Chinese cuisine plays an important role in Chinese culture. Dumpling is one of the most popular traditional food in China and also very popular around the world.
At the end of the first semester 2016, students in Bridgewater Primary School got to know more Chinese culture by making dumplings. At the beginning of the dumpling making session, a Chinese Hanban teacher Ms Zhang Chunjing gave students a brief introduction to Chinese dumplings and the culture about them. And then Ms Zhang explained the ingredients and demonstrated how to make dumplings step by step. The students were very engaged and enjoyed the process of making dumplings. Everyone was very excited to make the dumplings by themselves. Once they understood how to wrap the dumplings, they tried some other different ways to folding the wrappers. Ms Zhang cooked the dumplings while a Chinese VIT teacher Mr Zhang Xinran had some other Chinese activities with the students. All the students enjoyed the delicious taste of the dumplings made by themselves and they shared the delicacy with their teachers at school. 美食文化在中国文化中一直扮演着重要的角色,而饺子在传统饮食中又深受大家的喜爱,并且在世界各地流行。 在2016年上半学期结束之际,Bridgewater 小学的学生通过包饺子这一文化活动,对中国文化有了更深入的了解。 活动一开始,本迪戈高中孔子课堂汉语老师张春静给学生们简单介绍了饺子和其背后的文化,之后又详细介绍了包饺子的材料和制作方法,并演示了包饺子的步骤。学生们看得不亦乐乎,一个个跃跃欲试。在了解并熟悉了如何包饺子后,学生们发挥想象,包出了各种不同形状的饺子。很快饺子就包完了,看着自己亲手制作的劳动成果,学生们兴奋极了。 张春静老师煮饺子的时候,张欣然老师带着学生们做其他的中华文化活动。饺子很快就熟了。孩子们品尝着自己的劳动果实,开心极了,还迫不及待地把这份美味和喜悦分享给了学校的老师们。 At Big Hill Primary School, we have enjoyed the celebration of the ‘Dragon Boat Festival’ over the past two weeks. The festival was originally initiated to pay tribute to a famous Chinese poet Qu Yuan (340 BC). The festival occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional lunar calendar and it was on 9th of June this year. There is a range of activities that Chinese people do to celebrate the festival, such as eating Zongzi (rice dumplings), racing dragon boats and beating drums.
The whole school did a fantastic job decorating the scales of a huge dragon as part of the celebration of the festival and it was on display on the Chinese board. Both parents and students were so excited to see the artwork. Also, Year 5 and 6 students spent some time making their own dragon drum with paper plates and colourful beads. Some of them even did a performance with it on the assembly. Year 3 and 4 made origami dragon boats and practised the relevant Chinese characters. All the students had a great time and have had a better understanding about the Dragon Boat Festival. Here I am glad to share some of the photos that were taken during our celebration. 2016年6月9日,本迪戈高中孔子课堂的赵老师和Big Hill小学的孩子们在中文课堂上一起庆祝了中国传统节日--端午节。端午节在每年的农历五月初五,这个节日是为了纪念著名的爱国诗人屈原。今年的端午节阳历日期是六月九日。这一天,中国人都有一系列的庆祝活动,比如:吃粽子,赛龙舟,击鼓等。 为了庆祝端午节,Big Hill 小学进行了许多有趣又有意义的活动。所有学生齐心协力做了一条手工巨龙并在中文板上展出。大家都很兴奋地寻找自己装饰的那块鳞片。此外,五六年级学生还用漂亮的纸盘子和五颜六色的珠子每人做了一个手工拨浪鼓,三四年级学生做了很多有创意的龙舟折纸。 通过这次活动,孩子们对端午节有了更深入的认识。 The Confucius Institute at the University of Melbourne and the Chinese Language Teacher's Association of Victoria (CLTAV) are proud to present a forum which will focus specifically on how parents of non-Chinese background learners of Mandarin can promote a healthy learning environment for their children. The forum will include a panel of distinguished guests including:
- John Tuckfield, Director of Teaching and Learning at Camberwell Grammar School - Tracie Winch, Parent at Melbourne Girls’ College - Alexander McLeod, Head of Chinese, Northcote High School - Eszter Ovlachi, Student at Alkira Secondary College, Winner of the 2015 Victoria Secondary School Chinese Bridge Competition This event is particularly relevant for parents who would like to increase their child’s confidence in learning Chinese at primary school, high school and VCE level. Parents are encouraged to bring their children along on the evening. Time: 6.30pm-8pm June 16 (Thursday) Location: Carrillo Gantner Theatre (B02), Sidney Myer Asia Centre, 158/761 Swanston St, Parkville VIC 3052 RSVP:https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/parent-forum-how-to-develop-and-foster-your-childs-chinese-language-learning-journey-tickets-25190955827 Live Streaming: For parents and teachers from regional Victoria and interstates, you are welcome to participate in this event using Adobe Connect. It is an online meeting space that allows us to communicate and present to each other synchronously. There are two options for connecting to the Forum:
A) Testing your connection Visit: http://unimelb.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm This will run through speed and software checks. B) Signing into the meeting room Visit: http://unimelb.adobeconnect.com/r86acd4u8xr/ Click on the button 'Enter as a Guest' (You do not need a password for signing in). Enter your full name and sign in. Familiarise yourself with the menu items. You are welcome to type questions and comments in the chat window. 2. Mobile Device connection You can download the Adobe Connect application from the app store on your iPhone or iPad. Once you have done this, Visit: http://unimelb.adobeconnect.com/r86acd4u8xr/ The interface is slightly different to the computer version (more simplified). You are welcome to type questions and comments in the chat window. Please test this before your webinar. |
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