Curriculum Design and Special Features of Chinese For Tomorrow Computer Chinese Textbook

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Curriculum Design and Special Features of Chinese
For TomorrowComputer ChineseTextbook
Teachers Manual

• Wayne He ???
• Wenchao_he_at_hotmail.com

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I. Computer Chinese (CC)
Computer Chinese (CC) method starts out by
emphasizing the use of Pinyin to teach students
how to recognize and write Chinese characters on
the computer. This allows students to use the
language in a practical and engaging way very
early on in their studies.
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Computer Chinese (CC) 2

• The guiding principal of CC is that students at
  the beginning level (Volume 1) use computer input
  as the focus of their learning, supplemented by
  character handwriting. At the intermediate stage
  (Volume 2), students continue to focus on
  computer input, but gradually increase their
  handwriting skills and at the advanced level
  (Volume 3), handwriting will become the focus,
  supplemented by computer input.

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The major difference between CC and traditional
approaches

• The major difference between CC approach and
  traditional approaches is that our course allows
  students to more gradually develop their skills
  at writing Chinese characters by hand, rather
  than requiring them to memorize how to write
  large numbers of characters while they are still
  struggling to grasp the basics of the language.

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Why should we use CC? (1)

• Chinese teachers have long realized the high
  degree of anxiety that learning Chinese
  characters causes for their students, and this
  has forced many to de-emphasize literacy skills
  for lower level students, and to focus instead on
  speaking and listening skills, writing only in
  Pinyin. But it does not get around the very real
  fact that Chinese books, newspapers, magazines,
  and even street signs, are written in Chinese
  characters, and that Pinyin is nothing more than
  a phonological tool.

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Why should we use CC? (2)

• Students who used the computer to learn
  vocabulary items simply processed them more
  quickly and remembered them better. Through our
  teaching and testing experience, we have found
  that students using the CC method were able to
  learn more new words and their reading and
  writing (composition) skills are much stronger
  than those with traditional approach. They can
  use internet resources and on-line tools in
  learning and communication.

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The Advantages Of CC

• Learning to input Pinyin is much like inputting
  English if you can say it, you can write it.
• It integrates reading and writing. The method
  saves time, as students only need to recognize
  Chinese characters, and do not need to write them
  stroke by stroke, and rapidly increases students
  reading ability.
• Using an online Chinese language dictionary makes
  looking up words incredibly easy, giving even
  first year students the ability to read a wide
  range of materials and even surf the Internet in
  Chinese.

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The Advantages Of CC (2)

• CC approach increases the students ability to
  write even first year students can begin to
  write compositions--and what they are writing is
  characters, not just Pinyin.
• Students are able to use internet resources and
  communicate through email and other e-channels.
• The most important advantage of computer input is
  that it gets rid of the psychological barrier
  that Chinese is difficult to learn and increases
  the confidence of students.

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Do the students need to write Chinese characters
by hand at all?

• Typing and handwriting can and must complement
  one another in the process of learning Chinese.
• Computer typing and handwriting are two distinct
  language skills, both of which serve the same
  written communication purpose.
• Writing Chinese characters by hand helps students
  develop an appreciation for the ways in which
  characters are structured and helps many students
  to recognize and remember new words.
• Learning how to write a small number of
  characters by the beginning students is helpful
  to build up their literacy skills. But the number
  should be strictly limited.
• CC method should be used to deal with majority of
  the characters by the beginning students.

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• ?? II.Textbook

In Simplified Or Traditional character
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What Made CFT Different from Other Textbooks on
Market

• Designed for Computer Chinese approach
• It is communication based, not grammar based like
  most of other textbooks
• Treat grammar in a different way
• Combine language with culture
• Comparison between American and Chinese campus
  life
• The series teaches language that is useful,
  interesting, natural, and relevant to daily life

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Introduction

• ???? Introduction to the Chinese Language
• ???? The Chinese Pronunciation System
• Section 1 Introduction to Mandarin Chinese
  Pronunciation
• Section 2 Finals, Initials and Tones
• Section 3 Compound Finals and Special Finals
• ???? The Chinese Writing System
• ?????? Computer Input in Chinese

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Pinyin Introduction and Practice

• There are two types of practice on sound, 1. with
  sound only, 2. selected words from the lessons
  with the sound for practice, see below. In
  addition, tongue twisters, poem, classroom and
  daily expressions are introduced.
• Group 10 s vs. sh
• sasha sèshè sùshù sìshì
• sasha sushu seshe sishi
• Group 6 Initials z, c, s
• zài (?, at) zen (?, how) zuì (?, best) zuò (?,
  sit)
• cái (?, just) can (?, food) cóng (?, from) cì (?,
  times)
• sàn (?, spread) san (?, three) suo (?, place)
  suàn (?, count)

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Pinyin Review with Real Life contents

• A. Listen carefully to these names of fast food
  chains. Put tone marks over the correct syllables
  and write their English meanings.
• Characters Pinyin English
• 1. ??? Maidanglao _________________
• 2. ??? Hanbao Wang _________________
• 3. ??? Kendeji _________________
• 4. ??? Bisawu _________________
• 5. ??? Takezhong _________________
• 6. ??? Saibaiwei _________________
• 7. ??? Xingbake _________________
• 8. ?? Pa Fang _________________
• 9. ?? Wendi _________________
• 10. ??? Xingqiwu _________________

