Teachers in the StarTalk Program create Chinese language games that engage students

[Francis Hult]

Examiner.com

 

Teachers in the StarTalk Program create Chinese language games that engage students

 

Teachers participating in San Francisco State University's StarTalk Program this summer create Chinese language games that engage even the most reluctant student. StarTalk focuses on second language acquisition and best practices in the teaching of Chinese.

 

Teachers attended two weeks of workshops on instructional strategies, reading and literacy, storytelling, children's literature, Comic Life and podcasting.  The result was two days of practicum where teams of teachers presented their 50 minute lessons to a group of middle school students.

 

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