Method/Material Development Teaching Chinese

This course is based on the 21st century foreign language curriculum framework and material development framework theory, in-depth understanding of the principles and examples of curriculum design for different Chinese programs in US, and to explore the relationship between acquisition results and Chinese teaching. The course will also share in-depth understanding and design of curriculum design principles and content based instruction on Teaching Chinese as a foreign language and dual language. We will include "iChineseReader" challenge as hands-on task for a pilot project.

At the end of this course, students should have the following abilities:

• Have a preliminary understanding and understanding of the main topics in the field of methodology, curriculum design and material development research

• Further understanding of the relationship between various Chinese teaching materials and second language acquisition

• Effectively design materials for teaching programs based on different projects