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Considerations in Selecting Teaching Materials for K-12 Chinese Classes Xiaoning WangChinaSprout, Inc.April 27, 2007
Agenda
Selecting Objectives and CriteriaTextbooks and Cultural Materials for
• Elementary Students• Middle School Students• High School Students• AP Students
Q & A
Learning Objectives
• Proficiencies
• Immersion or Bilingual Programs
Selecting Criteria
• Age and Grade Levels
• Characters (simplified or traditional)
ChinaSprout’s Unique Proposition
• Broad and in-depth Materials (Chinese, Taiwan, Hong Kong and U.S.)
• Expertise (learn from teachers, administrators, parents, and students)
Selecting Textbooks and Cultural Materials
Textbooks and Cultural Materials for Elementary Students
Textbooks• Chinese Made Easy For Kids• My First Chinese Words and My First Chinese Readers• Chinese Paradise • Chinese for Children• Happy Chinese• New Concept Chinese• Fun Chinese
Characters and Reference Materials• Flash Cards• Games• Picture Dictionaries• Posters
Textbooks and Cultural Materials for Elementary Students
Multimedia Materials• DVD (Chinese for Children, NiHao Little Friends, Learn Chinese with
MeiMei or animated films)• CD-ROM (learn characters or bilingual stories)• Audios: Music, stories
Cultural and Story Books• Picture books about China and Chinese culture (in English, Chinese or
bilingual)• Folktales, story books or chapter books (in English, Chinese or bilingual)• Social Study and Science books in Chinese or bilingual
Textbooks and Cultural Materials for Middle School Students
Textbooks• Chinese Made Easy• Discovering Chinese• Chinese for Youth• Learn Chinese with Me
Characters and Reference Materials• Flash Cards (playing cards)• Dictionaries• Workbooks
Multimedia Materials• DVD (feature films)• CD-Rom
Cultural and Literatures• Books about China and Chinese culture (in English, Chinese or bilingual)• Popular Chinese or American literatures (in Chinese or bilingual)
Textbooks and Cultural Materials for High School Students
Textbooks• Ni Hao• Learn Chinese with Me• Integrated Chinese• Magical Tour of China
Characters and Reference Materials• Flash Cards (playing cards)• Dictionaries• Workbooks
Multimedia Materials• DVD (Reality Chinese)• CD-ROM
Cultural and Literatures• Books about China and Chinese culture (in English, Chinese or Bilingual)• Popular Chinese or American literatures (in Chinese or Bilingual)
AP Chinese Materials
Objectives• Language and culture competencies• Interpersonal, interpretative, and presentational communication
Textbooks • Language (Ni Hao, New Practical Chinese, Integrated Chinese)• Chinese Culture (Chinese Traditional Cultural and Modern Life, Cultural
Interpretations of China, Getting into Chinese Thoughts, Meeting China, Intermediate Reading Chinese Course)
Other Materials • Reading, Writing, Listening (Introduction to Chinese Writing, Read
Chinese Slogans and Signs, New Chinese Situational Dialogues, Chinese Reading Step by Step)
• CD-ROM (Chinese Pen, Speech or Pen Plus)• DVD (Reality Chinese)
Chinese for Children Textbook / Chinese Power Learning Games