Download - R. Sekiguchi: Resources for Making China Part of the Entire School Curriculum (C4)

April 15, 2011National Chinese Language Conference

Rylan SekiguchiSPICE, Stanford University

http://spice.stanford.edu

China ResourcesChina Resources

Stanford Program on International and Stanford Program on International and Cross-cultural EducationCross-cultural Education

• Program of Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University (FSI)

• Serve as a bridge between FSI/Stanford and K–14 schools

• Developing curriculum materials on international issues

• Offering professional development opportunities for teachers

• Educating high school students through distance-learning opportunity

OverviewOverview Introduce some SPICE resources; discuss ways Introduce some SPICE resources; discuss ways to incorporate resources into language to incorporate resources into language learninglearning Demystifying the Chinese LanguageDemystifying the Chinese Language

Activity: Decoding Chinese charactersActivity: Decoding Chinese characters

Along the Silk RoadAlong the Silk Road Online resourcesOnline resources

China’s Cultural RevolutionChina’s Cultural Revolution Resource: Propaganda postersResource: Propaganda posters

10,000 Shovels10,000 Shovels Resource: Restaurant menuResource: Restaurant menu

Road to BeijingRoad to Beijing Online resourcesOnline resources

Distribute printed resourcesDistribute printed resources

Activity: Activity: Decoding Decoding Chinese Chinese

CharacterCharacterss

Extension Extension Activity: Activity: Writing Writing

and and TranslatiTranslating Mini-ng Mini-storiesstories

Create a mini-story. Write three sentences using these oracle characters and new ones you invent. You will later trade stories with another group and attempt to translate their mini-story.

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Resource: Resource: Propaganda Propaganda PostersPosters

Resource: Resource: RestauranRestaurant Menut Menu

Online Online Resources Resources

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April 15, 2011National Chinese Language Conference

Rylan SekiguchiSPICE, Stanford University

http://spice.stanford.edu

China ResourcesChina Resources