Using Target Language Meng Yeh Rice University October 18, 2009 Network for Program Excellence Meng Yeh Rice University October 18, 2009 Network for Program Excellence

你 好 ni hao you good

一 起 说 yiqi huo together say ‘ say together ’

Now turn to your neighbor and greet each other in Chinese!

怎么 说 ‘ Hello ’ ？ zenme shuo how say ‘ How do you say hello? ’

我 叫 Meng. wo jiao I call ‘ I am called Meng. ’ ‘ My name is Meng. ’

你 叫 什 么？ ni jiao shenme? you call what? ‘ What is your name?

他 ta ‘ he; she ’

木 兰 Mu Lan

姚 明 Yao Ming

奥巴马 Ao ba ma

Ni Hao! Wo jiao John. Ni jiao shenme ? Ni hao, John. Wo jiao Lili. Now use Chinese to ask your neighbor’s name.

hanbaobao pisa doufu bangbangtang binggan dangao

喜欢 xihuan like; be fond of; love

我 喜欢 豆腐。 wo xihuan doufu I like toufu ‘ I like toufu. ’

你 喜欢 什 么？ ni xihuan shenme? you like what? ‘ What do you like? ’

hanbaobao pisa doufu bangbangtang binggan dangao Ni xihuan shenme? you like what? ‘What do you like?’ Wo xihuan _________ 。 Ｉ like

Use Chinese to find out from your neighbor what they like.

Strategies Used Visuals English meaning Classroom languages Scaffolding Gesture/expression associated with meaning Simple language Use the expressions to communicate Indirect language Instruction in English familiar names/cognates