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Category Archives: Chinese Language Classes
Input Chinese on Your MAC
If you have Mac, we recommend an application called Fun Input Toy which is also free. It has been used by our teachers on their Macs and works well. It can be downloaded here. You will see the following webpage. … Continue reading
Input Chinese on Your PC
Our elementary program begins with Chinese reading. Children first learn to recognize Chinese characters as images without the help of Pinyin. Later, when they develop the habit of reading Chinese characters as symbols, we will introduce Pinyin so that children … Continue reading
The Magic of Picture Books (VI) — Picture Books and Multisensory Learning
We all know that picture books play a significant role in every child’s language development. Our Chinese immersion and elementary program also consists of a lot of picture book read-alouds. Why are picture books so powerful? One reason for this … Continue reading
How To Use Music To Do Shared Reading
Music can let children experience foreign language in a pleasurable and natural way. Young children are naturally “wired” for sound and rhythm. At Chinese with Meggie, music is an indispensable part in the classroom. Besides singing songs with the CD … Continue reading
ONE WAY OF TEACHING SEVEN CONTINENTS — NEW VOCABULARIES WITH PARODY SONGS
Different from our regular immersion program, the aim of our advanced immersion program is to help students expand their Chinese vocabulary in theme-based classes. Through carefully designed curriculum, students learn about geography, biology, etc. in Chinese language. Since the vocabularies … Continue reading
National Chinese Language Conference
“National Chinese Language Conference (NCLC) is the largest annual gathering practitioners, policymakers, and school leaders with an interest in Chinese language teaching and learning in North America.” Representing Chinese with Meggie, Weiky, our new instructor, attended the fifth NCLC in … Continue reading
Greeting from Ms. Keyi — a New Instructor at Chinese with Meggie
Hi, my name is Keyi Qin. I am very excited to be a new instructor and curriculum developer at Chinese with Meggie. I am originally from Shanghai, China, and I graduated from New York University’s graduate program in Foreign Language … Continue reading
Review Chinese Characters with a Short Play
— Picture Book Series: Eat All Your Peas Children in our elementary program get flashcards of Chinese characters each class. How to help them digest and practice these characters in class? One method we use is to make short plays … Continue reading
Bilingualism Enhances Self-Control
Recently we have come across an article on New York Times: Building Self-Control: the American Way by Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang. The article describes parenting issues in general, but also touches on the benefits of language learning. Compared to … Continue reading