Jiale Zhongwen Extension Classes
We believe that students learn most effectively through interaction as well as listening to, reading and responding to meaningful texts. Jiale Zhongwen Extension classes enable students with some prior learning to enrich their Chinese proficiency through exposure to a range of stories, videos and other appropriate written or visual texts in Chinese. Students are also given opportunities to develop their spoken and written language production skills through composing and performing a range of different texts.
In 2022 we are offering two extension classes for our continuing students, Chinese Text Creation and Advanced Chinese Text Creation. These are suitable for motivated school aged learners with prior learning and Chinese for Families graduates. We encourage students to sit for HSK proficiency tests when they are ready.
We have previously also offered extension classes for senior secondary students taking Chinese as a second language at school. Contact us if interested.
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Chinese Text Creation
Stories are engaging and also provide deep and rich opportunities for language development. In this course students will be exposed to a range of stories with frequent opportunities for listening and interacting in Chinese. Students will also work on their own or in pairs to create new compositions in Chinese based on the focus story. Literacy is developed through reading, typing and handwriting in characters.
In Term 3 students will work on “My Teacher is a Martian” by Mandarin Companion.
Term 3 dates: Thursdays 4.30-5.45, 28 July to 29 September
Cost: $240 (10 weeks)
Advanced Chinese Text Creation
Stories are engaging and also provide deep and rich opportunities for language development. In this course students will be exposed to a range of stories with frequent opportunities for listening and interacting in Chinese. Students will also work on their own or in pairs to create new compositions in Chinese based on the focus story. Literacy is developed through reading, typing and handwriting in characters.
In Term 3 students will continue to work on “Emma” by Mandarin Companion.
Term 3 dates: Mondays 8pm-9.15 pm (online) 25 July to 26 September
Cost: $240 (10 weeks)