Considerations in Selecting Teaching Materials for K-12 Chinese Classes Xiaoning Wang ChinaSprout, Inc. April 27, 2007

Agenda Selecting Objectives and Criteria Textbooks and Cultural Materials for Elementary Students Middle School Students High School Students AP Students Q & A

Learning Objectives Proficiencies Immersion or Bilingual Programs Selecting Criteria Age and Grade Levels Characters (simplified or traditional) ChinaSprout’s Unique Proposition Broad and in-depth Materials (Chinese, Taiwan, Hong Kong and U.S.) Expertise (learn from teachers, administrators, parents, and students) Selecting Textbooks and Cultural Materials

Textbooks and Cultural Materials for Elementary Students Textbooks Chinese Made Easy For Kids My First Chinese Words and My First Chinese Readers Chinese Paradise Chinese for Children Happy Chinese New Concept Chinese Fun Chinese Characters and Reference Materials Flash Cards Games Picture Dictionaries Posters

Textbooks and Cultural Materials for Elementary Students Multimedia Materials DVD (Chinese for Children, NiHao Little Friends, Learn Chinese with MeiMei or animated films) CD-ROM (learn characters or bilingual stories) Audios: Music, stories Cultural and Story Books Picture books about China and Chinese culture (in English, Chinese or bilingual) Folktales, story books or chapter books (in English, Chinese or bilingual) Social Study and Science books in Chinese or bilingual

Textbooks and Cultural Materials for Middle School Students Textbooks Chinese Made Easy Discovering Chinese Chinese for Youth Learn Chinese with Me Characters and Reference Materials Flash Cards (playing cards) Dictionaries Workbooks Multimedia Materials DVD (feature films) CD-Rom Cultural and Literatures Books about China and Chinese culture (in English, Chinese or bilingual) Popular Chinese or American literatures (in Chinese or bilingual)

Textbooks and Cultural Materials for High School Students Textbooks Ni Hao Learn Chinese with Me Integrated Chinese Magical Tour of China Characters and Reference Materials Flash Cards (playing cards) Dictionaries Workbooks Multimedia Materials DVD (Reality Chinese) CD-ROM Cultural and Literatures Books about China and Chinese culture (in English, Chinese or Bilingual) Popular Chinese or American literatures (in Chinese or Bilingual)

AP Chinese Materials Objectives Language and culture competencies Interpersonal, interpretative, and presentational communication Textbooks Language (Ni Hao, New Practical Chinese, Integrated Chinese) Chinese Culture (Chinese Traditional Cultural and Modern Life, Cultural Interpretations of China, Getting into Chinese Thoughts, Meeting China, Intermediate Reading Chinese Course) Other Materials Reading, Writing, Listening (Introduction to Chinese Writing, Read Chinese Slogans and Signs, New Chinese Situational Dialogues, Chinese Reading Step by Step) CD-ROM (Chinese Pen, Speech or Pen Plus) DVD (Reality Chinese)

Chinese for Children Textbook / Chinese Power Learning Games