Teachers of Chinese are challenged to create a classroom environment where Chinese is the means of communication 90 percent of the time. Topics of conversation must be linguistically and developmentally appropriate, interesting, and should help students learn about themselves as they learn about the Chinese-speaking world. With these considerations in mind, participants will learn to design unit plans that revolve around an important question about the Chinese-speaking world and that support the language patterns and vocabulary needed to develop communication skills and cultural understanding.

1. If you lead with culture, language will follow… Donna L. Clementi and Rongfen Sun Burford Concordia Language Villages

2. Imagine a map of the world….

8. Language and Culture “ Language is far more than a system to be explained. It is our most important link to the world around us. Language is culture in motion. It is people interacting with people.” --Sandra Savignon

9. People Interacting With People

10. Cultural Intelligence Knowing Oneself Motivation Motivation Motivation

12. Iceberg Concept of Culture

15. Products – Practices - Perspectives

16. Culture = Practices/Behaviors Knowing how: Practices/ Behaviors Language Courtesy Facial expressions Customs Gestures Daily routines Body language Time Proxemics Appearance Eye contact

17. Products – Practices - Perspectives

18. Culture = Perspectives/Understandings Knowing why: Perspectives/ Understandings Values – Unspoken rules – Unconscious rules – Ethics – Traditions - History

19. Products – Practices - Perspectives

20. Creating a Thematic Unit [email_address]

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42. Seeing the world with new eyes