This document provides information for parents on supporting their children's learning of Chinese as a non-native language at home. It outlines the focus areas at different proficiency levels, including pinyin, listening, speaking, character recognition, and writing. The levels progress from basic vocabulary and sentences to conversing and comprehending more complex sentences, with an increasing emphasis on characters as proficiency increases. Suggested homework includes flashcards for vocabulary and characters, as well as reading and writing practice materials.

1. Parents Workshop
Supporting Learning Chinese
at Home
（For Nonnative Speakers）

2. Chinese Learning
•Pinyin 写作
•Listening & Speaking
•Characters recognition and text readin
•Characters writing and text writing

3. PINYIN
•Formal teaching starts from Year 2
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•General learning at beginning of the school year.
•Focus on reading from Year1 up to Year3, start to
write since Year 4.
•Use it as a tool.

4. LEVEL Listening Speaking Reading Writing
First Step Simple Simple sentence 10-20 Basic characters None
vocabulary(50-100) patterns recognition
(6weeks) and short sentences
A1 Be able to Respond by using 20-100 Basic characters. (Optional) Be able to
understand the basic simple words and write some basic
vocabulary of each sentences. strokes and simple
topics characters
A2 Be able to Be able to take part in 100-200 characters. (Compulsory) Be able to
understand more brief prepared tasks of write some basic
vocabulary of each at least two or three strokes and simple
topics. exchanges, using visual characters
or other cues to help
them initiate and
respond.
B1 Be able to Be able to take part in 200-400 characters. Be able to write some
understand some simple structured simple sentences.
complicated conversations of at
sentences. least three or four
exchanges, supported
by visual or other cues.
B2 Be able to deal with Fluently and get very Be able to read the text Be able to write many
unexpected close to the native without pinyin. More characters for preparing
situation with the speakers. than 400 writing a text.
knowledge and skills.

5. 写作

6. 2011-2012
A2-B2
Curriculum
Map
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7. LEVEL Listening Speaking Reading Writing
First
Step
(6weeks)
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A1
A2
B1
B2

8. A1
•Focus on listening and speaking by talking about the
images.
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•Be able to react according to the teachers’ simple
instructions.
•Be able to answer simple questions such as: What is your
name? Where are you from? What fruits do you like to eat
Generally they are focusing on learning information about
themselves and high frequent words in terms to develop
the skills of building up sentence by themselves.

9. A2
•Focus on listening and speaking by talking about the
images.
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•Be able to ask and answer simple questions regards to the
topics.
•Enlarge vocabulary and sentence patterns.
•Start to learn more characters recognition skills.
Generally they are still focusing on learning information
about themselves and high frequent words in terms to
develop the skills of building up sentence by themselves.

10. B1
•Focus on characters recognition and writing.
•Be able to make dialogues by using the vocabulary and
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sentence patterns they have learnt.
• Starting react and respond with proper words and
sentences.
This is the level starting to spend more time on Characters
learning.

11. B2
•Focus on characters reading and writing
•Be able to respond to questions in unexpected situation b
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using the knowledge and language skills.
• Start to writing sentences by using characters or pinyin.

12. Homework
Reading Homework:
•Flash cards
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Topic vocabulary Basic characters
•Text with or without pinyin
Writing Homework:
•Basic characters
•Topic worksheet

13. Basic Characters
Topic Characters
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14. 写作

15. 写作

16. 写作
Structure: Look at it.
Strokes: Think about i
Memorizing: Trace it.

17. Non 写作 Native
Native Speakers
Speakers