ANU Language Teaching Forum

'Chinese Cultural Salon’ in the low proficiency modern Chinese language courses at ANU

• 4.15-5pm Monday 6 September, 2021
• Online via Zoom (email yanyin.zhang@anu.edu.au for the link)
• Presenters: Yanyan Wang, Shuyu Zhang and Huan Wu

Abstract
Teaching languages online is a challenge. The challenge is especially acute when teaching lower proficiency level students during Covid when remote delivery or dual delivery modes are adopted. It has resulted in a decrease in student numbers in the entry level courses of modern Chinese. In order to promote modern Chinese language courses, especially to enhance students’ learning experience, we have set up a ‘Chinese cultural salon’ in which we introduce China, Chinese specific topics and Chinese language learning tools. In this talk, we will introduce the salon and demonstrate how it works through two topics presented in the Salon: Chinese internet buzzwords and the top ten Chinese social media.
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About the ANU Language Teaching Forum (LTF)
The LTF provides a platform for language teachers and researchers in CHL, SLLL and CAIS at the ANU as well as school and community school teachers in the Canberra region to share language teaching experiences and reflections, research studies, and pedagogical practices.

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Languages Forum Update August 2021

 A update with some language-related news and local activities 

OVERVIEW OF UPDATE

• Community languages in the spotlight in the ACT Legislative Assembly  
• Motion put by Greens spokesperson for Multicultural Affairs
• Video of subsequent debate (start at 4.04pm Wednesday 4 August).
• At the Australian National University (ANU)
• Information booths about studies in languages and linguistics at ANU Open Day - Saturday 14 August from 9am to 4pm
• To apply for the Diploma of Languages Semester 1, 2022 
• Organised by the ACT Bilingual Education Alliance (ACTBEA)
• Free Seminar Raising children in more than one language Saturday 14 August 
• Sharing Languages and Cultures, free video competition for students from preschool to Year 12. Closing date 6 September 
• Celebration of languages, Saturday 16 October, mark the date, details to follow
• Workshop organised by ATESOL ACT: Functional Grammar - Making language come alive for English language learners Sat 28 August
• ACT Community Language Schools Association
• Annual dinner Saturday 11 September
• Regular monthly or bi-monthly news updates
• Focus groups August and September to discuss National Languages Plan and Strategy for Languages Education in Australia. 
• More info about the project and who can get involved 
• Let’s imagine 2030. Life is changing, so are libraries. 
• Survey for Canberrans who speak another language at home or have parents born outside Australia:
• Call for volunteer tutors of English to help AMEP students
• The value of languages in a multicultural world - online international conference 13- 15 December 2021.  Call for abstracts deadline 27 August 

For full copy of Update, click HERE 

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