lakeside school the articulation of a high functioning chinese program
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Jillian Tsai-- Middle School
Cheyenne Z. Matthewson -- Upper School
Lakeside School Chinese: the Articulation of a High-Functioning Chinese Program
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Brief History of Lakeside School’s Chinese ProgramStarted in 2000 as a
desire of school to add a non-western language to our language course lineup
- Acknowledgement of the
rise of China
- Local community
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Challenges of Starting our Chinese Program
Gaining parent support
Finding qualified teachers
Setting up our curriculum
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Challenges of Starting our Chinese Program
Support of the parents
- Endowment/Financial support
- Parents involvement in the planning stage. Give them the sense of ownership, but not control of the program
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Challenges of Starting our Chinese ProgramFinding and retaining
qualified teachers Where to find teachers?
- CLTA network at national and
local levels
- NAIS China Connection
- New teacher support -Mentor system
-Support of professional
organizations
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Setting up curriculum
-articulating goals at each level
-selection of materials
(MS approaches vs.
US approaches)
-students language background
(heritage and non-heritage
learners)
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Program Overview Middle School
- Levels A, B, C, D
- Students are required to
take one foreign language.
- Students who successfully
complete C or D may be
placed at the Upper School
Chinese II level.
- More than 20% students
enrolled in Chinese program
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Program Overview
Upper School - Levels I-IV, IV/V, V/VI
- Graduation requirement:
at least two years in Upper
School and successfully
complete Level III.
- More capable students should
be able to enroll in Third Year
level college courses after
completing Level IV/V or V/VI.
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Course Descriptions
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Course Descriptions--Upper School
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Philosophy & Approach
Communicative, Task-Based methods
Student-Centered classroom
Use of Target Language as much as possible.
Appropriate use of grammar lessons
Occasional use of grammar translation exercises.
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Community and Connection-- Using Chinese in the real world
Fairytale project
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Community and Connection-- Using Chinese in the real world
Connecting MS and US programs
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Thank you!How to contact us:
Jillian Tsai 蔡季芬 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.swiftclassroom.com/lakeside/jtsai/index.php
Cheyenne Z. Matthewson 张晓云E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://teachers.lakesideschool.org/us/languages/matthewson/default.htm
Lakeside School website: http://www.lakesideschool.org