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Dr. Weiman Xu, lead author of Strive for a 5: AP* Chinese Practice Tests, will discuss the key features of this brand new, comprehensive AP Chinese preparation book. Dr. Xu will share how to use the text in the classroom leading up to exam day, provide advice on how to best make use of students' prep time, examine sample tests, and more.

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Watch a presentation by the author of Setting the Stage for Chinese, Yuanchao Meng. Learn how to motivate your Chinese language students with plays and performances from her book Setting the Stage for Chinese, a vital resource of TPRS plays and activities for K-12 Chinese programs.

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This is the answer key for Breeze into Japanese.

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The College Board has posted several annotated sample syllabi for AP Chinese courses on their website in order to aid teachers in designing these courses. Explanations are provided for how these syllabi meet AP Chinese standards, along with suggestions for textbooks and supplementary materials.

Cheng & Tsui is proud to see that AP Chinese teachers have used the books Beyond the Basics, A New Text for a Modern China (now Reading into a New China), and Integrated Chinese Level 2 as primary textbooks in these syllabi. All of these books are now available in updated editions.

The sample syllabi can be found here:

• Sample Syllabus 1
• Sample Syllabus 2
• Sample Syllabus 3
• Sample Syllabus 4

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Here is a PDF of the appendix that contains clickable links.

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Pattern drills for practicing sentence patterns from Level 1 Part 1.

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A collection of chengyu stories and other ancient Chinese stories and parables, with vocabulary glosses and comprehension questions. These were included in the Integrated Chinese 2nd Edition Workbook and are now being offered as a free supplement to the 3rd Edition (or any other textbook). Level is suitable for intermediate level of proficiency (equivalent to the second year of college study).

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Professor Jianhua Bai, the co-author of Beyond the Basics, has created these 20 short video clips to accompany the text. The clips feature native Chinese speakers discussing topics related to the lessons in the book. Instructional guides, listening questions with automatic feedback, and transcripts of the videos are provided.

http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Mll/Chinese/BBVideo/

 

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《欢迎》系列已经在练习册中设计了阅读材料。但是如果教师希望加强学生的阅读能力，或设计课外阅读课程，以下是一些阅读书目及网页。

The Huanying series has built-in reading activities for students. However, if teachers would like to help students build stronger reading skills in Chinese, or if teachers plan to offer an after-school reading program, here are some suggestions for additional reading materials.

 

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Looking for an interactive, effective, and efficient way for your Chinese language students to practice what they've learned in the third edition of Integrated Chinese? Want to add technology to your classroom? The new Integrated Chinese Online Workbook may be just what you're searching for. In this recorded online seminar, Project Manager, Natalie Hogg, of Quia Corporation will guide you through all the interactive features and show you how to manage your classroom using this new online workbook.

• Watch the presentation (30 mins)
• View a demo at http://books.quia.com. User name: chengtsui; password: quia.
• Request a free 30-day personal trial of this subscription-based online workbook.

Still have questions? Write to textbooks@cheng-tsui.com for more information.

In these PDFs, the author of Setting the Stage for Chinese has shared photos of stage props and costumes (with brief instructions) used in her students' productions, plus other notes related to the stories. Yuanchao Meng has been teaching Chinese in the United States for 12 years and strives to make learning the language and culture interesting for students through class performances of traditional myths and legends from China. We hope that these materials will inspire your class performances and make learning Chinese fun! Feel free to post suggestions and pictures of your own.

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China has become real force in the global economy over the past decade, and analysts are predicting a growing need for professionals with Chinese language skills in the business arena. Language departments and business schools are responding with a wave of business-oriented Chinese courses. but before teachers and administrators jump on the bandwagon, they need to evaluate their resources and then carefully consider their approach to this new breed of language students. for insight on how to best serve the needs of learners of business Chinese, Cheng & Tsui Company interviewed Jane C. M. Kuo, director of Chinese studies at the University of California - San Diego, and Wan-wen Kuo (not related), a lecturer in east asian languages at the University of Pennsylvania. Attached are some of their suggestions.

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Is your school interested in starting an Asian language program but don't know where to begin? This service brief offers helpful suggestions and resources to create and maintain your Asian language program.

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In this set of PPT, topics of grammar structures are listed at the beginning of each lesson as “Objectives”. Each topic is linked to a few PPT slides for classroom practice. You can choose the ones you want to use in any order you like, or use all of them.

 

For most of the practice slides, the answers are provided after students answer them with just another click, so the structures are reinforced.

 

At the end of each set of practice, there is a button which can bring you back to the first page (objectives), where you can pick another topic.

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In the language course, communication is the final goal and can be presented in a complete model of three modes: Interpretive, Presentational, and Interpersonal. But how do teachers engage high school students in active communication? The design and authenticity of texts and activities play a significant role. In this presentation Lanting Xu, co-author of the new Chinese language series Huanying, explains the three modes in sequenced instructions and demonstrates communicative activities with practical examples from the Huanying series.

• Watch the presentation (58 minutes)
• Download the presentation (see attached)

After viewing the presentation, we encourage you to share your thoughts and questions in the presentation forum.

 

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Watch a presentation by the Curriculum Specialists at Primary Source, authors of "China in the World: A History Since 1644", as they discuss ways of teaching modern Chinese history in the high school or college classroom, from the Qing Dynasty to the 2008 Olympics. The presenters propose that to get students to truly understand the significance of the dramatic appearance of China on the world stage during last summer's Olympics, it is necessary to go back into China's history. Various activities, timelines and primary source materials will be shown as examples of resources that can be used to make history exciting and relevant for students.

• Watch recording (43 minutes)
• Download the presentation slides (see attachment)

After watching the recording, feel free to write to us with your questions or comments in the presentation forum.

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