(共20张PPT)
Unit 3 The world meets China
Listening and Speaking
To learn about Confucius Institute
To practice listening and speaking skills
Learning objectives
1. What do you know about Chinese language learning abroad
2. How do people from other countries find out about Chinese culture
Before you listen, talk with your partner.
Pre-listening
Foreign students practice calligraphy.
Foreign students are learning how to pronounce Chinese characters.
textbooks
The Confucius Institute
The Confucius Institute
The Confucius Institute is a non-profit educational organisation run by the Chinese Ministry of Education, aiming to promote Chinese language and culture abroad and to encourage cultural exchange. The first institute opened in 2004, and today there are over 500 institutes around the world. In addition to Chinese language courses, the institutes also support activities, such as art exhibitions, concerts and film festivals.
The Centers for Community
The Centers have a group of individuals who believe in the value of global education and who love Chinese fascinating culture. They host monthly events, conferences, and group discussions all with the goal of bringing people together and providing them with a space to join in cross-cultural exchange and create lifelong friendships.
Programs
Apart from the many Confucius Institutes all over the world, communities also offer Confucius Classrooms that provide Chinese language education and cultural programs. Some programs include the following: Chinese Calligraphy, Chinese Painting, Hands-on Chinese Crafts ( 技艺), Chinese Game Club, Cultural Festivals and Events, Chinese Cooking, East / West Medicine as well as Chinese Dance. Confucius Classrooms are generally based in primary and secondary schools.
Listen to the conversation and choose the topics covered.
① The reason why Liang Ran decided to work for the Confucius Institute.
② The working environment at the Institute.
③ The troubles he had during teaching.
④ A special moment from his time at the Institute.
⑤ What he learnt from his students.
⑥ The friends he made in New York.
Listening
Listen again and complete the passage.
Liang Ran spent 1. _______________ abroad working as a teacher at 2. _______________________________. He said it was a difficult decision, because it would mean 3. ___________________. Finally, he decided to go as he wanted to help foreigners learn Chinese and learn about China. He also wanted to 4. __________________________________________________.
At first, Liang was surprised at 5. ________________________________, as they were quite varied. They were all interested in Chinese culture, however.
One challenge they met was that they 6. _____________________________________________, so Liang had to give them a lot of support.
a whole year
the Confucius Institute in New York
experience life abroad and learn about Western culture
the different ages of the students
delaying his studies
had some difficulty with Chinese characters
Liang's most memorable experience was at the end of the year when students learnt about traditional Chinese dancing and 7. __________________. Liang said their 8. ___________ was amazing.
Working there made Liang a better person. Through teaching Chinese, he 9. _______________________________, and through interacting with students, he 10. ___________________________.
Chinese costumes
enthusiasm
became even more proud of China
learnt more about the world
Talk about the role the Confucius Institute plays in promoting intercultural exchange.
The Confucius Institute (CI) is a nonprofit organization that strongly believes in the value of global education. It aims to bridge cultural divides by providing opportunities to experience the world from each other's point of view and allow people to exchange their culture, customs and history person to person.
Talking
Complete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation.
The reason why ... is that ...
That was due to ...
On the whole, …
To sum up, …
In short, …
Giving reasons
Drawing conclusions
The reason why ... is that ...
That was due to ...
…
On the whole, …
To sum up, …
In short, …
We can draw the conclusion that…
We can learn/know…
…
Work in pairs. Discuss what you can do to spread Chinese culture using the expressions in this section.
spreading Chinese culture
Now think about whether you can use the language you have learnt to express your ideas and give explanations, and whether you can understand your partner's ideas and comment on them.
Write a passage about “What you can do to spread Chinese culture” in 120 words.
Homework
