Incorporating Chinese Guest Teachers for Strong, Sustainable Programs

NCLCWashington, DC.

April 2010Meeting Room 3, Meeting Room Level

10:00-11:00 Friday

An Opportunity for Hubbard Students

Ease of Learning for Young Children

• Research shows that children are most receptive and more able to learn a language before the age of ten.

• Madeleine Nash, states in Time“The ability to learn a second language is highest between birth and the age of six.”

• Young children learn languages with great enthusiasm. They are willing to imitate the new sounds in a foreign language, to sing and play with it unlike older students who are more self conscious about pronunciation.

The Future of Foreign (Global) Language in Schools

“In an increasingly competitive and open world, the demand for language instruction in Chinese is rising, don't let your students miss out.” Barbara

Axelson, Administrator, November 2006

How would Hubbard students learn this language?

• In kindergarten children learn through singing and finger play with a limited writing.

• As students progress, they will learn the spoken word and eventually as we add a grade level to the program, they will have instruction in writing and conversation by the fifth grade.

• Children will study the culture with the Chinese language instructor and through use of the internet.

• Through distance learning our students will be able to make connections with their peers in China and other districts who teach Chinese.

Model Mandarin Chinese Curriculum

The model curriculum for Mandarin Chinese was developed by the Ohio Department of Education as a component of the FLAP grant. Hubbard was one of the recipients of an elementary FLAP Grant.

Benchmarks for the K-4 Program

• Ask and answer questions and share preferences on familiar topics• Exchange personal information• Request clarification• Give and follow a short sequence of instructions• Respond appropriately to requests accompanied by gestures and other

visual or auditory cures, and follow directions• Identify people and objects based on descriptions• Decode words, phrases and sentences using knowledge of letter/smybol-

sound correspondences and contextual cues• Identify the main idea and describe characters and setting in oral, signed

or written narratives• Dramatize songs, short stories, poetry or activities.

. . .What an opportunity For Hubbard Children

Chinese Guest Teacher Program

April 23rd, 2010

Presented by Hongmei ZhaoHanban Chinese Guest Teacherzhaohongmei2008@gmail.com

New Program in 2008 -2009

• Chinese Bridge Delegation Trip• Two Hanban guest teachers offer instruction

• Teaching assignment

Grades 1 and 2 5 days a week for 30 minutes

Level , Middle and High School 5 days a week for Ⅰ50 minutes

Expanded Program in 2009-2010

•Expand Chinese program into two Primary Schools, two Middle Schools and High School• Two guest teachers and one local Chinese teacher offer instruction• Teaching assignment: Grades 1 and 2, 5 days a week for 20 minutesGrades 3 and 4, 5 days a week for 30 minutesLevel , High School, 5 days a week for 50 minutesⅠ ⅡLevel , Middle School, 5 days a week for 50 minutesⅠGrade 7, 5 days a week for 50 minutes for one quarter

District Support

• New teacher orientation• In-service training• Foreign language department quarterly meeting• Support team: Administrators, teachers and parents World language chair as head mentor Mentor teachers in each school

Cultural support

• A local Chinese teacher as a cultural mentor• Support from principals• Teachers and American parents regularly take GT to

experience the life in US

Living support

• A furnished apartment shared by two guest teachers• The district provides the transportation to school

Community Support

• Chinese New Year Celebration in 2008 and World Pulse Program( Chinese, German, Spanish) in 2009

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• Exchange Program between two schools in US and China

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Brownsburg, Indiana

Seattle Public School

Guest teachers help to extend existing program through 2006 FLAP Grant

Guest teachers help to organize

Chinese New Year Activity