Authentic Cultural Activities in the Chinese Language ClassroomGrace WangK497, School for International StudiesBrooklyn, New York
Why authentic?We use language everyday to communicateShould create meaningful conversations
Market Unit6 weeksProject- based
Unit PlannerDate Subtheme
Functional Objective Language Expectations
Cultural, Interpersonal, Presentational Homework Notes
Day 1 The MarketplaceIdentify things that can be bought in a market
市場，小商品，禮物，燈籠，扇子，草帽，鞭炮，東西，歡迎光臨， place+ 有…
Culture- Discuss: What do you think you would find in a Chinese market vs an American one?
2 items you've seen in Chinese markets that you don't normally see
Day 2 CurrencyIdentify the currency for different countries 錢，美元，台幣，人民幣，塊，元，毛，角，分 Culture - What are currency
rates? How much do things cost?converting currency for items
Day 3 SellingDetermine how much things cost
一到十，二十， 百，千，買賣，你想買什麽，幾個，找你。。。錢
Presentational - how much is this item? (U.S. dollars)- Price is right
Day 4 Buying Inquire how much things cost多少錢，貴，便宜，夠，我想買。。，把，頂，件(m.w.) ，去 +place, 送給。。 Interpersonal - Ask how much
things cost (u.s. $, then convert)
Day 5 Clothes Identify pieces of clothing
衣服，襯衫，汗衫，大衣，外套，夾克，褲子，長褲，短褲，牛仔褲，裙子，條， 。。穿。。，。。比較。。
旗袍
Culture - What are traditional Chinese clothes?
Day 6(Continuation) Clothes
Identify pieces of clothing (preferences)
Day 7 Accessories Identify accessories 帽子，寫字，外資，雙，戴 Interpersonal - What are your favorite accessories?
Day 8 Clothes (weather)Identify appropriate clothing (weather) 颳風，下雨，很熱，下雪，晴天，。。因爲。。。
Interpersonal - How would you dress someone for NYC in today's weather?
Day 9 Size & FitCompare/identify clothes that are too big/small
舒服，幾號，大好，正好，試，名牌，時髦，雖然。。可是。。， 不但，而且。。。 Interpersonal- How to tell
someone big/small
Day 10 Bargaining
Recognize that different cultures have various styles of shopping 太貴，走吧，。。吧。。， 打折 Culture- Bargaining, when do
you walk away? (pg 80)
Write a convo between a shopper and a store worker
Day 11Market Conversations
Incorporate/initiate a conversation 去 +place, 。。送給。。， 多少錢 Presentational - Act out
conversation with partner
Date SubthemeFunctional Objective Language Expectations
Cultural, Interpersonal, Presentational Homework Notes
Day 12 Night markets
Distinguish the differences between American markets and Chinese markets 夜市，市場，小吃， Culture- Nightmarkets & what
do they sell?Write down store ideas- minimum 2
Day 13 PricesIdentify how much clothing items cost 買一送一，打折，減價，價錢，上當 Culture - 70% off versus 打三
折
Day 14 Project Begin projectHow can we incorporate the vocabulary used/challenge ourselves?
Day 15 Project Continue projectHow can we better use the vocabulary? Is it accurate?
Day 16 Project Finalize project
Day 17 Display projects 1/2 class presents Listening & speaking skills for shoppers/sellers
Day 18 Display projects Second 1/2 presents Listening & speaking skills for shoppers/sellers
Day 19 Review Review unit
Jeopardy game - incorporate cultural aspects, interpersonal (skits), presentational skills when they answer
Day 20 Test
ActivitiesDo-nows, discussions, formatives, mini project, summative
Do-NowsShould be used to your advantage!!Give them 2 choices to answer
CurrencyUSD -> RMB -> NTD conversions
Mini-Project: ClothesMiddle school – dress a classmateHigh school – create an outfit
Presentation on outfit
Project to be typed on a computer
Market Conversation Rearranging
Different colored sheetsLabel for buyer/sellerDifferentiated for Ss who are reading characters/those who are still struggling (use pinyin as a scaffold)Heterogeneous pairingProject the conversation to read together after completion
Partners must read sentences together
Final projectPick an item to sell
Something they are interested in/like
Given limited money to spendWho is able to get the most out of their money? Who is happy with their purchase?
Incentive TripTrip to Chinatown
Common Core State Standards
CCSS. ELA-Literacy. L.9-10.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.CCSS. ELA-Literacy.L9-10.4a Use context (e.g. the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.CCSS. ELA-Literacy.L9-10.4c Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g. dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology.
How can this be used to show your
effectiveness?EdTPAFormal observations
Student choiceDifferentiation
Thanks for listening!
