Enrollment for the year of 2012-13 starts on March 3, 2012
Multiple sessions for placement test will be available on/after 2/25, 2012
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Joyous Chinese School offers a weekend Chinese program and starts to accept enrollment for the school year of 12-13 on March 3, 2012. School will start on September 8, 2012 and continue until May 25, 2013.
Courses included in this program are: Chinese Pre-Listening and Speaking, Chinese I, Chinese II, Chinese III, Chinese IV, Chinese V, Chinese VI, SAT Foundation I, SAT Foundation II, and AP Chinese.
The diversified courses cater to the audience in the Silicon Valley with heterogenous cultural experience, aptitude, and proficiencies. To accommodate the diverse needs of the learners, we keep the maximum teacher-student ratio at 1 to 15.
Ms Long is the course designer and leading instructor of the program. She holds a California Single Subject Teaching Credential in Mandarin and English, a master’s degree in English linguistics and literature, and has over 20 years of classroom teaching experience both in China and in the United States. She is also the author of 6 books and about 20 academic papers on language teaching and research.
In partnership with her is Jody Chan, the cofounder of Legend Learning Center, which offers varieties of enrichment programs, including a Chinese language component, for K-12 since 1993. She holds a master's degree in Psychology, specializing in the areas of child development, learning, and parent education.
Goals and Guiding Principles
Three major goals guided the development of this curriculum:
- Focus on fully developing students’ Chinese language sense and their abilities of listening, speaking, reading, and writing
- Engage the students in understanding Chinese culture
- Cultivate cross-cultural awareness and prepare the students to be successful communicators in cross-cultural situations
These goals provide the foundation for a reality and practicality based curriculum. All course materials are relevant to daily life. The specially designed course activities allow students to experience modern Chinese culture to the fullest. This program will push students to achieve their potential language skills needed for real communication in the Chinese speaking world.
Instructional Media and Methodology
This curriculum is multimedia technology assisted, and caters to the different learning styles of various age groups. Lessons are delivered using interactive methods; students are encouraged to actively participate in learning through all kinds of engaging activities, including discussions, presentations, role play and games etc.