BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

September 13 & 14, 2008
Chinese International School Manila
Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City
Conference Fee: US$150.00 per person

Speakers
Ms. Yamin Ma
Ms. Xinying Li
Co-Chairs, Chinese Department
Island School, Hong Kong

Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Conference is for Mandarin Chinese language teachers,
educators and administrators at the Elementary, Middle School and High School level.
The focus will be on: (1) Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language,
(2) Chinese Curriculum Design and (3) Strategies for Teaching Chinese in the Classroom

TOPICS
Current situation of teaching Chinese in international schools
The Chinese language and Chinese curriculum
Concerns related to the Chinese curriculum design
Principles and actual design of CME series
Analysis of different Chinese textbooks
Learning styles and strategies for four language skills
Strategies for listening, speaking and writing
How to teach the text
Hands-on design of one lesson
Examinations and assessment