Last month I observed an English class in a Chinese primary school, and then was lucky enough to speak with 4 teachers: a Chinese teacher, a Maths teacher, and two English teachers. Please find the last interview with English Teacher Sandy. 最近我观察到一节小学英语课。然后我采访了四位老师： 一位汉语老师，一位数学老师和两位英语老师。 英语老师Sandy跟我们讨论激励策略，在课堂上使用数字化技术与让她的教学方法更丰富。 Friends outside of China, feel free to watch the video…
Category: Teaching Chinese Children
北京小学的中文老师张连杰让我采访她。我们讨论的就是学习和教学。 她跟我分享： － 小学的快乐经验 － 最喜欢的老师 － 怎么教孩子汉子 － 使用数字工具 In this interview I chat about learning and teaching with Zhang Lian Jie, a primary school Chinese teacher. Listen to the audio (in Chinese) to learn more about Lian Jie’s: – learning experience as a student – favourite teacher – method for teaching Chinese characters…
北京小学的数学老师李梦莹让我采访她。我们讨论的就是学习和教学。 她跟我分享： － 小学的快乐经验 － 最喜欢的老师 － 为什么成为数学老师 － 将来计划 In this interview I chat about learning and teaching with Li Meng Ying, a primary school Maths teacher. Listen to the audio (in Chinese) to learn more about Meng Ying’s: – learning experience as a student – favourite teachers – decision to become a Maths…
Last month I observed an English class in a Chinese primary school, and then was lucky enough to speak with 4 teachers: a Chinese teacher, a Maths teacher, and two English teachers. In the first interview with English Teacher Joyce, who discusses motivational techniques, the use of digital technology in the classroom and how she…
A British Teacher in China As an individual, my view of teaching is based upon my own personal background, upbringing and culture. However, Starr (2012) highlights the dangers of this: “Western, predominantly Anglo-Saxon teachers (take) with them the assumption that the communicative approach (is) the ‘right’ way to teach a foreign language…” So as a…
EXPERT CORNER ‘XiCheng Cup’ Last week I observed a Primary School Chinese Teacher competition in XiCheng, a district in Beijing. From a teaching with (old and new) technology point of view, a projector, flat screen TV, blackboard, hand-drawn pictures & flashcards were all well integrated into student-centred lessons. I was very impressed! ‘西城杯’ 今年四月份在西城区举办了一个小学汉语老师比赛。为了丰富他们的课程老师们都用了多媒体教汉语。这个经历对我的印象很深。
What’s the difference between a language and a dialect? 语言和方言有什么区别？ （I love this photo! 我喜欢这张照片!)
A great video about a school in England that is successfully incorporating learning Mandarin into it’s curriculum. 在英国的学校学习汉语越来越受欢迎。请看这段视频。