Showing posts with label Reading books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading books. Show all posts
Monday, April 22, 2013
Reading books --- 18 Popular International Schools in Hong Kong
全港18間國際學校精選, 2005年出版的，資料不是最新但仍值得參考。書中介紹了包括每所學校的特色、學費及教育法。
“例如加拿大國際學校Canadian International School的課程，是為準備考取加拿大安大略省的中學文憑Ontario Secondary School Diploma而設；漢基國際學校Chinese Internation Shool、耀中國際學校Yew Chung International School的課程，是為準備應考「國際普通中學教育文憑考試」International General Certificate of Secondary Education，簡稱IGCSE而設。他們的預科課程則為應考「國際預科文憑試」International Baccalaureate Porgram，科稱IB而設。”
我過去的學生中，也有一些來自國際學校。例如：
Some of my past students also come from International Schools such as
- ESF - Quarry Bay School
- Singapore International School(Hongkong)
- Kiangsu - Chekiang International Sections
- American International School
- French International School
這些學生們感覺比傳統學校的學生有更大自由度，不是死讀書而是更有啟發性靈活性，
學生在遊戲和項目中潛移默化地學習。
The international school students have more freedom than traditional schools. They are not bookworms. They learn knowledge through interesting games and projects.
Additionally, I find a web site http://topschools.hk/ run by Ruth Benny who is informed about HK Schools.
“例如加拿大國際學校Canadian International School的課程，是為準備考取加拿大安大略省的中學文憑Ontario Secondary School Diploma而設；漢基國際學校Chinese Internation Shool、耀中國際學校Yew Chung International School的課程，是為準備應考「國際普通中學教育文憑考試」International General Certificate of Secondary Education，簡稱IGCSE而設。他們的預科課程則為應考「國際預科文憑試」International Baccalaureate Porgram，科稱IB而設。”
我過去的學生中，也有一些來自國際學校。例如：
Some of my past students also come from International Schools such as
- ESF - Quarry Bay School
- Singapore International School(Hongkong)
- Kiangsu - Chekiang International Sections
- American International School
- French International School
這些學生們感覺比傳統學校的學生有更大自由度，不是死讀書而是更有啟發性靈活性，
學生在遊戲和項目中潛移默化地學習。
The international school students have more freedom than traditional schools. They are not bookworms. They learn knowledge through interesting games and projects.
Additionally, I find a web site http://topschools.hk/ run by Ruth Benny who is informed about HK Schools.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Busines Chinese textbooks
If you want to learn Business Mandarin, I have two textbooks to recommend:
Advanced Business Chinese, Economy and Commerce in a Changing China and the Changing World
A Kaleidoscope of China: An Advanced Reader of Modern Chinese (Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese)
It is an advanced Chinese-language textbook that gives students a greater command of Chinese while deepening their understanding of the social and cultural issues facing China today.
Advanced Business Chinese, Economy and Commerce in a Changing China and the Changing World
- Read the Table of Contents in PDF (3 pages)
Read the Introduction in PDF (5 pages)
Read an excerpt from Unit One in PDF (19 pages)
A Kaleidoscope of China: An Advanced Reader of Modern Chinese (Princeton Language Program: Modern Chinese)
It is an advanced Chinese-language textbook that gives students a greater command of Chinese while deepening their understanding of the social and cultural issues facing China today.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Teach Yourself ---- World Cultures: China
Today, I would like to share a book named "World Cultures: China", Kenneth Wilkinson.
The contents include:
the making of China,
the land and climate * features of land * wildlife * rivers * the people and their history * the four most important political figures of the 20th century * the pattern of the Chinese history *
the languages of China,
early Chinese * the evolution of characters * what exactly are Chinese characters? * spoken Chinese * the evolution of standard Chinese * the main Chinese languages * recent advances and the future of modern Chinese * non-Chinese languages * a closer look at Chinese * first steps in writing Chiense * first steps in speaking Chinese * grammar *some tips for learning Chinese
religion and philosophy
beliefs of the Chinese * Confucianism*Daoism*Buddhism*the Three Teachings today * traditional beliefs * adopted belief systems
festivals and folklore
the solar calendar * festivals and the traditional Chinese year * the Chinese zodiac * symbols in Chinese culture *lucky charms and talismans *fortune telling * blood type
literature
background * history writing *philisophy * poetry *calligraphy * novels * modern literature * today's Chinese literature
entertainment, art and architecture, creativity in other spheres, basics for living, work and play, politics, people and society, the future.
The contents include:
the making of China,
the land and climate * features of land * wildlife * rivers * the people and their history * the four most important political figures of the 20th century * the pattern of the Chinese history *
the languages of China,
early Chinese * the evolution of characters * what exactly are Chinese characters? * spoken Chinese * the evolution of standard Chinese * the main Chinese languages * recent advances and the future of modern Chinese * non-Chinese languages * a closer look at Chinese * first steps in writing Chiense * first steps in speaking Chinese * grammar *some tips for learning Chinese
religion and philosophy
beliefs of the Chinese * Confucianism*Daoism*Buddhism*the Three Teachings today * traditional beliefs * adopted belief systems
festivals and folklore
the solar calendar * festivals and the traditional Chinese year * the Chinese zodiac * symbols in Chinese culture *lucky charms and talismans *fortune telling * blood type
literature
background * history writing *philisophy * poetry *calligraphy * novels * modern literature * today's Chinese literature
entertainment, art and architecture, creativity in other spheres, basics for living, work and play, politics, people and society, the future.
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