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1 CLTA-SC Fall Workshop Joanne Chen Oct 22, 2016

2 Joanne Chen Professor of Chinese Irvine Valley College
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3 Today’s Presentation Part 1: Chinese Culture Course Project
Part 2: Technology tools Quizlet Story Creator

4 Joanne’s Sabbatical Project 2016 Spring
Project: Chinese Culture Course 15 Learning Units on Chinese culture Product of each unit: PowerPoint Slides / Worksheet / Videos / Discussion / Online Quizzes Can be converted into an online culture course Website:

5 Teaching Culture in a language course
Culture seen as a fifth skill refers to a set of abilities: 1. The ability to perceive and recognize cultural differences. ("Oh, so Chinese people don’t call people’s first name.) 2. The ability to accept cultural differences. (I must remember to call someone with his or her title.) 3. The ability to appreciate and value cultural differences. ("It is showing more respect to other person. ")

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7 IVC Chinese Culture and Language Course Materials
1) Geography and demography of China 2) Historical background of Chinese writing system 3) Families in China and their daily life 4) Chinese holidays: Chinese New Year and Moon Festival 5) Chinese names and forms of address 6) Chinese food 7) Chinese tea and drinking culture 8) Chinese zodiac and Chinese birthday custom 9) Chinese martial arts (Kung Fu) 10) Traditional Chinese medicine 11) Chinese house and Feng Shui 12) Chinese cultural symbols and meanings 13) Traveling in China 14) School system and Chinese education 15) Chinese art: Chinese brushing painting and calligraphy

8 Blackboard and Canvas Each unit includes the following components:
1. PowerPoint Slides (Upload to Slideshare.net and embedded to Blackboard) 2. Worksheet in PDF files 3. YouTube Videos of related topics 4. Flashcards (Created in Quizlet) 5. Assignments: a. Quiz or b. Discussion or c. Writing: short answers

9 Culture components of language courses
1. Each Culture unit is introduced every other week 2. Face2Face class and Hybrid class 3. In class: Introduction => discussion => assignment => quizzes 4. Hybrid class: Quizzes => assignment => classroom discussion

10 Quizlet - Joanne’s 130 quizlet study sets https://quizlet
Vocabulary flashcards Sentence practice Questions and Answers Culture questions Vocabulary and images Quizlet Teacher (25.00 year) - Voice recording, upload image iPhone/iPad app/ Google Play Games, Test, PDf files

11 Tools to Create Stories
Apple Apps: Story Creator

12 Voicethread app Easy to use to create stories with iPhone, iPad.


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