Multimedia products in K-12 Chinese classroom
I teach Chinese in an afterschool class in a public elementary school and my kids are from non-heritage families. In the beginning, it was hard...
Read MoreObama's Inauguration Speech Gave Us Hope on Mandarin Programs in the US
What an exciting and moving day it was?! We set up a projector in the office streaming from Comcast via Slingbox. Technologies these days! Yes....
Read MoreHappy Chinese New Year!
Just want to wish everyone a fantastic 2009! This year is the year of the ox. Sunday January 25th is the new year's eve, when...
Read MoreDifficulties with learning Chinese pinyin and Chinese tones
As a New Year's resolution, I have decided to give learning Mandarin Chinese another try. My first brush with learning it was my senior year...
Read MoreDistance Learning for K-12 Chinese Curriculum in the U.S.
These past few days, I've seen quite a few commercials for distance learning in the U.S. through Kaplan University. In this digital age, it seems...
Read MoreChinese schools of yesteryear versus Chinese schools of today
As a Chinese-American born and raised here, I endured some pretty sufferable Saturday mornings. Instead of watching good ol' Saturday morning cartoons like my friends...
Read MoreImplementing National Standards in Mandarin Classrooms
Hi laoshi men! Today I audited a mandarin class for non-heritage, early-elementary school kids in California. It reminds me of my work with ACTFL standards...
Read MoreChinese New Year Story Time in Bay Area (Menlo Park, CA)
Chinese New Year is fast approaching! What kinds of activities are you having in your local community? Perhaps the schools are having Spring Festival celebratory...
Read MoreChallenges in Implementing New Mandarin Programs in 2009
OK. We are mid-way into January. President Elect Obama will be inaugurated next Tuesday. Lots of excitements, but on the way to work today, I...
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