How to Teach Chinese with Visual Aids

Teaching Chinese with visual aids Joanne Chen Assistant Professor of Chinese Irvine Valley College ACTFL 2009 Nov 2 2 , 2009

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3 Major Types of Learning styles

Acquiring context knowledge

Best Blend

Active Training
What I hear , I forget .
What I hear and see , I remember a little
What I hear, see and ask questions about or discuss with someone else, I begin to understand
What I hear, see, discuss and do , I acquire knowledge and skill.
What I teach to another, I master .
( Active Training , Melvin Silberman, 1996)

Retention of Information
www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtraining/htmlfiles/traintec.html

Active Learning
Stage One

Active Learning
Stage Two

Active Learning
(Melvin Silberman, 1996)
Stage Three

Active Learning
(Melvin Silberman, 1996)
Stage Four

3 Modes of Communication

Learner can only became proficient in the target language, only when they can display creative and critical thinking through the language
In other words:
Teacher’s roles are to guild, initiate, facilitate and encourage the learners, lead the learners into becoming a community of collaborative inquires.
(Kabilan, 1999)

Avoid “Spoon-feeding” our students But How do I embed Creative and Critical Thinking skills in my curriculum?

Visual Aids

Benefits of using visual aids
Save time for both teacher and students
Increase understanding
Facilitate experiences to practice
Increase fun and retention
Reinforce a concept
Maximize the effectiveness of teaching/learning

Manipulative
Teacher, yourself
Daily objects
Flash Cards
Word Cards
Sound Card
Large pictures
Photos, culture objects display, posters
Map, postcard
Handouts
Puppets, toys
Real objects
Picture books
Culture-related objects
Blackboard, whiteboard

Manipulative

Technology based visual aides
Power Point Slides
Videos, movie, TV
Online games, exercise
Online activities

水果

请学生问老师两个问题

Technology based tools

Teaching Learning
www.osha.gov/doc/outreachtraining/htmlfiles/traintec.html
Where is the 35%?

Making Flashcards, picture cards
With multiple use of purposes
Very Strong, easy to hold
Easy to carry and store
Colorful, different sizes
Larger font,
big picture size
Replaceable

Learning Activities
Flashcards – review words, speaking
Picture cards – demonstration
Handout (Sound/ear training)
Word/Picture cards (What’s it? Where is it?)
Discussion in a group
Write, role play
Games (Move and touch)
Do a project, presentation
Visual Learner Auditory learner Touch/experience learner

Learning Activities
这是什么？ -
他们在做什么？
学生用字卡 –
食物宾果 -
分组比赛 –
句子卡片 - 句子配对
Tic-Tac-Toe 连连看

The Creative and Critical Thinking skills

Learns learn the thinking skills by

Key questions
什么？
谁？谁的？
多少？几？
为什么？
多久？
吗？
在哪儿？
你觉得。？
你要。。？
怎么样？
怎么？
什么时候？

Sample 1: 你是哪国人？
Visuals: Word Cards, pictures cards, ppt, worksheet with images.
Critical thinking skill activity
Based on the picture given, try to think as many questions as you can. List 5 questions.

Sample 2 ：你在做什么？
Visuals: Pictures, word card. Sentence pattern cards. Small photo cards ， speaking card for speaking practice. ppt.
Games: PPT word games. Bingo games .
Critical Thinking Activity –
Use the picture provided,
List as many question as you can.
http://www.toolsforeducators.com/bingo/

Sample 3: Role play
Ask student to present a dialogue of a function topic , provide vocabulary or patterns.
Creative and critical thinking skill activities -
Given a situation, and students would create their own dialogue based on the assigned topics.
Goal – Problem solving

Sample 4: Projects on Voicethread.com
Slides with voice recording

Sample 5: Student Video Project

Sample 6: Writing Project

We need
Creative lesson plans
Creative teaching aids
Creative assignments and assessments
Help learners to be a creative thinker ， u se lots of Visual Aids

Joanne Chen
Assistant professor of Chinese
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Irvine Valley College
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