Confucius Classroom in Bendigo has been delivering Chinese language and culture lessons to local schools for five years. This year we are very proud to expand our program to a wider community. Now we deliver a virtual learning Chinese program to a school via instant communication programs.
Cardross Primary School has just under one hundred students – from Prep to Grade 6. The school is located 400 kilometres from Bendigo, in the town of Cardross – a rural area of Victoria, servicing around 800 people. Cardross Primary School has had an interest in providing their students Chinese language program since last year. However, being so rural it has been very difficult for them to source a permanent Chinese teacher. Since, our virtual program was the best option for them. We currently deliver a thirty-minute lesson to 2 classes of prep to grade 2 students every week. We also provide lesson plans and learning materials to the teachers of Cardross P.S. for them to run another thirty-minute revision lesson every week. As the lesson is delivered via Polycom video conferencing unit, there has been some challenges. For instance, the level of power over managing students’ behaviour in class is a lot lower comparing to normal in class lessons. Luckily the teachers of Cardross P.S. have been very supportive. They also showed strong enthusiasm in learning Chinese with the students. Our virtual learning program has been delivered successfully. Our students of Cardross P.S. have been learning fast as well. But as for what our students have learnt, let our prep – Grade 2 students tell you all about it next time! 本迪戈高中孔子课堂从2011年建立以来,已在当地的20多所中小学进行了五年的汉语教学和中华文化传播。今年我们很骄傲地把我们的中文项目进行了拓展,为更偏远的地区提供中文教学支持。我们现在可以通过即时网络设备,为一所小学提供中文虚拟课堂教学。 卡德罗斯小学从学前班到六年级一共有99位学生。这所学校坐落在卡德罗斯镇,位于本迪戈北部四百公里,全镇人口大约800人。卡德罗斯小学从去年开始就想为他们的学生开设中文课堂。可惜因为位置偏僻,要想找到一个愿意常驻的中文老师成为了他们的一大难题。因此我们的虚拟课堂成为了他们最好的选择。 我们目前每周为卡德罗斯小学学前班到二年级两个班的学生各进行半小时的汉语教学。与此同时,他们学校的老师用我们提供的教案和教学材料,每周继续为学生上半小时的复习课程。可以想像,用“宝利通”这个通讯科技来教学还是存在着一定难度的。比如,因为处在不同空间,中文老师对学生的课堂管理权力就大大减小了。荣幸的是卡德罗斯小学的老师们对这个中文项目非常支持,她们也对学习中文有着高涨的兴致。有了他们的帮助,到目前为止,我们的虚拟教学非常成功,学生们也接受地非常迅速。至于我们的学生具体学了哪些中文,那就让我们的孩子们下一次用中文讲给你听吧! Comments are closed.
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