Chinese Made Easy

CNY Chinese School l Fall 2019 to present

 

Course Reflection

 

As a married international student, it seemed hard for me at first to pursue my Ph.D all on my own, especially to learn American culture and lamguage. Luckily, I met my principal Dr. Fan and she invited me to be a volunteer in her school to teach American Students Chinese.

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I assisted the teachers to prepare the documents for the new class and became a substitute teacher in 2018. Later, the principal received positive feedback from parents, so she asked me to teach some students in school. I was very pleased to accept the job. While teaching, I realized students at the school are very enthusiastic and they play a big role in my decision-making when I design lessons for them. The students are from primarily English-speaking families, so I designed a checklist and recording style that engages both the students and their parents in the learning process. In class, I followed Gagne's Nine Events of instruction to design the course to meet the students' needs. 

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Students love to learn from me. In the summative Chinese test, all of them got very high scores and they can speak Mandarin well. I am so proud of them. I also designed appropriate games to motivate them to practice on their own and make sure I am always incorporating new activities to ensure each class is different and exciting. I will keep learning from the students and make learning fun！