Here are some useful digital platforms for online learning: – 1. ewant (the Chinese Coursera) http://www.example.com 2. zihua (creative arts online courses) http://www.example.com 3. emoodle (the Chinese Moodle) http://www.example.com
Category: Understanding Teaching and Learning in China
Personal research project on understanding the role of the teacher in China.
Every week I meet with my Chinese friend, Ginger, to practice Chinese (& English). She is a Teacher Trainer for primary school teachers of English in Beijing. As we are education “obsessives”, no matter how hard we try to find new topics to discuss, we always end up talking about teaching and learning. Even before…
Yesterday, I was forwarded a questionnaire for anyone interested in high quality Chinese language classes for professionals in Beijing: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SFWY8H9 Why would this school ask about this topic now? Well, it seems currently private language schools are in a transition period, moving from teacher-centred to student-centred learning. And perhaps the content of most university courses…
Last month, I met up with a friend from Singolingua, a publishing house that deals exclusively with teaching and learning Chinese materials. He has collaborated with Yale University on a series of books called Encounters. These books, which have accompanying multimedia components, were trialled with a select group of beginner students this past summer at…
EXPERT CORNER Last week, I was lucky enough to spend time with a Beijing-based university professor. She has accumulated a wealth of experience in Teaching Chinese Methods or “Patterns”. In her opinion, the following US-Sino collaborations implement some of the best practices for teaching Chinese (on intensive Chinese language summer programmes) today: 1. ACC –…
EXPERT CORNER A new Teaching Chinese Online platform, Mandaring, is in soft launch. I was lucky enough to meet up with one of the Beijing-based Mandaring team a couple of weeks ago. Since then I have enjoyed being one of their guinea pigs, trailing their online lessons. 45 minutes of intensive speaking and listening left…
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…
[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…
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。
EXPERT CORNER – Part 3 A dialogue with a university teacher with regards digital technology in the classroom. University Teacher 1 strongly believes in keeping her teaching skills fresh and up to date through regular training. She recommends Confucius Institute’s free summer training, available to overseas Chinese teachers and China-based teachers alike. We finished…