Introducing Culture Using Storytelling Approach with Digital Media

Tsai-En WhiteSound Education Internationaltsaienw@greatwalllearninginstitute.com

 Three Key Elements Fun Class Great Learning Create a digital story about culture. Equipment & Software Ideas for a Lesson Plan Q&A

Story

CultureDigital Media

Fun

fairytales• Qu Yuan• Miluo River

food• Zong Zi• Realgar Wine

traditions

• Placing Xian Bao• Hanging mugwort

and calamus• Zhong Kui (a mythic

guardian figure),

Activities• Racing dragon boat• Making eggs stand

Date/Time• Lunar calendar: 5th

day of the 5th month

Duanwu FestivalDragon Boat FestivalDouble Fifth

Origin • 278 BCE

Chinese

• China /Hong Kong• Taiwan• Macau• Singapore• Malaysia

Others

• Japan: Kodomo no hi• Korea: Dano• Vietnam: T t Đoan ế

Ng ọ

fairytales• Qu Yuan• Miluo River

Purpose

• Purpose preventing disease or evil and promoting health and well-being.

Making PPT Culture Stories--1

Images

Script

Aud

ioVideo

Target langua ge

Making PPT Culture Stories--2

Basic• script• images

Edit• videos• images

Insert• Videos• Audios• images

Final editing• Voices• animations

Great Software

Fire Fox: download helper. FLV file File Blender: easily convert images/video to

different formats PhotoImpactX3: image editing Audacity: sound recording and editing

application ConvertZ : convert Chinese

simplified traditional

Great Software

Fire Fox: download helper. FLV file File Blender: easily convert images/video to

different formats PhotoImpactX3: image editing Audacity: sound recording and editing

application ConvertZ : convert Chinese

simplified traditional

Making PPT Culture Stories-- 3

Review Games

PPT games: guessing Flash games: matching

Activities Drama Characters, writing

Quiz Hot Potatoes

Project Digital story telling

Special Thanks to Henny Chen

Moreau Catholic High School

Lien, Yu Jen

Lin, Chin-Hsi

Story

CultureDigital Media

Fun

Language is all about the culture & people!

~Thank you~

Culture

Countries

EnvironmentsFamilies

Ethnicities

Holidays

Traditions

Customs

Food

StoryInnovation, Voice, body

language

fairytales

Adventures

Actions

Body swap

Comedy

Pioneers

RescueFolktales

Digital Media

You tube

DVD

CD

MP3

Cassette tape

Recording

Computer!!!

Projector

http://stroke-order.learningweb.moe.edu.tw/

http://stroke-order.learningweb.moe.edu.tw

MDBG

http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php

水

五月五日

糯米

線

花生

香香的肉

綠色

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