PreU Chinese Event Zhou Hu Upton Hall School

Pre-U Chinese Event Zhou Hu Upton Hall School, FCJ huzhou@uptonhall. org zhouhu 2002@hotmail. com 27 June 2016 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 1

Part 1 Chinese programme at Upton Hall School Part 2 Pre-U Chinese course planning Part 3 Scheme of Work 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 2

Part 1 Chinese Programme At Upton Hall School, FCJ 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 3

Chinese Programme • Introduced Chinese language into the school curriculum subject since 2006 • Upton Hall School became a Confucius Classroom in 2010 • The centre of excellence in teaching and learning Chinese nationally 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 4

Teaching and Learning Chinese 2006 – present Chinese as a curriculum subject Key Stage 3: Y 7 – Y 8 compulsory subject Key Stage 4: Y 9 – Y 11 GCSE Key Stage 5: Pre-U Chinese Number of pupils learning Chinese: 27/06/2016 Y 7: Y 8: Y 9 – Y 11 Y 12 & Y 13: 5 classes = 156 pupils 5 classes = 149 pupils GCSE classes 71 pupils Pre-U 6 students Upton Hall School, FCJ 5

GCSE & AS/A level results: GCSE 2015 69% A*, 88% A*- A, 94% B & above 2014 69% A*-A, 100% B & above 2013 79% A*-A, 100% B & above 2012 86% A*, 86% B & above AS/A Level: 2013 100% A 2012 100% A 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 6

Chinese Cultural Activities Annual China Week Cross-curriculum activities 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 7

Chinese Department • Chinese curriculum design • providing Mandarin consultancy services to various national bodies and regional schools • organizing national/regional Mandarin teacher training events • organizing cross-curriculum activities • training new Mandarin teachers • promoting Mandarin within local schools 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 8

Recognition Professional knowledge has been recognized by • UCL Institute of Education Confucius Institute for Schools, • the British Council, • Education Section of the Chinese Consulate General in Manchester • University of Liverpool Confucius Institute. 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 9

Part 2 Pre-U Chinese Principal Course Planning 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 10

Understanding the content of course A two-year programme of study Chinese language component Speaking 说 Listening 听 Reading 读 Writing 写 Translation 翻译 + Chinese culture component History or Economy Or Geography Literature or Film Students will be required to read and write in English 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 11

Understanding the content of the course A two-year programme of study Chinese language component Topic areas: 1 Family 2 Young people Skills: Speaking 说 Listening 听 Reading 读 3 Education The media 5 Work and leisure 6 The environment 4 Writing 写 Translation 翻译 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 12

Understanding the content of course A two-year programme of study Chinese culture component Section 1: History or Economy Or Geography 27/06/2016 Section 2: Literature or Film Students will be required Upton Hall School, FCJ to read and write both in English 13

How to deliver the course? Requirement: 380 hours (two years) Guided learning-hour Teaching time Upton Hall School curriculum: 55 min x 6 lessons ≈ 5. 5 hours/W 1 st year: 38 Weeks 2 nd year: 31 Weeks Other structured learning time Directed assignments or Supported individual study & practice Exclude learner-initiated private study 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 14

What is required of learners in the examination? 重要！ For course planning, teachers need to have as clear an idea as possible. 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 15

Examination Component name Duration Weighting (%) Type of assessment Paper 1 Speaking 15 mimutes 20 Externally assessed Oral Paper 2 Listening, Reading and Translation 2 hours & 30 minutes 30 Externally set and marked written paper Paper 3 Writing and Usage 2 hour 25 Externally set and marked written paper Paper 4 Chinese Culture 2 hours & 30 minutes 25 Externally set and marked written paper 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 16

Pre-U Chinese Principal Course Scheme of Work 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 17

Scheme of work September 2014 – July 2015 LANGUAGE: Mandarin Chinese Aims: COURSE: Pre - U Principal course Examination Board: YEAR GROUP: Y 12 Cambridge TEACHING WEEKS: 37 To ensure the course is covering all the specification topics required for Pre-U Chinese course. To help students master their Chinese language skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing that they need for success entry into higher education. To develop students’ knowledge and understanding about the culture, literature, society, history and geography of China. To develop students’ ability in using source materials for their research. To help students to acquire specific skills of problem-solving, critical-thinking, creativity, team-working, independent learning and effective communication. Learning strategies: Chinese language component Using a topic-based approach for the language elements. Topic areas: (1) Family, (2) Young people , (3) Education, (4) The media Culture component Using books, texts, film to ensure students acquisition of a broad cultural knowledge; development and organisation of ideas; literary, historical and economic analysis. Writing skills Strategic thinking Writing techniques Grammar at an advanced level Essay writing skills Undertaking research Using various sources in academic work Analyse and provide evidence Planning and drafting Work set Culture: research/presentation/written essays Language: written/pre/essay every week/ oral questions Literature & film: one essay every other week 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 18

