- Chinese Language
- Chinese Language classes are offered from Preschool, Kindergarten,
1st through 9th grade. The classes meets for two of 50 min. periods each Saturday. Students
who are from non-Chinese spoken families are encouraged to enroll in
Chinese as Foreign Language programs.
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- Chinese Culture Appreciation *NEW
- This class is for students who are in 7th or above grade Chinese
programs and would like to review their
vocabulary and basic language skills through reading/writing. Materials provided will be selected by teacher from variety
sources to promote students interest in Chinese culture.
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- Chinese Conversation
- This is a class for students of all ages who want to learn Chinese as
a second language.
It emphasizes pronunciation, oral comprehension, and simple
conversations. Students learn
vocabularies and sentences often used in daily living. Teaching materials include
situational dialogues for class and for home practices. Students are encouraged to
participate in small group discussion and practice. Chinese phonetic spelling (i.e.
Pin-Yin) is used to help pronunciation and reading. Teaching
assistants are also available in the classroom to help the practice.
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- Chinese as Foreign Language (CFL) Program
- This program is designed for children from non-Chinese speaking
families. Parents are encouraged to stay in the class with their children
and participate in activities together. Children will bring home the poems,
stories, self-made books and character cards
from the teacher. All the poems and songs introduced in the class are recorded with the
teacher’s voice to help the children and their parents practice at home.
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- The Kindergarten class runs 50 minutes on
Saturday. Children learn basic vocabularies including greetings, school activities,
nature, animals, opposites etc. through games, stories and songs. Children also learn
simple sentences through imitating and acting. Selected Chinese characters are introduced
as part of the learning.
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The first and second grade classes will run two of 50 minute periods on
each Saturday. This program extends from the Kindergarten level and
continue to emphasize on aural comprehension and speaking of
sentences in daily life. Children will learn to read short form of
stories. Writing simplified Chinese character will also be a part of
the curriculum. In class activities include Animal of the Day, Food
of the Day, Characters of the Day, and stories of the Day. Routine
after school home work will be assigned and graded. Exams will be
instructed at mid-semester and at the end of the semester.
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- Chinese AP Course
AP课程目标与标准大纲
全美中小学教师协会CLASS颁布了《全美中小学中文学习目标大纲》即（5－C Goals & 11
Standard）
（1） Communication 信息交流：Communicate in Chinese
1. 语言沟通 Interpersonal Communication：
学生以交谈方式，询问或提供讯息、交换意见、表达感情
Students engage in conversations，provide
and obtain information，express feelings and emotions，and exchange
Opinions.
2．理解诠释 Interpretive Communication：
学生明白和领会不同题材的书写（文字或拼音）与口语的表述
Students understand and interpret written
（in characters and／or phonetic transcription）and Spoken language on
a variety of topics.
3．表达演绎 Presentational Communication：
学生能将不同主题的信息、想法及理念，充分表达给听众或读者
Students present information，concepts，and
ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
（2） Cultures 文化认知：Gain knowledge and understanding
of the Chinese Culture
4. 习俗了解 Practices of Culture：
学生能表达对华人社会习俗的了解与认识，并且在环境中能应对得体
Students demonstrate an understanding of
social patterns and the practice of conventions，and interact
appropriately in Chinese Culture Setting.
5．文化传承 Products of Culture：
学生能表达对中国文化，诸如习俗、艺术、历史、文学、音乐等的知识和了解
Students demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of significant of components of the Chinese
culture，such as traditions，art，history，literature，music.
（3） Connection 融会贯通：Connect with other disciplines
and acquire information
6. 触类旁通 Making Connection：
由于学习中文，而加强或扩展其它学科的知识领域
Students reinforce and further their
knowledge of other disciplines thru the study of Chinese.
7. 增广见闻 Acquiring New Information：
学生能得到唯有学中文才能获得的特殊观点与体认
Students acquire information and recognize
the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the
Chinese language and culture.
（4） Comparisons 多元比较：Develop insight into the
nature of language ＆ culture
8， 语言特质 Language Comparisons：
学生比较中文与其母语，而促进对语言本质的了解
Students demonstrate understanding of the
nature of language through comparisons of the Chinese language and
their own.
9. 文化特质 Culture Comparison：
学生比较中国文化与其本国文化，而达成对文化本质的了解
Students demonstrate understanding of the
concept of culture through comparisons of the Chinese culture and
their own.
（5） Communities 社区实用
10. 学以致用 Language Beyond School
学生可以在校内或校外运用中文
Students use the Chinese language both
within and beyond the school setting.
11. 学无止境 Life-1ong Learning
学生将中华语言文化溶入日常生活，充实生活增进乐趣
Students show evidence of becoming
life-1ong learners by using the knowledge of the Chinese language
and culture for personal enjoyment and enrichment.
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