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Teaching Statement
1.
Selecting good textbook and supplement materials--Chinese is
such a different language than western languages.
Choosing the
right textbook and supplement material will help the students to build
a firm foundation, but more importantly,
it will aid in keeping the
students' interest.
2.
It is important to not only teach the language but also Chinese
culture and history. Incorporating Chinese culture and
basic
history along with language teaching have motivated my students to learn
more about the Chinese language. Chinese
cooking, celebrating Chinese
holidays throughout the year (making crafts, watching
documentaries about holidays), DVDs
on Chinese history and religion,
writing Chinese calligraphy with Chinese brush, etc., are all included
in my teaching curriculum.
3.
Importance of using multi-media and games in class to create a
fun learning environment--it really grabbed my students'
attention in the classroom setting, and it also gives them a chance to
practice their speaking ability.
4.
Immerse students in the target language as much as possible in
class. My goal is using 70-80% of Chinese each class.
5.
Summer overseas Chinese language school in China--coming from a non-English speaking country (Taiwan), I know how
hard
it is to learn a foreign language when not in that language's
environment. My hope and goal is to be able to lead students
to go to China
for a couple of weeks to a month for Chinese language learning during
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