Principal Course – 1 st Year: a=first half term, b=second half term Timescale Week Chinese Language Component (4. 5 lessons/per week) Term 1 a & b 1 - 26 General introductory course on China since 1949 to serve as a background to the culture component and to the general depth of topic understanding for the language components Term 1 a & b 1 - 26 Topic: Family Term 1 b 8 - 14 Topic: Young People (begining of the study) Chinese Culture Component (1 lessons/per week) History The founding of the People’s Republic of China *The United Front • The Yan’an Period • The mass line • Sino-Japanese War, 1937 -45 • The Civil War, 1946 -1949 • Land Reform • Sino-Soviet relations • The Nationalists • The Korean War • First Five Year Plan • Education • Politics in Command – Mass *Campaigns in the fifties Research & Seminars (Pre – U Topic outline) Term 2 a 15 - 20 Topic: Young People (continued) Term 2 b 21 - 26 Topic: Education Literature Didcuss themes: Read the book *tradition and modernity Topic: Education (continued) Fiction – Love in a Fallen City and other stories, Eileen Chang Research: autor, the sociopolitical situation in Shanghai & Hong Kong at the time, the autor and her audiences, censorship and self-censorship Term 3 a 27 - 30 Term 3 b 30 - 37 Topic: The media *love *family *politics *conflict *women and escape from Convention Seminars discuss: literary techniques, structure, characterisation, language, mood & lyricism, background on author, history period & gender difference Grammar 27/06/2016 “Chinese Examination Stud Guides” P 143 -154, “Edexcel- AS”P 129 -131, P 126 -127; “New Practial Chinese, volum 3, 4, 5, 6” Upton Hall School, FCJ 19

Scheme of work September 2015 – July 2016 LANGUAGE: Mandarin Chinese Aims: COURSE: Pre – U Principal course Examination Board: YEAR GROUP: Y 13 Cambridge TEACHING WEEKS: 31 To ensure the course is covering all the specification topics required for Pre-U Chinese course. To help students master their Chinese language skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing that they need for success entry into higher education. To develop students’ knowledge and understanding about the culture, literature, society, history and geography of China. To develop students’ ability in using source materials for their research. To help students to acquire specific skills of problem-solving, critical-thinking, creativity, team-working, independent learning and effective communication. Learning strategies: Chinese language component Using a topic-based approach for the language elements. Topic areas: (5) The environment, (6) Work and leisure Culture component Using books, texts, film to ensure students acquisition of a broad cultural knowledge; development and organisation of ideas; literary, historical and economic analysis. Writing skills Strategic thinking Writing techniques Grammar at an advanced level Essay writing skills Undertaking research Using various sources in academic work Analyse and provide evidence Planning and drafting Work Set Culture : one essay every other week Language: one essay every week / oral questions one topic per week Literature/film: one essay every other week Grammar: “Chinese Examination Stud Guides” P 143 -154, “Edexcel- AS”P 129 -131, P 126 -127; “New Practical Chinese, vol. 3, 4, 5, 6” 27/06/2016 Upton Hall School, FCJ 20

Principal Course – 2 nd Year: a=first half term, b=second half term Week Chinese Language component (4. 5 lessons/per week) 1 - 15 Topic: Environment 10 - 15 Topic: Work and leisure Chinese Culture component (1 lessons/per week) Film: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Discussion & seminar: • power and the impact of classical literature and art ��： • youth and love 人物 音�：中、西 �� (拍�技巧)：��、色彩、 光�、角度，取景 道具：（��、小提琴） 社会、�史和文化：（旧�俗、 新三峡�） • cinematography • brutality and the Cultural Revolution • political repression and freedom of thought • audience impact and critical reaction • change and tradition • the individual and the collective • the role of women • nostalgia and reality • rural Sichuan 16 - 22 Topic: Work and leisure Speaking preparation 16 – 27 Speaking preparation 27 - 31 Past papers 27/06/2016 Geography: Emerging China Key issues & Key facts: • Water control and availability – Three Gorges Dam Project case study • Air pollution – coal mining, industrial development • Soil erosion and forest resources • China’s environmental protection framework • Sustainable cities – Dongtan Eco City • Population policies and implementation post 1949 • Population density and distribution: east/west • Population trends: age, gender, wealth, education • Population pyramids • Migration in China: push and pull factors • Forced and voluntary migration • The Hukou system • Migrant workers Essay practices Upton Hall School, FCJ 21

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