asia literacy in the australian curriculum: children's literature
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Presented at the Asia Education Foundation National Conference, using children's books to introduce intercultural understanding and Asia literacy in the Australian curriculum. Titled: But do they call them chooks in China?TRANSCRIPT
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But do they call them chooks in China?Exploring the role of children’s books in Asia literacy
Wai Chim, Author & Presenterwww.waichim.com
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UQP 2012 UQP 2013
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Approx 243 Chinese dialects
• Mandarin• Cantonese• Hunanese• Shanghainese• Fukingnese• Taiwanese etc.
CHOOK鸡
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chookjook?
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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
- Nelson Mandela
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Oliver Phommavanh
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Anh Do
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Linda Sue Park
Gabrielle Wang
Shaun Tan
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Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today.
- Robert McAfee Brown
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Thank you!Wai ChimAuthor & Presenter
www.waichim.comTwitter: @onewpc