About the Chinese Courses at IHS
Instructor: Miaowen Chang
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Chinese Learning Objectives
The curriculum of the Chinese courses are designed to align with the Washington/National standards for World Language Learning, which are categorized in five goal areas, also called 5Cs:
The Chinese I course aims to help students to achieve the above 5 goals with a special emphasis on communicative competence and accuracy. Since this is an introductory Chinese course, the ultimate emphasis will be put on cultivating students’ interest in learning the language and on introducing them to the fun customs and the beauty of Chinese culture. At the end of this course, students will be able to communicate effectively with native Mandarin Chinese speakers in simple conversations on the following topics: introducing oneself/friends/family, talking about hobbies, school life and making appointments. Students will also learn Chinese typing, classroom survival expressions and fundamental knowledge on Chinese culture and customs. Chinese II course builds upon the skills developed in Chinese I, extending students' ability to understand and express themselves in Chinese and increasing their vocabulary. Students' communicative competence will be further developed through a variety of interactive activities. They will acquire the ability to respond and interact appropriately in real life situations. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to communicate effectively with native Mandarin Chinese speakers in meaningful conversations on the following topics: shopping, transportation, weather, dining, asking directions, birthday party, seeing a doctor and renting an apartment, sports and travel. Students will also explore the customs, history and art forms of Chinese people to deepen their understanding of the culture. Chinese III course builds upon the skills developed in Chinese I and II, continuing to enrich students' learning of Chinese vocabulary and intermediate level of sentence structures. This course elevates students' understanding of more complex Chinese syntax and grammatical concepts. Students' communicative competence will be further advanced through performing longer dialogues in a variety of interactive activities in real life situations. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to communicate more in depth in those topics that they learned in Chinese I and II, such as school life, making friends, shopping, dining and travel. They will have the opportunity to apply the Chinese they already learned and to acquire more advanced phrases to express themselves coherently in a series of sentences. This course also has a focus on connecting students' study of Chinese language with other disciplines such as Math, Geography, Social Study, Computer and Science. Accordingly, students' will be able to use the language skill to function in academic and career-related situations. Also, this course will continue to introduce students to explore the Chinese cultural values and its long history. |
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