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I had big dreams from my child to be multilingual so I got him started very young. So imagine the wake-up call when my remarkably opinionated toddler told me he no longer wanted to speak Chinese with me. I had hoped to raise him to be multilingual, to accompany him to China, and to assist ...
The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) is an international standardized test that assesses the Chinese language abilities of non-native Chinese speakers.
In recent years, the role of Chinese in international communication has become increasingly prominent, and along with it the demand for Chinese learning has grown. Owing to this, the Chinese government has sought to develop scientific, ...
We often find that when children are in class, they can’t sit still and have the urge to fidget. Teachers get a headache after seeing them. At home, homework is a struggle as the stool seems to grow nails. He doesn’t care if you are in a rage. He still looks around. Sound familiar? If ...
If you are a parent thinking about having your children learn Mandarin as a second language, you might be wondering if Mandarin Chinese is a difficult language for kids to learn as opposed to a language closer to their mother tongue. You might even think that Chinese would be a scary option compared to Spanish ...
Many parents who want their children to learn Chinese are often at a loss. To be fair, the differences between Chinese and languages like English, Spanish, German, etc. are vast, and it can be very difficult to know where to start. Fortunately, just like with other languages, there are certain approaches that work better when ...
“Chinese fever” is “spreading” all over the world. It’s all the rage to learn the language with more than 1.3 billion native speakers, but of course it’s not as easy as snapping your fingers—you need to spend time, time, and more time to learn. Still, even those parents who are considering having their children start ...
人家 and 别人: Are these just two ways to say “other people”?
Both “人家(rénjiā) ” and “别人(biérén) ” can refer to other people besides the speaker and the listener.
Examples:
xiǎo diǎn shēng, búyào yǐngxiǎng rénjiā xiūxi.
小点声，不要影响人家休息。
Keep your voice down, don’t disturb (other) people’s rest.
xiǎo diǎn shēng, búyào yǐngxiǎng biérén xiūxi.
小点声，不要影响别人休息。
Keep your voice down, don’t disturb (other) ...
Recently, there has been a small change in China: when people greet each other in the morning, instead of simply saying “Good morning”, they type out the sentence “Good morning, laborers.”
So, how did the phrase, “打工人(dǎgōng rén) laborer” come into use?
“打(dǎ)” means “to hit” in English. The term “打工(dǎgōng) work” first appeared in Hong Kong. ...
1.Apple launches new products
Every fall, the tech community holds its collective breath in anticipation of Apple releasing its new line of products and gadgets. Will smartphones keep getting larger? Is there a new type of wearable device to keep track of your busy life? Will batteries last for longer than 4 hours?
One word that we ...
”万圣节 (wànshèngjié) Halloween” is celebrated on October 31st in many countries around the world, and even though it’s not a Chinese holiday, over the years it has become very popular in China, Taiwan, and other Asian countries and regions. But today we won’t spend much time on the cultural background of this holiday – since ...
Halloween is almost here, and you know what that means — it’s prank time! Whether you’re the one jumping out with a, “Boo!” or jumping back with an, “Aah!” things are gonna get scary. Good news is, after you read this article today, Chinese won’t be nearly as scary as you might think it is!
Words ...
The date of “重阳节 (chóng yáng jié)” is September 9th of the Lunar Calendar, and in English which it is called the Double Ninth Festival. As shown in previous articles, Tomb-sweeping day, New Year’s Eve, Zhongyuan Festival (July 15th in Lunar), and Double Ninth Festival are all traditional festivals for worshiping ancestors.
In The Book of ...
The establishment of “教师节(jiào shī jié) Teacher’s Day”, aims to recognize the effort made by teachers in the field of education and falls on September 10th every year.
At the beginning of the new school year (usually September 1st), students would start preparing the activities to show their teacher’s respect.
教师 (jiào shī): n teacher.
Examples:
wǒ shì ...
Please select the correct words and fill in the blanks.
A.再 (zài)
B.又 (yòu)
1. tā ______ yě méiyǒu huílái.
他 ______ 也没有回来。
2. tā ______ méiyǒu huílái.
他 ______ 没有回来。
3. míngtiān ______ shì zhōumòliǎo.
明天 ______ 是周末了。
4. wǒmen míngtiān ______ jìxù tǎolùn.
我们明天 ______ 继续讨论。
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各位海外华裔少儿家长：
你们好！
我们虽然没有见过面，但我想这并不代表我们没有需要共同探讨的话题。作为一名中文老师，我虽身处“方寸之间”，但我每日都有“日行八万里”之感。得益于我的工作，我每天都会遇到各种有趣的学生，和世界各地的学生一起分享有趣的事，在有趣的体验中一起收获进步。可以说，我越来越爱我的工作了。
最近遇到一个华裔妈妈，添加我的微信特意来问“四岁孩子到底要不要学习中文？有没有什么好的学习方式能吸引孩子的学习兴趣？”
因为平时也有不少家长问，所以今天就写篇文章来谈一谈这个问题。我自己认为越早让孩子接触中文，对于孩子的中文学习是更有利的。我身边也有一些家长，在孩子1岁多的时候就开始双语养育了，现在孩子快3岁了，中文和英语表达能力都很不错，也能根据不同的语言环境进行一些语言上的切换。
当然，这个孩子的学习成果离不开家长的坚持和付出。所以通过这个例子，我想说明的是，如果你想要你的孩子说中文，建议可以早一点启蒙，这样，越到后面越省力。
在这里我也给大家提供一些好的方法，也是很多孩子实践后管用的办法。
今天想通过分享一个华裔少儿学中文的案例来总结一类华裔少儿学生学习中文的学习兴趣。
01学生姗姗六岁，比较害羞，不排斥学中文。 妈妈之前自己有教过一些简单的中文，学生模仿能力比较好，但是忘得很快而且也很难主动说中文。因为姗姗年龄较小，注意力容易分散，持久度不足，而且容易偏离教师的教学要求，自控能力相对比较弱。
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当对外汉语老师这些年，我发现：初看，华裔孩子们普遍听说强于读写；再一接触，其实华裔孩子们听说方面存在的问题也不容忽视。
懂，不一定是真的懂。
由于受家庭语言环境的影响，很多华裔孩子可以与老师进行简单的沟通，他们似乎能够听懂老师所说的话，甚至当老师确认他们是否明白时，他们也会毫不犹豫地告诉你‘no problem’。然而如果老师再多问一句“What does this mean?”,他们不一定可以说出正确答案。
世界因为疫情而按下了暂停键，生活却还要继续。作为家有两娃的中年老母亲，我每天除了密切关注疫情的消息，还不得不暗暗担忧：在这个特殊的时期里，孩子的中文学习怎么办？
随着IB考纲的更迭，IB考核内容与全球化视野的联系更加密切，较之旧大纲只专注于文学作品内部的艺术特色不同，新大纲更加考验考生对于作品与全球性问题的理解与探索。这样的考核方式更加注重对学生个人能力的提升以及更深刻的思考能力的培养。
但是对于IB考生来说，面对新的考核大纲和不断增加的阅读书目以及全新的考核形式，内心的担忧和不安显然是只增不减的。如何在没有任何文学知识的基础下，在短时间内快速提升对文学作品的理解能力以跟现有的考纲密切联系呢？
