In this activity students will play the flyswatter game to review vocabulary and phrases covered in their Chinese classes. Students will be given a short clue, and they will have to use flyswatters to identify the vocabulary word or phrase.
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In this activity students will view a few Chinese music videos from different genres. After viewing the videos, students will use information provided about each artist to do a mini research presentation in Chinese about the artist they chose.
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In this activity students will work to reinforce and learn high frequency measure words in Chinese. The lab instructor will roll either of the dice, and then the students will choose and image on their bingo cards that corresponds with the measure word shown. After a student achieves a bingo, they have to make a short sentence with each of the nouns on their bingo card, a number, and the appropriate measure word.
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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 team up and play pictionary to review vocabulary and verb phrases that may appear on semester finals.
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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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In this activity, students will be discussing parties. First, they will use pre-made party invitations to try to convince fellow students to attend their party, and then students will pair up to discover their partner’s ideal party.
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In this activity students will view a few music videos from various Chinese artists in different musical genres. After each video, students will engage in a short discussion about similarities and differences in the genres between American and Chinese music.
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In this activity, students will practice listening comprehension and recognizing different tones in Mandarin Chinese. Students will write correct and accurate tones after listening to the instructor speak the short sentences and phrases out loud, then read back their answers to check accuracy and practice speaking with accurate tones.
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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. Students also will build cultural understanding on school life between China and America.
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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
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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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