Some of my ABC students who can pronounce Chinese words accurately also feel difficult to understand Chinese articles since they are not familiar with Chinese words (e.g. old sayings, new terms, idioms), rhetorical devices and Chinese cultures. The following cultures could be included in Chinese classes.
Tradition:
Personal names; Formation of Chinese characters; Festivity; Legendary figures; Influential historical events; Paintings; Music; Martial arts; Medicine; Family
Attitude:
Friendship; Respect; Modesty; Manhood; Female virtue; Interpersonal relationships; Family; Social status; Patriotism; Education
Ritual:
Wedding (or Marriage); Funerals (or Death Rituals); Birth of a child; Kinship; Courtship
Belief:
Life and death; Confucianism; Daoism; Buddhism; Marriage; Education
Social Behavior:
Eating; Drinking (liquor, tea); Social gathering and interaction; Working; Learning
Ref: Janet Zhiqun Xing, "Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language A pedagogical grammar"
Personal names; Formation of Chinese characters; Festivity; Legendary figures; Influential historical events; Paintings; Music; Martial arts; Medicine; Family
Attitude:
Friendship; Respect; Modesty; Manhood; Female virtue; Interpersonal relationships; Family; Social status; Patriotism; Education
Ritual:
Wedding (or Marriage); Funerals (or Death Rituals); Birth of a child; Kinship; Courtship
Belief:
Life and death; Confucianism; Daoism; Buddhism; Marriage; Education
Social Behavior:
Eating; Drinking (liquor, tea); Social gathering and interaction; Working; Learning
Ref: Janet Zhiqun Xing, "Teaching and Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language A pedagogical grammar"
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