now just an opportunity for pushy parents to try to bribe their children’s teachers. A survey published…