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Archive for November, 2009

  • Nov 2009
  • 24

Engaging Students in Fun Chinese Language-Learning

I was forwarded an interesting article about the changing approach to teaching Chinese in Singapore: http://news.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20091123-181674.html.

The Singapore Ministry of Education is trying to push for more creative and tech-savvy approaches to teaching Chinese to make the language more interesting and appealing to students. Use of blogs, pop music, and interactive websites to learn Chinese aim to replace the practices of rote-memorization and daily listening quizzes in the classroom, which dilute student interest in the subject. The ministry states that this new language-learning method has been quite positive among Singapore’s students.

Here at Better Chinese, making Chinese learning fun and engaging is ...

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  • Nov 2009
  • 23

Implementing Interactive Chinese Programs with Online Lessons and Homework

ACTFL this past weekend was great!  I learned a lot about the challenges teachers are facing today, especially the ones who have been teaching for more than 2 years with students who have been with their Chinese program successfully.

I also had fun presenting our topic “Implementing Interactive Chinese Programs with Online Lessons and Homework” to roomful of teachers!  For those who didn’t have a chance to come in to the room, I will share my presentation shortly on K12Mandarin.

Better Chinese at ACTFL 2009 - Online Learning System

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  • Nov 2009
  • 19

State Adopted Pre K-12 Chinese Curriulum Publisher at ACTFL 2009

We are so excited to be going to San Diego for this year’s ACTFL!  November has been a crazy month (or in Chinese, they say… 疯狂的一月).  After visiting Frankfurt, attending EARCOS in Manila, dropping by Hong Kong and Taiwan, we are off to ACTFL in San Diego.

Well, this is a pretty minor flight, coming from Palo Alto.  I am personally excited to see many friends and peers that I haven’t seen for a while.  As a team, we have a pretty full line up to share with educators our progress since last year.

We are so happy to announced that Better ...

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  • Nov 2009
  • 12

International School Conference in Manila 2009

This year’s international school conference is held in Manila from Nov 1st to Nov 3rd.  I had the privilege of attending the conference and had many great conversations with headmasters and administrators around the Asia Pacific region.

Mandarin education is becoming an important part of the international school curriculum. For existing programs, the schools want to make sure that they are addressing the changes in education today. They want to want make that they can provide something that will have continuity and are thinking about how to better address the different needs of heritage students vs. students who have no prior Chinese ...

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  • Sep 2009
  • 25

ACTFL conference- San Diego

November 20, 2009toNovember 22, 2009

Of course Better Chinese is excited to attend the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Convention this year in San Diego!

Please look for the Better Chinese hanging banner over BOOTH 2217!

We will love to meet you and show you the exact materials that will meet your teaching needs. We also have a number of new teacher support products this year, including teacher’s guides with additional activities, worksheets, and assessments.

Please come check out our new, one-of-a-kind Online Lesson Planner that helps you create class syllabi and customized lesson plans ...

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  • Sep 2009
  • 25

UFLA Conference- Utah

November 5, 2009

Better Chinese will be attending the Utah Foreign Language Association conference this year at Weber State University. We are especially excited to attend because our Pre K-12 curriculum has been adopted by Utah this year, meaning that the Better Chinese curriculum is aligned with the state’s standards and schools can use state funding to acquire our materials.

Please come by and visit our booth. We will also be giving a presentation on the articulation of our Pre K-12 curriculum materials, Pre K-12 online learning, and Online Lesson Planner that helps teachers create class syllabi and ...

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  • Sep 2009
  • 25

EARCOS Administrators’ Conference- Manila

October 31, 2009toNovember 3, 2009

Better Chinese will be in Manila, Phillippines for the 41st Annual EARCOS Administrators’ Conference.

Please come by and visit our booth if you will also be attending EAC2009!