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Class Learning Objectives for Bilingual Sessions

The target audience of Bilingual classes are families and students who have limited or no Chinese learning

at home. Students must be four years old to start Bilingual Kindergarten. Parent in-class participation is

welcome for Kindergarten class. As another way to help their kids' Chinese study, parents are also

encouraged to take the MHCS Bilingual course designed for the adults. Parental assistance for homework

is critical to the success of the students' learning experience.

To increase the exposure to the Chinese language, teachers will use Chinese for words, phrases, and

sentences that were previously introduced in the class. Teachers will always use Chinese to refer to

the phrases that are frequently used in the classroom setting. Thus, instead of saying "What's this? ",

"Repeat after me!", and "Way to go!" She will say " ^這是什麼 ?" , " ^跟著我唸 !" , and " ^好極了 !"

Chinese culture will be introduced to each level, especially the festivals (Teacher's Day, Mid-Autumn

Festival, Chinese new Year, Dragon Boat Festival, Etc.) will be taught at due time.

Class Text Book Outlines

BL pre-K (At least 4 years old before 10/1/current school year)

Living Mandarin K1 (生活華語 K1) Textbook + workbook + CD

This class uses the preschool textbook ^生活華語 Living Mandarin book K1. Kids will learn colors, numbers, simple Chinese characters, writing strokes, Chinese poems and songs. Tone and pronunciation will be emphasized. In addition to covering the textbooks, the class also has story times, "Show and Tell", movie times and other fun games and activities

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The goal for this level is to create an environment in which students will be eager and feel comfortable to speak . Teacher may introduce level appropriate supplemental material depending on students' progress

No homework, No assessments.

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BL K (At least Ages 5 before 10/1/current school year)

This class focuses on learning Mandarin without Pin Yin. Students will finish Kindergarten textbook ^生活華語 Living Mandarin book K1 to K2 in one year. Students will learn Chinese words through listening, reading nursery rhymes and playing word cards. Tone and pronunciation will be emphasized. The basic concept of Chinese characters and strokes in writing will be introduced. After finishing kindergarten, students are

expected to know at least 23 new Chinese characters and more phrases

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Other topics covered are: ● Greetings

● Family members _{● Colors}

● Numbers ● Body parts _{● Food} _{● Animals}

● Chinese holidays

● Directions for actions like look, listen, say, walk, run, jump, and clap Introduce simple radicals and formation rules for Chinese characters _●^人, ^口, ^山, ^水, ^火, ^土, ^日, ^月, etc.

● strokes of character writing

Teacher may introduce supplemental material depending on students' progress

Homework: tape recording, few pages of handouts. No assessments.

BL 1

This class will focus on improving the students' listening and speaking skills in Chinese. Tone and pronunciation will be emphasized. The class will also spend time on recognizing Chinese characters. In addition to listening and speaking skills, the class will start to require students to write Chinese characters. ^生活華語 Living Mandarin K 1 to K3 will be used. Chinese character's pattern, meaning clues, and sound clues will be used to help student to find a way to recognize and understand Chinese.

Introduce and review the following: ● Days of the week

● Family members _{● Color}

_{● Animals} _{● Numbers} ● Body parts _{● Food}

Homework – practice listening and speaking on CD 4 tests per year (optional).

Teacher may introduce supplemental material depending on students' progress

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BL 2

Chinese Made Easy for Kids Level 1 Textbook & Workbook

Review Beginner I materials: Days of week, Family members, colors, numbers body parts and foods in speaking and listening skills

Introduce Han Yu Pin Yin: speak, listen, read, and write (basic 37 pin yin characters).

Cover contents of the CME from lesson 1 to lesson 8

Focus on Speaking, Listening, Reading and Recognizing the words in the textbook

Reading supplements provided by school

Introduce nursery rhymes, songs, and games

Introduce Chinese culture – Chinese holidays and festivals 4 quizzes per year + mid term and final exam.

Emphasize the correct pronunciation and tone in speaking and writing. Home work: Listen CD and record speech.

Teacher may introduce supplemental materials depending upon students’ progress.

BL 3

Chinese Made Easy for Kids Level 1 textbook & workbook

Review Han Yu Pin Yin & CME Level 1 lessons 1 - 8

Cover contents in the book (lesson 9 through 16)

Focus on Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing the words in the textbook.

Emphasize the radicals, character strokes, phrases, sentence structure. Student's Workbook – practice the listening and speaking at home every day

Reading assignment provided by school.

Homework – learn to follow the strokes, write characters and make sentences

Listen CD and record speech.

Dictionary - Learn to find words from pinyin dictionary through pinyin or radical

Teacher may introduce supplemental materials depending upon students’ progress.

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BL 4

Review CME for Kids level 1

Cover contents from Lesson 1 through 16

Focus on Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing

Teacher may introduce supplemental material depending upon students’ progress.

BL 5

Review CME for Kids level 2

Cover contents from Lesson 1 through 16

Focus on Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing

Introduce typing using Han Yu Pin Yin input method. Introduce Chinese culture – Chinese holidays and festivals 4 quizzes per year + mid term and final exam.

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BL 6

Review Chinese Made Easy for Kids Level 3.

Cover contents of the Chinese Made Easy for Kids Level 4. Focus on Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing and Typing.

Emphasize the radicals, character strokes, phrases, sentence structure. Introduce typing using Han Yu Pin Yin input method.

Homework _– Teacher assign homework based on student workbook. Students learn to follow the strokes, write characters, and make sentences. Teacher may also assign homework in typing. Listen CD and record speech.

Dictionary - Learn to find words from pinyin dictionary through pinyin or radical.

BL 7

Chinese Made Easy for Youth level 1

textbook & workbook

Review Chinese Made Easy for Kids Level 4.

Cover contents of the Chinese Made Easy for Youth Level 1. Focus on Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing and Typing.

Emphasize the radicals, character strokes, phrases, sentence structure. Introduce typing using Han Yu Pin Yin input method.

Introduce Chinese culture _– Chinese holidays and festivals 4 quizzes per year + mid term and final exam.

Homework – Teacher assign homework based on student workbook. Students learn to follow the strokes, write characters, and make sentences. Teacher may also assign homework in typing. Listen CD and record speech.

Teacher may introduce supplemental material depending on students’ progress.

BL 8

Chinese Made Easy for Youth level 2

textbook & workbook

Review Chinese Made Easy for youth Level 1.

Cover contents of the Chinese Made Easy for Youth Level 2. Focus on Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing and Typing. Continue to the development of communication skills, as well as introducing China. Its culture and customs through each unit. To ensure a smooth transition, some pinyin will be removed. 4 quizzes per year + mid term and final exam.

Homework _– Teacher assign homework based on student workbook. Students learn to write characters, make

sentences and create short essays. Teacher may also assign homework in typing.