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Pre-U Chinese Event

Zhou HuUpton Hall School, FCJ

huzhou@uptonhall.org

zhouhu2002@hotmail.com

27 June 2016

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Part 1 Chinese programme at Upton Hall SchoolPart 2 Pre-U Chinese course planning Part 3 Scheme of Work

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Part 1

Chinese ProgrammeAt

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Chinese Programme

• Introduced Chinese language into the school curriculum subject since 2006• Upton Hall School became a Confucius

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Teaching and Learning Chinese

2006 – present Chinese as a curriculum subject Key Stage 3: Y7 – Y8 compulsory subject Key Stage 4: Y9 – Y11 GCSE Key Stage 5: Pre-U Chinese

Number of pupils learning Chinese: Y7: 5 classes = 156 pupils Y8: 5 classes = 149 pupils Y9 – Y11 GCSE classes 71 pupils Y12 & Y13: Pre-U 6 students 27/06/2016

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GCSE

2015 69% A*, 88% A*- A, 94% B & above

2014 69% A*-A, 100% B & above

2013 79% A*-A, 100% B & above

2012 86% A*, 86% B & above

AS/A Level:

2013 100% A

2012 100% A

GCSE & AS/A level results:

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Chinese Cultural ActivitiesAnnual China WeekCross-curriculum activities

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Chinese Department

• Chinese curriculum design• providing Mandarin consultancy services to

various national bodies and regional schools• organizing national/regional Mandarin teacher

training events• organizing cross-curriculum activities• training new Mandarin teachers • promoting Mandarin within local schools

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Recognition

Professional knowledge has been recognized by• UCL Institute of Education Confucius Institute

for Schools, • the British Council, • Education Section of the Chinese Consulate

General in Manchester • University of Liverpool Confucius Institute.

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Part 2

Pre-U Chinese Principal Course Planning

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Understanding the content of course

A two-year programme of study

Chinese language component

Chinese culture component

Speaking 说Listening 听Reading 读Writing 写Translation 翻译

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Historyor EconomyOr Geography

Literatureor Film

Students will be required to read and write in English

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Understanding the content of the course

A two-year programme of study

Chinese language component

Skills:Speaking 说Listening 听Reading 读Writing 写Translation 翻译

Topic areas:

1 Family2 Young people3 Education4 The media5 Work and leisure6 The environment

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Understanding the content of course A two-year programme of study

Chinese culture component

Section 1:Historyor EconomyOr Geography

Section 2:Literatureor Film

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How to deliver the course?

Requirement: 380 hours (two years)Guided learning-hour

Teaching time Other structured learning time

Directed assignments

Supported individual study & practice

or

Exclude learner-initiated private study

Upton Hall School curriculum:55min x 6 lessons ≈ 5.5 hours/W1st year: 38 Weeks2nd year: 31 Weeks

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What is required of learners

in the examination?

For course planning, teachers need to have as clear an idea as possible.

重要！

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Examination

Component Component name Duration Weighting (%)

Type of assessment

Paper 1 Speaking 15mimutes 20 Externally assessed Oral

Paper 2 Listening, Reading and Translation

2hours & 30minutes

30 Externally set and marked written paper

Paper 3 Writing and Usage 2hour 25 Externally set and marked written paper

Paper 4 Chinese Culture 2hours & 30minutes

25 Externally set and marked written paper

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Pre-U Chinese Principal Course

Scheme of Work

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LANGUAGE: Mandarin Chinese

COURSE: Pre - U Principal course

Examination Board: Cambridge

YEAR GROUP: Y12 TEACHING WEEKS: 37

Aims: To ensure the course is covering all the specification topics required for Pre-U Chinese course. To help students master their Chinese language skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing that they need for success entry into higher education. To develop students’ knowledge and understanding about the culture, literature, society, history and geography of China. To develop students’ ability in using source materials for their research. To help students to acquire specific skills of problem-solving, critical-thinking, creativity, team-working, independent learning and effective communication.

Learning strategies: Chinese language component

Using a topic-based approach for the language elements. Topic areas: (1) Family, (2) Young people , (3) Education, (4) The media

Culture componentUsing books, texts, film to ensure students acquisition of a broad cultural knowledge; development and organisation of ideas; literary, historical and economic analysis.

