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Teach Characters Using the Analytical Approach

Teach Characters Using the Analytical Approach. Lulu Dong Hunter College International CLTA-GNY Conference May 15, 2010. Course Description.

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Teach Characters Using the Analytical Approach

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  1. Teach Characters Using the Analytical Approach Lulu Dong Hunter College International CLTA-GNY Conference May 15, 2010

  2. Course Description • This course supplements the Elementary Chinese course to guide students to learn the basic strokes and Chinese radical characters through the Chinese calligraphy. Students can learn the traditional Chinese calligraphy writing skills. They will also distinguish and identify the scripts.

  3. textbook • Chao, Der-lin (2008) The New Multimedia Course for Learning Chinese Characters • workbook

  4. Grading • Quizzes 30% • Web-based and written assignments 30% • Mid-term exam 10% • Final exam 15% • Class attendance and participation 15%

  5. Characters Website • www.chineseliteracy.net

  6. 1st semester Content • How characters are formed • Basic strokes , stroke order • Radicals • Strategies for learning new characters • 1-8 strokes, 9-15 strokes • Traditional and simplified characters • The most frequently used characters

  7. Associate with speaking Chinese class • reading • Write short essay and dialogues • Practice writing characters with oral Chinese

  8. 2nd semester • The development of Chinese scripts • penmanship • Cursive writing style and some special features of writing • Development of printing and print fonts • Calligraphy styles • Easy mistaken characters and characters with multiple forms • Homophones and characters with multiple pronunciations and meanings • How to use dictionary

  9. Cursive writing style

  10. Newspaper • Calligraphy class • Metropolitan museum visit • Li yan and Bo’s

  11. Feedback from students • Grades: 60% higher • Overcome learning fear • Low drop-out rate • Characters learning strategies help further learning

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