In this activity, students will be given a bundle of Chinese money and will use common Chinese phrases to try to purchase items from the instructor, who will be acting as a shop owner. Students will attempt to convince the shop owner to give them the most items for the best price.
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In this activity students will look through a series of brochures for tour trips to different cities in China. As a group, they will chose which cities they would like to go to which tours, and decide what modes of transportation they will take. They will then create a travel itinerary for their entire group.
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In this activity, students will review concepts covered throughout the semester by answering questions in a Jeopardy game. The questions will involve translation, vocabulary, and some questions about Chinese Culture.
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In this activity students will use an interactive Google Slideshow to choose different places around China to explore a mini trip to that place. Students will choose a location, and in that location they will choose an activity and food based on limited clues, allowing each choice to be a surprise and expose students to different experiences in China they might not have known about previously.
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In this activity students will be practice telling time in Chinese, as well as create schedules to describe their daily lives. Students will also practice listening comprehension by accurately responding to prompts given by the instructor.
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In this activity, students will role play as if they are attending a speed dating event. Students will each be given a profile and will choose a career, and interests and dislikes at random. Students will then go through a few rounds of interviewing one another to discover things about their partners and decide which person they think they are most compatible with. At the end, everyone will share their picks and see if anyone ends up matched together!
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“A place for students and teachers to connect with and discover the diverse and exciting world of Chinese culture.”
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"My name is Sata Vanasouk and I’m a media arts major at Boise State University, minoring in Chinese studies and global studies. My project, Visualizing Chinese, aims to intersect storytelling and language learning through colorful illustrations and unique little stories. It is important to note that this work is more vocabulary-focused." -Sata Vanasouk
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Diagram/Illustration, Student Guide
In this activity, students will partner up and practice talking about their house, what rooms and basic furniture they have. Discuss what they want to have and then give suggestions to each other. Students will then practice talking to a landlord about renting an apartment.
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In this activity, students will take a fun quiz to find out what kind of traveller they are.
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In this activity, students will play 'Guess Who?' in teams or individuals. They will practice asking about the appearances of people politely and try to figure out who the unknown person is.
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In this activity, students practice introducing themselves to new people.
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Variety of cultural city icons for multiple countries
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In this lab, students will learn how to request someone to do something. They will also learn how to ask for a permission.
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Updated list of free design resources for use by educators. Includes links to photo, illustration, design, and icon resources
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In this activity, students will practice accepting and/or rejecting formal invitations to an afternoon or evening together.
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Students will act out a popular movie trailer in the target language. Keeping with the original plot of the movie, students have to act out the trailer as if it were a different genre.
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The students will watch a comedy skit from a Japanese TV show that encourages students to think outside of the box. The students will then choose a broad topic from a list of topics and attempt to list as many things as they can regarding that topic. The most creative students will win.
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This activity allows students to practice describing their ideal vacation and suggesting vacation ideas for others. Students will also practice talking about Boise
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In this activity, students will have the opportunity to work in pairs to practice grammar on expressing purpose and obligations. Students will learn more about expressing goals and purposes. Students will also learn more about grammar.
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