Writing skills Strategic thinking Writing techniques Grammar at an advanced level

Essay Essay writing skills Undertaking research Using various sources in academic work Analyse and provide evidence Planning and drafting Work set- Culture: research/presentation/written essays- Language: written/pre/essay every week/ oral questions- Literature & film: one essay every other week

Scheme of work September 2014 – July 2015

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Principal Course – 1st Year: a=first half term, b=second half term

Timescale Week Chinese Language Component(4.5 lessons/per week)

Chinese Culture Component(1 lessons/per week)

Term 1a & b 1 - 26 General introductory course on China since 1949 to serve as a background to the culture component and to the general depth of topic understanding for the language components

Term 1 a & b 1 - 26

Topic: Family History

The founding of the People’s Republic of China

*The United Front• The Yan’an Period• The mass line• Sino-Japanese War, 1937-45• The Civil War, 1946-1949• Land Reform• Sino-Soviet relations• The Nationalists• The Korean War• First Five Year Plan• Education• Politics in Command – Mass *Campaigns in the fifties

Research & Seminars

(Pre – U Topic outline)

Term 1b 8- 14

Topic: Young People (begining of the study)

Term 2a 15 - 20 Topic: Young People (continued)

Term 2b 21 - 26

Topic: Education Literature

Fiction – Love in a Fallen City and other stories, Eileen Chang

Didcuss themes:

*tradition and modernity

*love

*family

*politics

*conflict

*women and escape from

Convention

Read the book

Research: autor, the socio-political situation in Shanghai & Hong Kong at the time, the autor and her audiences, censorship and self-censorship

Seminars discuss: literary techniques, structure, characterisation, language, mood & lyricism, background on author, history period & gender difference

Term 3a 27 - 30

Topic: Education (continued)

Term 3b 30 - 37

Topic: The media

Grammar “Chinese Examination Stud Guides” P143-154, “Edexcel- AS”P129-131, P126-127; “New Practial Chinese, volum 3,4,5,6”

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LANGUAGE: Mandarin Chinese

COURSE: Pre – U Principal course

Examination Board: Cambridge

YEAR GROUP: Y13 TEACHING WEEKS: 31

Aims: To ensure the course is covering all the specification topics required for Pre-U Chinese course. To help students master their Chinese language skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing that they need for success entry into higher

education. To develop students’ knowledge and understanding about the culture, literature, society, history and geography of China. To develop students’ ability in using source materials for their research. To help students to acquire specific skills of problem-solving, critical-thinking, creativity, team-working, independent learning and effective

communication.

Learning strategies: Chinese language component

Using a topic-based approach for the language elements. Topic areas: (5) The environment, (6) Work and leisure Culture component

Using books, texts, film to ensure students acquisition of a broad cultural knowledge; development and organisation of ideas; literary, historical and economic analysis.

Writing skills Strategic thinking Writing techniques Grammar at an advanced level

Essay Essay writing skills Undertaking research Using various sources in academic work Analyse and provide evidence Planning and drafting Work Set - Culture : one essay every other week - Language: one essay every week / oral questions one topic per week - Literature/film: one essay every other week

Grammar: “Chinese Examination Stud Guides” P143-154, “Edexcel- AS”P129-131, P126-127; “New Practical Chinese, vol. 3,4,5,6”

Scheme of workSeptember 2015 – July 2016

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Principal Course – 2nd Year: a=first half term, b=second half termWeek Chinese Language component

(4.5 lessons/per week)Chinese Culture component

(1 lessons/per week)

1 - 15 Topic: Environment Film:Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

讨论：人物音乐：中、西视觉 (拍摄技巧 )：镜头、色彩、光线、角度，取景道具：（闹钟、小提琴）社会、历史和文化：（旧习俗、新三峡坝）

Discussion & seminar: • power and the impact of classical literature and art• brutality and the Cultural Revolution• political repression and freedom of thought• youth and love• cinematography• audience impact and critical reaction• change and tradition• the individual and the collective• the role of women• nostalgia and reality• rural Sichuan

10 - 15 Topic: Work and leisure

16 - 22 Topic: Work and leisure Speaking preparation

Geography: Emerging China

Key issues & Key facts:• Water control and availability – Three Gorges Dam Project case study• Air pollution – coal mining, industrial development• Soil erosion and forest resources• China’s environmental protection framework• Sustainable cities – Dongtan Eco City• Population policies and implementation post 1949• Population density and distribution: east/west• Population trends: age, gender, wealth, education• Population pyramids• Migration in China: push and pull factors• Forced and voluntary migration• The Hukou system• Migrant workers

16 – 27

Speaking preparation

27 - 31 Past papers Essay practices

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