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

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

The Magic of Picture Books (IV) – The Use of Picture Books in Elementary Program

In our previous picture book series, we introduced the use of picture books in our immersion program. As a matter of fact, picture books are also important learning materials in our Chinese classes for elementary students. One of the major … Continue reading

The New Program at Chinese with Meggie: Advance Immersion (I)

An Introduction This semester, we have started a new program called Advance Immersion. Four of our current students have begun a new journey of Chinese learning in this brand-new program. Unlike our Regular Immersion Program where classes are made up … Continue reading