Reading Challenge 1 – Chinese Breeze – Level 1 (300 word level) Now that I have finished my summer Chinese course and I take a break from studying before my Masters course begins, I am doing…MORE Chinese study! The thing with Chinese is…you really shouldn’t stop! I went to Wangfujing Bookstore last week and checked…
我的100个小时结束了！暑假开始了！
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j318xWjeRYs?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] Trends in Second and Foreign Language Teaching by Professor ZhaoHong Han from Columbia University. Held at Columbia Centres East Asia, in Beijing, July 2014. 10 emerging trends in teaching adult learners a foreign language over the past 15 years, according to Professor Han: 1. Viewing teaching as a science and hence evidence-based rather…
EdmodoCon 2014 Yesterday I sat in on in some of EdmodoCon’s live, online webinars that brought together educators from around the world for a full day of professional development. Essentially, teachers learn from teachers, and showcase the ways they use Edmodo and other digital tools in the classroom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAUrH9fOdDU?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281 EXPERT CORNER Interview in Chinese with Leo Laoshi Leo’s teaching background, love of Chinese characters, views on the current issues facing TCSOL and digital technology recommendations for learning Chinese. 傅强老师采访。傅强老师解释一下他的教学背景，热爱汉字，对学国际汉语当前存在的问题和数字化技术的建议意见。
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv9SudDJAaY?feature=oembed&w=500&h=281] World of Chinese magazine competition. Full Chinese language summer scholarship at Tsinghua University. Only catch – you must be a beginner…I entered anyway! No…I didn’t win…I didn’t match the criteria! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
http://chinesepod.com/blog/china-to-stop-teaching-english-in-schools/1261