Backward Design Principles and Practices for Chinese Heritage Language Education

Hsiang-Hua Chang张相华

Oakland University Associate Professor

论文摘要Paper Abstract："This presentation introduces strengths and essential principles of the Backward Design approach and discusses how to apply these principles to develop and implement lesson plans, instructional materials, activities, assignments, and assessments in the Chinese heritage language classrooms. Discussions will focus on designing and implementing an objective-oriented and standards-based curriculum to achieve the learning outcomes that are compatible with the World-Readiness Standards for Language Learning in the 21th Century.

Using a regular heritage language textbook as an example, this session will exemplify in detail lesson plans, specific class activities and tasks, and assignments aiming at developing students’ skills in the target level. Given the heritage background of the students, discussions will center on developing the literacy skills of the learners to meet the course objectives and to accommodate the usually diverse learning needs of the students.

Attendees of this session will gain an overview of how to design unit outlines and create standards-based lesson plans using the Backward Design methods, and attain easily replicable templates and activity ideas to be used in their own teaching practices."

发言人简介Presenter's Bio：Hsiang-Hua Chang is Associate Professor of Chinese in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Oakland University. She has a Ph.D. in Linguistics and her research interests include first and second language acquisition, Chinese linguistics, and foreign and heritage language education. Dr. Chang started her Chinese language teaching career as a teacher at East Lansing Chinese School (a heritage Chinese school) when she was a graduate student at Michigan State University. She has taught Chinese language at all levels, as well as courses in Chinese linguistics, grammar, civilization, and business Chinese. She also serves as a Table Leader and Reader for the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Exam of the College Board. She is passionate about supporting a coherent K-16 education system for foreign languages and bridging the education between heritage language schools and mainstream schools.