Lesson Plan on Chinese Adverbs: Differences Between Cái and Jiù
The usages of Chinese adverbs 才【cái】and 就【jiù】often confuse the Chinese beginners or foreigners when learning Mandarin Chinese grammar. If you are a …
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Lesson Plan on Thinking Words in Chinese: Rènwéi, Yǐwéi and Juéde
The Chinese characters 认为【rènwéi】, 以为【yǐwéi】, and 觉得【juéde】all describe thinking in the Chinese language. This lesson plan goes over the similarities …
Continue ReadingBirthdays: A Lesson Plan for a Chinese Class that Compares Chinese and Western Traditions
A unit on China can be enhanced by discussing the way that Chinese celebrate birthdays. The celebration of birthdays offers insight into Chinese …
Continue ReadingTeaching Chinese to Beginning Students Lesson Plan Focusing on How to Teach Mandarin Chinese Date Formats
If you are a new teacher and don’t know how to teach Chinese Date Formats, here are step-by-step lesson plans on teaching Mandarin to beginning …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan on China: Teach the Class Directional Words That Influence Chinese Culture
When studying Chinese, we can learn culture as we learn language. This lesson plan incorporates the language used when we need directions, including …
Continue ReadingHow to Teach Can in Chinese - ‘keyi’ (can, may), ‘neng (can) and ‘hui’ (can)
If you are a new teacher, learn step-by-step how to teach the usages of 会 【huì】, 能【néng】and 可以【kěyǐ. Information includes the similarities and …
Continue ReadingWork with Chinese Number Characters: Learn to Count, Write the Date and Days of the Week.
Numbers have a special place in Chinese culture. They are very closely associated with one’s fortune. Let’s learn some Chinese and practice our …
Continue ReadingHow To Write Chinese Punctuation – Marks That Differ from European Punctuation
Chinese punctuation marks are used to aide the clarity of written language as in English. Here you continue to learn how to write other Chinese …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: How to Teach Chinese Numbers
Usage of Chinese numbers 数目【shùmù】can be confusing while taking Chinese lessons. For those teaching Chinese, here is a step-by-step lesson for …
Continue ReadingUsing Chinese Punctuation Marks Similar To European Punctuation
In Chinese, 标点符号 【biāodiǎn fúhào=punctuation marks】are used to make your meaning clear in written language as in English. Here you will learn some …
Continue ReadingLearning Chinese: A Tonal Language; Understand the Tonal Accents and What Tones to Use with Each Accent Mark to Pronounce Chinese Words
A student’s first encounter with Chinese can lead to the belief that Chinese is essentially like any other language. Once Chinese characters …
Continue ReadingChinese Language Tips - Vocabulary and Phrases for Eating at a Restaurant
You can turn the experience of eating out at a Chinese restaurant into a language learning one. Here are some Chinese language phrases to use on the …
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