Presentation Proposal for the
CLTA-GNY 2009 Annual Conference & Seventh New York
International
Conference on the Teaching of Chinese
Chinese as a World Language:
New Approaches, New Technologies,
Opportunities and Challenges
Rita Kwan 王昭平
Grimes Elementary School
March 14, 2009
topic:
Multi-Media Rich Chinese Instruction Through Technology
For Elementary Students
Research has proven that traditional teaching methods designed to teach
Chinese to American students are not effective.
Young learners will quickly lose their initial curiosity and turn their
passion into fear and boredom. Finding a
method to maintain their interest becomes a lifelong quest for all Chinese
teachers, especially those who instruct younger students.
Integrating technology into your Chinese lessons will resolve most of
your predicament, if not all. Technology-supported
instruction will enable you to motivate young learners by engaging their five senses
with songs, rhymes, TPR movement, games, attractive images and authentic resources. You will be having fun with your students
while planting the seeds of love for the Chinese language and culture in their young hearts. In this presentation, I will share some of my
technology based, multi-media rich lessons and creative tips on integrating
technology with Chinese instruction.