Applying Backward Design in Chinese Language Teaching

 

Pat Lo (赵文萃) and Susan Rui

 

Asian Languages Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center, NY State Education Department

 

 

Practical language teaching focuses on what students can do with the language rather than what students know about the language.  Backward Design helps teacher to start their lesson planning with specific goals/results in mind first, then work backwards to assess learning and to plan for instructional activities.  This workshop will provide examples of what Backward Design looks like in the Chinese language classroom. Participants are invited to engage in a discussion to reflect their own practices in applying Backward Design.