Respond to: A Question of “Faith”
“In terms of how we might define faith in a manner appropriate for twenty-first-century public education, the scope and depth of the concept must be precise enough to be useful, but also open enough to invite diverse perspectives.” Continue reading Including faith in the academic realm for adolescents
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Using Facebook to enhance Foreign Language (Chinese) teaching and learning
Along with the gaining popularity of Facebook among adolescents, the research on its influences on this specific age group also blooms. Although some research emphasizes that Facebook benefits adolescents by fostering their communication skills, and offering them opportunities to make new friends, to express their ideas, and also to build their evolving self-identity Continue reading Using Facebook to enhance Foreign Language (Chinese) teaching and learning
What matters is not the game itself, but the principles underlie it!
Respond to: Good Video Games and Good Learning
Using games in teaching is one of the strategies I used in my Chinese lessons in Hong Kong. In order to motivate students, I would use PowerPoint to design matching games (match words with Chinese phonetic symbols, or match words with pictures). Card games would also be used for matching and memorizing. All these practices precisely reflect what games mean to me academically. This Continue reading What matters is not the game itself, but the principles underlie it!
Thinking out of the box and try new approaches!
Respond to: Social Critique and Pleasure: Critical Media Literacy with Popular Culture Texts
This journal challenges my previous practices. I used to solely introduce what I consider good songs, good movies, and good books to students. My choices are very teacher-centered, and for the sake of didactic purpose only. Take Chinese songs for example, I rank traditional folk songs a lot higher than pop songs broadly loved by teenagers at this moment. But the detailed explanation Continue reading Thinking out of the box and try new approaches!
MVP 5- Intercultural conflict within oneself!
Respond to: Beyond Categories
Taking a course called Intercultural Perspectives in Multicultural Education this semester have me realized that being a foreign language (Chinese) teacher simply to disseminate language knowledge, such as vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation, is far from sufficient. In order to nurture students who are truly able to appropriately communicate verbally and culturally, we also Continue reading MVP 5- Intercultural conflict within oneself!