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Authentic Cultural Activities in the Chinese Language ClassroomGrace WangK497, School for International StudiesBrooklyn, New York
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Why authentic?We use language everyday to communicateShould create meaningful conversations
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Market Unit6 weeksProject- based
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Unit PlannerDate Subtheme
Functional Objective Language Expectations
Cultural, Interpersonal, Presentational Homework Notes
Day 1 The MarketplaceIdentify things that can be bought in a market
市場,小商品,禮物,燈籠,扇子,草帽,鞭炮,東西,歡迎光臨, place+ 有…
Culture- Discuss: What do you think you would find in a Chinese market vs an American one?
2 items you've seen in Chinese markets that you don't normally see
Day 2 CurrencyIdentify the currency for different countries 錢,美元,台幣,人民幣,塊,元,毛,角,分 Culture - What are currency
rates? How much do things cost?converting currency for items
Day 3 SellingDetermine how much things cost
一到十,二十, 百,千,買賣,你想買什麽,幾個,找你。。。錢
Presentational - how much is this item? (U.S. dollars)- Price is right
Day 4 Buying Inquire how much things cost多少錢,貴,便宜,夠,我想買。。,把,頂,件(m.w.) ,去 +place, 送給。。 Interpersonal - Ask how much
things cost (u.s. $, then convert)
Day 5 Clothes Identify pieces of clothing
衣服,襯衫,汗衫,大衣,外套,夾克,褲子,長褲,短褲,牛仔褲,裙子,條, 。。穿。。,。。比較。。
旗袍
Culture - What are traditional Chinese clothes?
Day 6(Continuation) Clothes
Identify pieces of clothing (preferences)
Day 7 Accessories Identify accessories 帽子,寫字,外資,雙,戴 Interpersonal - What are your favorite accessories?
Day 8 Clothes (weather)Identify appropriate clothing (weather) 颳風,下雨,很熱,下雪,晴天,。。因爲。。。
Interpersonal - How would you dress someone for NYC in today's weather?
Day 9 Size & FitCompare/identify clothes that are too big/small
舒服,幾號,大好,正好,試,名牌,時髦,雖然。。可是。。, 不但,而且。。。 Interpersonal- How to tell
someone big/small
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Day 10 Bargaining
Recognize that different cultures have various styles of shopping 太貴,走吧,。。吧。。, 打折 Culture- Bargaining, when do
you walk away? (pg 80)
Write a convo between a shopper and a store worker
Day 11Market Conversations
Incorporate/initiate a conversation 去 +place, 。。送給。。, 多少錢 Presentational - Act out
conversation with partner
Date SubthemeFunctional Objective Language Expectations
Cultural, Interpersonal, Presentational Homework Notes
Day 12 Night markets
Distinguish the differences between American markets and Chinese markets 夜市,市場,小吃, Culture- Nightmarkets & what
do they sell?Write down store ideas- minimum 2
Day 13 PricesIdentify how much clothing items cost 買一送一,打折,減價,價錢,上當 Culture - 70% off versus 打三
折
Day 14 Project Begin projectHow can we incorporate the vocabulary used/challenge ourselves?
Day 15 Project Continue projectHow can we better use the vocabulary? Is it accurate?
Day 16 Project Finalize project
Day 17 Display projects 1/2 class presents Listening & speaking skills for shoppers/sellers
Day 18 Display projects Second 1/2 presents Listening & speaking skills for shoppers/sellers
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Day 19 Review Review unit
Jeopardy game - incorporate cultural aspects, interpersonal (skits), presentational skills when they answer
Day 20 Test
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ActivitiesDo-nows, discussions, formatives, mini project, summative
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Do-NowsShould be used to your advantage!!Give them 2 choices to answer
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CurrencyUSD -> RMB -> NTD conversions
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Mini-Project: ClothesMiddle school – dress a classmateHigh school – create an outfit
Presentation on outfit
Project to be typed on a computer
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Market Conversation Rearranging
Different colored sheetsLabel for buyer/sellerDifferentiated for Ss who are reading characters/those who are still struggling (use pinyin as a scaffold)Heterogeneous pairingProject the conversation to read together after completion
Partners must read sentences together
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Final projectPick an item to sell
Something they are interested in/like
Given limited money to spendWho is able to get the most out of their money? Who is happy with their purchase?
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Incentive TripTrip to Chinatown
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Common Core State Standards
CCSS. ELA-Literacy. L.9-10.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening.CCSS. ELA-Literacy.L9-10.4a Use context (e.g. the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.CCSS. ELA-Literacy.L9-10.4c Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g. dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology.
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How can this be used to show your
effectiveness?EdTPAFormal observations
Student choiceDifferentiation
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Thanks for listening!