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Chinese
*Mandarin Chinese courses available*
Chinese Character Recognition Class
Kindergarten Chinese Character Recognition Class
Suitable for: K1 or above students
Goals:
- Easily recognize many commonly used Chinese characters.
- Cultivate curiosity and fondness for the Chinese language.
- Build a solid foundation for independent reading.
Main Activities:
- Use story-based character learning method to understand word origins and structures.
- Practice image-association memory techniques to link and remember Chinese characters.
- Learn practical everyday vocabulary such as 人、大、小、口、爸、媽 and other commonly used words.
Course Structure:
- Story- and image-oriented character recognition teaching.
- Focus on high-frequency words from young children's daily life.
- Gradually establish a solid character recognition foundation within six months.
Kindergarten Chinese Application Class
Suitable for: K2 or above students
Goals:
- Master correct Chinese character writing methods and stroke order.
- Be able to independently write structurally correct sentences.
- Confidently transition to Primary 1 rhetoric, sentence-making, and school-based assignments, achieving seamless learning continuity.
Main Activities:
- Learn stroke order and radicals to establish correct writing habits.
- Combine individual characters into words and expand them into sentences, using punctuation marks.
- Conduct gentle dictation exercises to consolidate memory. Sentence reorganization training to enhance logical organization skills.
Course Structure:
- Systematic teaching of stroke order and radicals.
- Word formation, sentence construction, and punctuation application.
- Dictation for consolidation combined with thinking training. Learn 6–12 new characters per lesson, gradually transitioning to the primary school curriculum.
Kindergarten Chinese Reading Comprehension Class
Suitable for: K2 or above students
Goals:
- Develop the habit and confidence for independent reading.
- Build strong reading comprehension skills to easily handle long passages in primary school.
- Significantly increase vocabulary and enrich language expression.
Main Activities:
- Carefully selected reading of articles in different genres (such as stories, children's poems, diaries, and explanatory texts).
- Training in logical thinking skills to extract key information and infer the main idea of the text.
- Vocabulary exercises and expressive, emotionally rich reading aloud practice.
Course Structure:
- Monthly diverse genre reading to broaden horizons and accumulate knowledge.
- Systematic "read first, comprehend later" training to enhance logical thinking.
- Vocabulary expansion and language sense cultivation to strengthen expressive ability.。
Primary and Secondary School
Chinese Language Application and Reading Comprehension Course
Suitable for: Lower Primary or above students
Goals:
- Cultivate students from "passive readers" into "active thinkers" capable of mastering complex texts.
- Develop independent thinking and critical analysis abilities, becoming lifelong readers.
- Through sixteen years of systematic training, build a profound reading foundation and academic literacy.
Main Activities:
- Consolidate character recognition and pinyin; read illustrated picture books to understand story themes and cause-and-effect inference. Learn rhetorical devices and genre structures, analyze narrative and expository texts, and conduct content evaluation.
- Dive deep into argumentative essays and classical Chinese texts; identify arguments, recognize logical fallacies, and discern authorial intent.
- Appreciate novels, drama, and editorials; train rapid reading, close reading, and advanced critical engagement with academic-level texts.
Course Structure:
- Stage 1: Ignite Interest · Fluent Reading (Primary 1 to Primary 2) – From recognizing words to falling in love with reading.
- Stage 2: Master Methods · Strategic Reading (Primary 3 to Primary 4) – Learn genre strategies and central ideas.
- Stage 3: Deepen Thinking · Analysis and Evaluation (Primary 5 to Primary 6) – Strengthen critical thinking and cross-text integration.
- Stage 4: Academic Reading · Critical Thinking (Secondary 1 to Secondary 6) – Divided into junior secondary literature appreciation and senior secondary DSE exam training.
Primary and Secondary School Chinese Writing Course
Suitable for: Lower Primary or above students
Goals:
- Transform writing from mere homework into a tool for expressing thoughts and exploring the world.
- Progress from writing the first good sentence to completing secondary school essays full of personal insights.
- Build lifelong written expression abilities and critical thinking literacy.
Main Activities:
- From picture-based word filling to complete sentence construction; learn basic sentence patterns, punctuation, and rhetorical devices (e.g., metaphors, onomatopoeia).
- Master diary and note formats; complete 50–100 word short compositions and use adjectives to enrich content.
- Learn the four elements of narrative writing and description techniques (appearance, actions, psychology); develop plots and use connecting words.
- Master expository text structure and argumentative writing fundamentals; practice lyricism techniques, travel writing, and letter writing.
- Strengthen argumentative writing (thesis, evidence, reasoning) with multi-source integration training. Deepen the integrated use of argumentative, expository, and descriptive writing; learn short story and modern poetry creation, plus literary appreciation.
- Enhance rigor of argumentation and rebuttal skills; refine genres refined according to DSE marking criteria, cultivating original and unique insights.
Course Structure:
- Stage 1: Ignite Interest · Build Solid Foundation (Primary 1 to Primary 2) – From fearing writing to daring to write, focusing on basic sentence patterns and formats.
- Stage 2: Master Methods · Fluent Expression (Primary 3 to Primary 4) – From daring to write to knowing how to write, deepening genre structures and expressive techniques.
- Stage 3: Deepen Thinking · Conquer Genres (Primary 5 to Primary 6) – From knowing how to write to writing well, strengthening argumentative writing and integrated composition.
- Stage 4: Academic Writing · Critical Thinking (Secondary 1 to Secondary 6) – Divided into junior secondary application of complex genres and senior secondary DSE exam training.
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中小學 中文寫作課程
Chinese Writing Course
Chinese Language Application and Reading Comprehension Course
Chinese Reading Comprehension Class
Chinese Application Class
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