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Computer Input in Chinese
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Sample Content Lesson 5

• ??? Lesson 5 ???? Going Shopping
• ??? Dialogue 1 ??? Going to the Supermarket
• ??? Dialogue 2 ??? Returning Clothes
• ?? Narration
• ?????? English Translations of the Texts
• ???? Exercises for Listening and Speaking
• ??????? Exercises for Computing and Learning
  Characters
• ???? Exercises for Understanding the Texts
• ?????? Supplementary Reading Exercises
• ?????? Chinese Customs and Culture ????????
  Chinese Moneyand Shopping

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? ? ? ?Exercises for Listening and Speaking

• ?????? (4. Role Play)
• 1. A You are a supermarket cashier and are
  helping a customer to check out.
• B You are a customer at a supermarket. You are
  checking out and asking the different prices of
  the things you buy.
• 2. A You are working at a small clothing store.
  A customer is returning a shirt. You are trying
  to persuade her/him not to return it, but instead
  to exchange it for something else.
• B You are returning a shirt you bought
  yesterday. You are trying to exchange it for
  another one.You bargain the price of the new
  shirt down from the original price.

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? ? ? ? ? ? ? Exercises for Computing and
Learning Characters

• ?????????
• 1. ??? ____ (?????????)???????
• 2. ???????,??? ____ (?????????)???
• ?????, ??????
• 1. ? ? shared radical_______________
• 2. ? ? ? shared radical_______________
• ?????????
• 1. ? gt______________ 2. ? gt______________

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????? (6. Learning New Characters)

• Study the following characters selected from the
  New Word lists ? ? ? ? ?
• 1. Copy each character by hand using the
  character writing demonstration sheet.
• 2. For each character marked with an asterisk,
  find the compounds in which the characters are
  used in
• the text, and write the compound words next to
  the characters.
• 3. With the assistance of a dictionary or an
  online dictionary, write down three more
  compounds in which these single-character words
  appear.
• 4. For each character marked with an asterisk,
  make a sentence with one of the three new
  compounds.

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Character Writing Demonstration
Sheet??? ??_____________
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? ? ? ? ? ?Supplementary Reading Exercises

• (2) Open Vocabulary
• ???????
• A. ??,????????
• B. ??,?????
• A. ??????
• B. ??????????,???????
• Questions
• 1. ??????????Where did the son just come back
  from?
• 2. ??????Did the boy get what he wanted?
• 3. ??????What do you think happened to the
  matches?
• 4. ????????What does the word??mean?

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• ????Teachers Manual

In Simplified character
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CONTENTS

• ???????? Introduction to the Chinese
  Pronunciation System
• ???? ??????????????????????????????????????
• ???? ?????????????????????????????????????????????
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• ??? Lesson 1 ???Greetings
• ??? Sample Teaching Schedule
• ???? Classroom Activities
• ???? Answer Keys
• ???? Sample Quiz
• ???? Sample Oral Test

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? ? ? Going Shopping
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Lab Session Homework
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Classroom Activities

• 1. ????? Who Got the Best Value for Their Money?
• ???????????????????????????????????????????????
  ?????????
• ????????????????????????
• ??????????????????????????????????????????????????
  ?

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Money Cards and Item Cards



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???? Answer Keys

• ???? Exercises for Listening and Speaking
• ??????? (1. Work in pairs to complete the
  dialogue.)
• ???? Reference Sample Dialogue
• ???????
• ? ??????
• ??????????
• ? ?????????
• ????????
• ? ???
• ???????
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• ??????

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Four. ????Sample Quiz

• I. Character recognition
• A. Circle the right character to fill in the
  blanks. 10
• 1. ??????????________ (???????)?????????
• B Put Pinyin and English meaning next to the
  Chinese expressions 12
• 1. ??_____ 2. ??_______
• II. Answer the following questions15
• 1. ??????????????
• III. Choose the correct words from the list to
  fill in the blanks. 8
• IV. Translate the following sentences into
  Chinese 25
• V. Answer the questions based on the paragraph
  below 12
• VI. Writing Write a paragraph about your
  experience of a shopping trip by using the words
  and expressions you learned in this lesson. 18
• Bonus point Handwriting each character according
  to the pinyin 3-5

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Five. ????Sample Oral Test

• I. Answer Questions ????(The teacher chooses 5
  questions to ask.???5??)
• 1.????????
• 2.??????????
• II. Speak in passage based on the situation ????
  (The teacher asks the student to do one
  situation. ????????????)
• 1. You just came back from a supermarket. Tell
  your friend what you bought (at least five
  items), how much is each of the items, which item
  is on sale, whats the price before and whats
  the price now, and how did you pay.
• III. Read aloud ??

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Availability of Chinese for Tomorrow Series

• Volume 1 Textbook, Grammar Book and Teachers
  Manual were published by Cheng Tsui Company in
  August, 2007
• Volume 2 Textbook, Grammar Book and Teachers
  Manual are in production and will be on market in
  August, 2008
• Volume 3 will be published in summer 2009
• Check http//www.cheng-tsui.com
• for purchasing, preview, desk copy and other
  information

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