Presentation Topic

Learning Chinese in an Electronic World

Presenter:

Wu Dan Lu 伍丹履

Teacher, Beijing City International School

Major Points:

We are very aware that the integration of ICT into the Chinese curriculum in various ways can enhance learning. However, whether certain media are effective in Chinese teaching or not depends on the way we use them. After taking current situation into consideration, some applications are not widely and fully integrated in Chinese teaching and learning.

Therefore, this workshop will present practical use of the ICT in Chinese classroom from the following aspects: Chinese words processors, multimedia products and Internet. A range of ideas and examples that are recording what some teachers and students are doing now will be provided. Some useful websites and medias will also be introduced. Finally, the presenter will lead the group to share each other’s practice. It is hoped that such a discussion and through justification of these ideas to encourage those who are new to this area to embark on experimentation in their classroom with some confidence.

Key words and phrases:

Chinese Words Processors Multimedia Products Internet

Practical Implementation:

• How to use Chinese words processors to learning Chinese language
• Selecting, Using and producing classroom-based multimedia for learning Chinese
• How to use the Internet as a teaching and learning Chinese tool
• Information of some useful websites and medias for learning Chinese language

Target Audience

For teachers who teach students in Grade 6 above

Language proficiency level: Language B