1. Boosting confidence, Boosting interest: the strategies of engaging students in Mandarin learning

2. Melbourn Village College
EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY

3. Melbourn Village College
An Academy of the

4. Mandarin at MVC How Mandarin was set up at MVC.
From Sep 2016, Mandarin was offered to all Year 7 students with the same amount of curriculum time.
MVC is the only state secondary school in Cambridgeshire to offer Mandarin as part of the curriculum.
From Sep 2017, MVC was qualified to join in Mandarin Excellence Program.

5. The voice from students
Ben Woodrow (Year 8)
I have really enjoyed learning Mandarin this year. Every lesson is extremely fun. It is more difficult to learn than other languages, partly because there are two separate things to remember for each word: how to write it and how to say it. If someone had told me at the start of year seven that I would learn as much as I have, I would not have believed them.
Samuel Bream (Year 8):
I have really enjoyed Mandarin this year. My favorite part of Mandarin is the characters because all the parts sit together like a puzzle. My favorite word is 玩电脑游戏 because it is challenging to remember.
Nikita Bridgeman (Year 8):
I like learning Mandarin because I love learning new languages and challenging myself.
Skye Pearson(Year 8):
I like learning Mandarin because I like knowing a different language and being able to speak it.
Millie Coventon (Year 8):
I like learning Mandarin because it is fun and it impresses people who can’t speak it!

6. The voice from students
Grace B-H (Year 7):
I think you should do Mandarin because it is a fantastic language to learn. Chinese is challenging but it is extremely good fun. For me Mandarin is my favourite subject. I love to speak it and write the characters.
Rebecca Frisby (Year 7):
I like learning Mandarin because it is interesting and I love learning a new language. Mr Fan makes learning Mandarin more fun and enjoyable.
Amelie Royapen (Year 7):
I like learning Mandarin because it gives you lots of opportunities when you are older and I think that it is good to learn another language

7. Spring Test Results Year 8 Year 7 MEP (Year 7) Achieved the Targets
Above the Targets
Speaking
75%
59%
Listening
86%
73%
Reading
93%
74%
Writing
69%
48%
Year 7
Achieved the Targets
Above the Targets
Speaking
81%
52%
Listening
85%
71%
Reading
91%
79%
Writing
80%
62%
MEP (Year 7)
Achieved the Targets
Above the Targets
Speaking
96%
81%
Listening
100%
92%
Reading
Writing
85%

8. Spring Test Results
35 students of Year 8 and 16 students of Year 7 can write a paragraph or a text from memory.
All MEP students were required to write a paragraph or a text from memory.

9. Write a paragraph from memory—Mission impossible, but I did it
Write a paragraph from memory—Mission impossible, but I did it! I AM A LEGEND.
Sorry, I will work harder next time
Target:
Higher than the target:

10. Strategies of developing own teaching style
Confidence
Consistency
Unpredictable
Praise
Humour
Respect

11. 5 minutes Mandarin learning
Strategies of developing own teaching style
5 minutes Mandarin learning
Suppose you are Year 7 students who are learning ‘Family Members’ today
Some of you can pretend to be naughty boys/girls

12. 我 的 家 (My Family) bà ba mā ma 爸 爸 妈 妈 gē ge jiě jie 哥 哥 姐 姐 mèi mei
爸 爸
妈 妈
gē ge
jiě jie
哥 哥
姐 姐
mèi mei
dì di
妹 妹
弟 弟

13. 跟 我 读—speak with me
bà ba
爸 爸
FATHER

14. 跟 我 读—speak with me
mā ma
妈 妈
Mother

15. 跟 我 读—speak with me
gē ge
哥 哥
Elder brother

16. 跟 我 读—speak with me
jiě jie
姐 姐
Elder sister

17. 跟 我 读—speak with me
dì di
弟 弟
Younger Brother

18. 跟 我 读—speak with me
mèi mei
妹 妹
Younger Sister

19. How did you feel about this activity?
Learning Review:
How did you feel about this activity?

20. Strategies of developing own teaching style—Let them do it
I trained a few high ability Year 8 students how to use the marking scheme to do the speaking test.
Those trained students were delegated to test the rest of the class.
By the end of the KS3, my aim is the students can test each other by using marking scheme.
It will reduce the amount of my time to do the speaking test.
It also helps students to understand how to improve their speaking skills.

