AdoptionAuthenticMaterialstoIntegrateCulture.pptVIP

Adopting Authentic Materials to Integrate Culture and Language Dali Tan Landon School, Bethesda, Maryland What are authentic materials? Authentic materials are resources that have been developed specifically for native speakers. These include print, audio, and visual materials. ? Examples of Authentic Materials transportation schedules pictures of road signs business cards labels menus brochures receipts currency Tickets Others songs proverbs folktales newspapers televisions programs radio broadcasts film internet websites Using Authentic Materials Across All Levels Authentic materials can be used at the beginning level. How can one find age and level appropriate as well as culturally-rich authentic materials? The use of authentic material leads naturally to authentic assessments. How to introduce the concept and practice of “Xiao”(filial piety) in Chinese culture? --A preliminary proposal from Dali Tan The purpose of the following examples from Dali Tan is to “抛砖引玉” ( To throw out a brick in order to bring forth a jade). 中國文化傳統中的“孝” 小鳥 小鳥小﹐老鳥老﹐ 小鳥本是老鳥抱﹐ 小鳥﹐小鳥﹐你今長大了﹐ 老鳥誰養他的老﹖ (This children’s rhyme can be taught in Chinese I ) 小板凳 小板凳﹐ 你莫歪﹐ 讓我爹爹坐下來。 我替爹爹捶捶背﹐ 爹爹叫我好乖乖﹐ 我敬爹爹一杯茶﹐ 爹爹叫我好乖乖。 /show/fYGrRyqZAgpvG1Pt.html (This children’s rhyme can be taught in Chinese II ) 小烏鴉愛媽媽 路邊開放野菊花，飛來一只小烏鴉， 不吵鬧呀不玩耍呀，急急忙忙轉回家。 它的媽媽年紀大，躺在家里飛不動， 小烏鴉呀叼來虫子，一口一口喂媽媽。 多可愛的小烏鴉，多懂事的小烏鴉， 飛來飛去不忘記呀，媽媽把它養育大。 /MusicData/play/183027.html (Second graders in China learn this song in music class. This can be taught in Chinese III ) Use of “常回家看看” Across Levels This popular music video song lends itself really well in teaching the concept and practice of “filial piety” across all levels of proficiency. The possibilities are endless. You can use the provided link to show the video. 常回家看看  找点空闲,找点时间, 领着孩子常回家看看.带上笑容,带上祝愿, 陪同爱人常回家看看.妈妈准备了一些唠叨, 爸爸张罗了一桌好菜.生活的烦恼向妈妈说说, 工作的事情向爸爸谈谈. The lyric for this popular song contin