1、Unit 2 Bridging Cultures Using Language (1) In this class, you will 1. listen for the gist of a conversation about Chinese language learning abroad by paying attention to the setting; 2. listen for the details about Chinese language teaching organizations and students experiences; 3. make up a dialo
2、gue about Chinese language learning abroad. Learning objectives Warm-up Activity 1 Talk about Chinese language learning abroad 1. What do you know about Chinese language learning abroad? 2. How do people from other countries find out about Chinese culture? Talk about Chinese language learning abroad
3、 1. What do you know about Chinese language learning abroad? As China has boomed, the connection between China and the rest of the world has increased. As a result, learning Chinese has become important for many people. Other people are learning Chinese because they are interested in Chinese culture
4、. Activity 1 Talk about Chinese language learning abroad 2. How do people from other countries find out about Chinese culture? By watching films, visiting China, attending a Confucius Institute, etc. Activity 1 Confucius Institutes With Chinas rapid economic growth and wide exchanges with the rest o
5、f the world, there has been a sharp increase in the world demand for Chinese language learning. To meet the increasing demands for Chinese learning, the Chinese government decided to set up Confucius Institutes in foreign countries. Activity 1 Confucius Institutes The first Confucius Institute was s
6、et up in South Korea in 2004. Confucius Institutes adopt flexible teaching patterns to suit local conditions while teaching Chinese language and promoting cultural exchange in foreign schools, universities, communities, and enterprises. Activity 1 What kind of organization is the Confucius Institute
7、? Do you think it is necessary to set up Confucius Institutes? Activity 1 Activity 2 Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions. 1. Where does this conversation take place? 2. Who are the people speaking? 3. What are they talking about? Activity 2 Listen to the conversation and an
8、swer the following questions. 1. Where does this conversation take place? It appears to take place in a radio studio. This morning were looking at Chinese language learning around the world. Were pleased to welcome Aisha Khan, who is from the Confucius Institute in Karachi, Pakistan. Activity 2 List
9、en to the conversation and answer the following questions. 2. Who are the people speaking? A radio host and a Chinese teacher named Aisha Khan. Activity 2 Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions. 3. What are they talking about? They are talking about Chinese learning in the Con
10、fucius Institute in Karachi, Pakistan. Listening Strategy Summary An Interview Beginning: introduce the topic and the guest greet the guest Interaction: ask questions make comments Ending: express thanks and good wishes Activity 3 Listen again and take notes by filling in the poster below. Activity
11、3 purpose function purpose reason development Activity 3 Activity 3 Welcome to the Confucius Institute. Learn to _ and all about _! Our institute has grown! We started with _ _ but now we have many more. It is a center for _. You can learn and practise fascinating Chinese traditions. Knowledge of th
12、e Chinese language and speak Chinese Chinese culture a few students and teachers Chinese activities Activity 3 Welcome to the Confucius Institute. Learn to _ and all about _! culture is important because of increasing _ _. Many students go on to great jobs in _. Join us today to help break down lang
13、uage and _ _, and bring the world together! speak Chinese Chinese culture trade between China and Pakistan Chinese companies cultural barriers Activity 4 Answer the questions according to what you remember of the conversation. 1. What made Aisha feel like she was part of Ms Hus family? 2. Why did Ai
14、sha want to become a teacher? 3. Why do students learning Chinese see it as beneficial to their future? Activity 4 Answer the questions according to what you remember of the conversation. 1. What made Aisha feel like she was part of Ms Hus family? Making and eating delicious dumplings together in Ms
15、 Hus home made Aisha feel like she was part of her family. Activity 4 Answer the questions according to what you remember of the conversation. 2. Why did Aisha want to become a teacher? Because she wanted to carry on Ms Hus work. Activity 4 Answer the questions according to what you remember of the
16、conversation. 3. Why do students learning Chinese see it as beneficial to their future? Because learning Chinese would help them find good jobs at Chinese companies. Read aloud the conversation Read aloud the conversation following the recording. Read aloud the conversation Read aloud the conversati
17、on Read aloud the conversation Read aloud the conversation Activity 5 Imagine youre interviewing a student at a Confucius Institute in another country about his or her experience. What might you ask and how might the student answer? Make up a dialogue. Activity 5 Questions: challenges achievements interests Answers: tones/characters reading/speaking calligraphy/poems Activity 5 Activity 5 Homework 1. Read aloud the interview youve listened to. 2. Make up a dialogue following the example.
