Course syllabus

Chinese 709

Chinese Pedagogical Grammar 1

15

This course provides the students with an overview of how to learn Chinese as a second language informed by updated Chinese as a second language acquisition theories. In this course, students will be informed of the fundamental concepts and the most updated research in the discipline. Focusing on learners, the course discusses issues related to relationship between the Chinese language and one’s first language ( in this course: English), learning motivation and strategies, using modern technology and multimedia resources in engaging learners, giving feedback and designing extracurricular activities, as well as methods in helping learners develop independent learning skills.

Weeks

Topics

1 (2nd March)

How languages are learnt: from a Chinese learner’s perspective

2 (9th March)

Basic concepts in second language acquisition (L1 and L2)

3 (16th March)

Understanding L2 learners (motivation, learning beliefs and styles)

4 ( 23rd March)

Teaching young Chinese language learners

5 ( 30th March)

 Good Friday

6 (20th April)

Multimodal learning: Using technology in Chinese classrooms

7 (27th April)

Giving feedback to Chinese language learners

8 (4th May)

Designing extracurricular activities to engage learners

9 (11th May)

Designing multimedia learning materials to engage learners

10 ( 18th May)

Learning autonomy: Successful Chinese language learners

11 ( 25th May)

Presentation and discussion

12 (1st June)

Conclusion: Developing learning autonomy