Learning Chinese in China

BEFORE coming to China, I learnt Chinese for almost two years in a Confucius Classroom sponsored by China Radio International (CRI) in Yekaterinburg, Russia. This is one of 12 CRI Confucius Classrooms worldwide. I quickly developed a strong interest in China and its language, and was excited to learn that my program offered its students the chance to study free of charge in the Middle Kingdom under a scholarship. In Russia, the teaching was lively and inspiring, and we were quickly immersed in Chinese culture through multi-media and other IT tools, as well as a     

备课(英文)

Lesson preparation is the prerequisite for conducting a class.Whether conducting an English lesson well or not to a great extent depends on lesson preparation.It includes two parts:Steps of Lesson Preparation and Contents of Lesson Preparation     

ATough Lesson

正Schools and families must rein in bullies who are too young to be lessoned by the law On November 23,in a small courtroom in Beijing’s Haidian District,the judge read out the verdict in a campus violence case.The accused,three teens,were sentenced     

LAanguage Comer Lesson 2 Chinese People Pay More Attention to Spring Festival

Zainimenguojia,shenmeJierizuizhongyao?(Whatisthemostimportantholidayinyourcountry?)ZaiJierili,renmendonyoushenmehuodong?(Whatactivitiesareheldduringthatholiday?)Zhegejierifangjiama?(Doyouhavedaysoffduringtheholiday?)ZaiJierili,renmenzenyanghuxiangzhuhejieri?(Howdopeoplegreeteachotherforthatholiday?)n6riholidaygu6ji6tospendaholidaychu6nt6ngtraditionjinidnricommemorationdayXmni6nNewYear'sDayChunji6SpringFestivalSh6ngd6uli6Christmasqingzhbtocelebratezh6ngShitopayattention(to)in6nyu6ntogett…     

Deadly Lesson

<正>The MERS virus surge in South Korea raises treatment questions and dredges up bad memories of SARS A South Korean couple’s wedding photo caused quite a stir across the country’s social networking sites.The picture,which shows the couple posing with family and friends,is distinctive in that everyone is wearing white surgical masks.     

Chinese Learning Fervor Gathers Momentum

ACCORDING to Li Guiling, deputy director of the National Office for TeachingChinese as a Foreign Language, more than 80 universities in the United States offer degree programs in Chinese, and more than 700 American universities offer Chinese courses. Surprisingly enough, not only overseas Chinese and the children of foreign citizens of Chinese origin are motivated to learn Chinese, but also many foreigners of non-Chinese origin.20 Million People Study ChineseThe office has come up w…     

A Painful Lesson

<正>The migrant crisis has a deep root in Western intervention in the Middle East By Ma XiaolinThe picture of a 3-year-old Syrian boy lying dead on a beach in Turkey has shocked the world. Aylan Kurdi died, along with his mother and 5-year-old brother,in a failed attempt earlier this month to smuggle Syrian asylum seekers to Greece by a raft.     

Lesson 9 Sports

马克：珍妮,卡洛琳,我们一起到操场上锻炼吧。卡洛琳：好的。在教室里坐了一下午,我们都需要活动活动。     

The Libyan Lesson

正The West’s armed intervention in Libya results in a no-win situation On March 19, 2011, France launched the first air assault on Libya, starting the half-year-long armed intervention led by NATO in the NorthAfrican country. With the strong support of the West, the rebels eventually toppled Muammar Gaddafi,     

A Scorching Lesson

A severe drought is ravaging southwest China, drying up vast farmland and leaving people in desperate need of drinking water.     

An Education Lesson

'In a sleepy Hampshire village, battle linesare being drawn. Five Chinese teachers have come to shake up the British education system." With the above lines, BBC kicked off its doc-umentaryAre Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School. The program featured five outstanding Chinese teachers invited to teach a class of 50 Grade-9 students in Bohunt School in Liphook, Hampshire, for four weeks. They were part of an educational experiment to see whether the Chinese way of teaching will deliver better edu-cation result. The 3-episode series was aired by BBC in August.