21. trains the high ability students how to use the marking scheme
PRESIDENT
MR FAN
trains the high ability students how to use the marking scheme
CEO
Student A
CEO
Student B
CEO
Student C
CEO
Student D
CEO
Student E
test own group
test own group
test own group
test own group
test own group
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
If the student disagrees with the marks, he/she can report to Mr Fan. Mr Fan will re-test him/her.

22. PRESIDENT
MR FAN
Training the high ability students how to use the marking scheme
CEO
Student A
CEO
Student B
CEO
Student C
CEO
Student D
CEO
Student E
CEO trains his/her manager how to use the marking scheme
Manager
Manager
Manager
Manager
Manager
test own group
test own group
test own group
test own group
test own group
Group C
Group D
Group A
Group B
Group E
The manager tests his/her group in the supervision of Group CEO. If the student disagrees with the marks, he/she can report to Mr Fan. Mr Fan will re-test him/her.

23. Pros & cons of giving the teaching role to students
Discussion:
Pros & cons of giving the teaching role to students

24. Bingo Game
Bingo game can help students to improve their four skills of Chinese language.
Bingo game is a great teaching method for differentiation.
Students love Bingo game.

25. X 十一 (11) Let’s play Bingo Game Rules of the game:
Choose 9 items from vocabulary list and write down in the given boxes.
cross the number if it is matched with what speaker says, all the boxes are crossed will be the winner! X
十一 (11)

26. Bingo Game zhòng le A A B B C C D D 一 二 三 四 五 六 两个姐姐 山区 听音乐 有雾 三月二十四日
博物馆
英国咖啡 晴天
打篮球 海边
下午四点十分 喜欢
四只小兔子 农村
看电影 地方
十一月十九日 城市
法国面包 下雪 跑步 有雨
上午九点半 在 A B C D 一 二 三 四 五 六
zhòng le

27. PRIZE The winner will get ONE LUCKY CHARM or ONE CHOCOLATE
Three Lucky Charms equal to ONE ANCIENT CHINESE WEAPON ORNAMENTS or ONE BASE
Six Lucky Charms equal to ONE CRYSTAL FLOWER
Nine Lucky Charms equal to ONE CRYSTAL BLOCK (with Chinese words)
Twelve Lucky Charms equal to ONE MEDIAN SIZE CRYSTAL
Fifteen Lucky Charms equal to ONE LARGE SIZE CRYSTAL
Eighteen Lucky Charms equal to ONE CRYSTAL ORNAMENT
Twenty-one Lucky Charms equal to ONE CRYSTAL FOOTBALL

28. Why it is important to understand the children’s differences?
Discussion:
Why it is important to understand the children’s differences?

29. Reading Comprehension
It is a great achievement for students to read a Chinese paragraph and give the answers in English because their parents can’t do it!
Reading Chinese paragraph loudly with the tone is a fun activity for students.
It will help students to understand Chinese grammar by breaking down the sentences.
It will help students to build up their Mandarin writing skills.

30. Reading Comprehension Activity
Read the following paragraph and give your answers in English
你好！我叫李明(Li Ming)。 我十六岁。今天是五月十九日，今天是我的生日。我家有四口人，爸爸、妈妈、一个妹妹和我。爸爸叫李强 (Li Qiang)，他四十五岁，他的生日是十一月八日。妈妈叫孙小美 (Sun Xiaomei)，她四十二岁，她的生日是二月二十二日。妹妹叫李美月 (Li Meiyue)，她十二岁，她的生日是六月十七日。爸爸有三只大鸟，妈妈有两只小猫，我有五条大鱼，妹妹有一只小狗。爸爸的爱好是上网，妈妈的爱好是买东西，我的爱好是看书，妹妹的爱好是听音乐。
Family members
Dad
Mum I
Younger sister
Name
Age
Date of Birth
Number of Pets
Hobbies
Li Qiang
Sun Xiaomei
Li Ming
Li Meiyue 45 42 16 12
8th November
22nd February
19th May
17th June
three big birds
two small cats
five big fish
one small dog
surf the internet
go shopping
read books
listen to music

31. What do you think about this reading comprehension?

32. Please give your comments and feedbacks
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