Chinese Essentials: What and How
--- For the Elementary and High School World Language Classrooms
Chinese Essentials: What and How meets the new challenges of teaching and learning Chinese as a world language in classrooms for younger learners.
· Combines textbook, reference book, and teaching strategies for ease use.
· Uses simple language and a clear format to demonstrate important and difficult
sentence patterns, points of grammar, and uses succinct explanations.
· Categorizes vocabulary by topic for creative and extended learning.
· Has the flexibility to be used with any teaching method or textbook.
· Maps out the scope and sequence of Chinese curriculum for grades 6-12 and includes
ten thematic units.
· Provides practical and effective classroom tips and classroom activities for teachers
and younger learners.
· Reveals the horizontal and vertical connections of basic Chinese learning content.
It assists with curriculum design, lesson planning, and classroom organization for the teacher; self or extended learning for the learner; parental or administrative
supervision; and training or modeling for new teachers.
Author: Fu, Haiyan Ed.D.
Northside College Preparatory High School
Illinois State Certified Chinese Teacher
Publisher: Beijing Language and Culture University Press
Distributor Hope Education Foundation (www.hope-edu.org)