Chinese Immersion Reading Club- Journey to the West
In this reading club, students will read the most famous classic fiction book in Mandarin Chinese with a native speaker. They will build up vocabularies, apply phrases into sentences and practice critical thinking in a fun way.
Moony Zhang
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(103)
What's included
4 live meetings
2 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 6
Intermediate Level
In this class, students will read Peter Rabbet and Friends Series in Mandarin Chinese with a native speaker. They will improve their Chinese skills(speaking, listening, reading and writing) via reading with a native speak in this immersion reading club. Students always learn language by reading a lot. Each class, students will read a chapter along in Chinese with me. Then we'll highlight the new vocabularies, both in Pinyin and simplified Chinese characters. Students are encouraged to retell the story independently and share their thoughts about the story. They need to communicate with each other in Mandarin Chinese all the time and will be asked to apply new vocabularies into sentences. As an inclusive class, each learner could follow their own path, they will be always engaged to challenge themselves. Finally, they will be asked to predict the next chapter and make up their own story. This class will be taught 100% in Mandarin Chinese and the story will use simplified Chinese. Students are required to communicate in Chinese and recognize 100-150 high-frequency Chinese characters. Detailed Agenda could be: Ice breaking: 3’ Read along: 10' New vocabularies and expressions teaching : 10’ Interactive games: 10’ Discussion & Writing: 5’ Class summary and Q&A: 2’ Chapter of the week are: Week of Sep 9: The Monkey was born Week of Sep 16: The Waterfall Cave Week of Sep 23: Finding Master Week of Sep 30, Secret Meeting Week of Oct 7: The Demon of Chaos Week of Oct 14: The Dragon King of the Eastern Sea Week of Oct 21: The Land of Darkness Week of Oct 28, A Job in Heaven
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Littlefox.com is a free online resource for Chinese learning. A short movie will be played on my shared screen for read aloud each class.
Blooket.com is a 3rd party game platform will be used at the end of class to review our vocabularies. I will share game link during the class, students could join games by clicking game link, no personal information or account needed.
Pre-Requisites
This class is designed for intermediate to advanced students, who are expecting to know at least 120 Chinese characters and can use Pinyin to pronounce new words. Class will be taught in 100% Mandarin Chinese with simplified Characters.
Language of Instruction
Mandarin Chinese
Joined May, 2021
5.0
103reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I had been living in Beijing, one of the most historic city in China for more than 30 years, and grew up in Hutong and kept all the customs generation by generation. I taught mandarin in Oklahoma, US for 2 years and voluntarily provided Chinese culture sharing club in the local public elementary school for 3 years. I LOVE Chinese culture and this unique language. My dream is to support more and more students to know Chinese culture and Mandarin Chinese. I'm passionate to work with children on Chinese cultural learning and Mandarin teaching, because it's not only full of fun for me, but also meaningful for me.
Some testimonials from previous learners and parents:
"Ms. Zhang is an engaging, encouraging, and energetic teacher!!! Every experience we have had with her has been amazing, and I highly recommend her to everyone! Her enthusiasm is infectious! She's a great teacher and I love how positive she is with kids!" ---Staci Koutsoukos
"Our child loved his time in Moony's class. Art, food, culture, language, history - there was so much for him to absorb, and Moony was a thoughtful and gentle guide. We highly recommend her class!"---Suzy ThompsonReviews
Live Group Class
$68
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
40 min
Completed by 8 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
3-10 learners per class
