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Thanks, Anne. Sound good too! Katharine In message <001d01c44313$616587e0$3b652c52@y0j4q7>, Anne Martin <[log in to unmask]> writes >Katharine >Another idea >A section on textbooks/courses available with comments from teachers who >have used the textbooks to help others. >Regards >Anne Martin >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Katharine Carruthers" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:00 AM >Subject: Re: Chinese Network > > >> Anne >> >> Thanks very much for your response and very good ideas! Will definitely >> ensure that the pages contain these sections too. >> >> Am on the hunt for photos for the pages - do you have any of your >> students engaged in learning Chinese or in China? >> >> Regards >> Katharine >> >> >> In message <000f01c44199$1af9d980$979c2b52@y0j4q7>, Anne Martin >> <[log in to unmask]> writes >> >Katherine >> >Thats great - >> >on subheadings it would be useful to have a section on partner schools >in >> >China to share experiences on setting up and how we develop the >> >relationship. >> >I would also like to have a section on accreditation, GCSE, ABC -could >also >> >contain news on the new languages ladder. We hope to pilot this at >Ashcombe >> >School. >> >Regards >> >Anne Martin >> >The Ashcombe School >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >From: "Katharine Carruthers" <[log in to unmask]> >> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >> >Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 12:35 PM >> >Subject: Chinese Network >> > >> > >> >> Dear All >> >> >> >> I am writing to tell you about the project to develop a Chinese set of >> >> webpages on the Specialist Schools Trust website. These pages will be >> >> called The Chinese Network. There will be news from schools teaching >> >> Chinese, news of events, sharing and exchange of teaching resources (an >> >> opportunity for teachers to upload and download lesson plans and >> >> resources), weblinks, pupils' pages etc. >> >> >> >> The Network will complement the ALL e-mail forum, which I would say has >> >> been well used over the last few weeks for discussion. The Network's >> >> main focus will be on the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language in >> >> secondary schools, but it will aim to be as inclusive as possible and >so >> >> will also cover community schools, FE, AE, HE and primary education. >> >> >> >> I am working on behalf of the Trust to develop these pages (not, I >> >> hasten to add, the technical side, but the content!). I hope they will >> >> be lively, useful and a valuable resource for all those involved in the >> >> teaching of Chinese. However, I will need lots of ideas and input from >> >> everyone. >> >> >> >> In the first instance, I have the following requests: >> >> >> >> 1. The name for the webpages in English will be Chinese Network. I >> >> thought that the Chinese name could be zhong1wen2wang3. However, I >would >> >> welcome feedback on this. If anyone has any different ideas or >> >> suggestions or agrees with my proposal, then all feedback is very >> >> welcome. Finding the best name at the outset is very important! >> >> >> >> 2. As far as I understand at the moment, the header of each webpage >will >> >> have a photograph and there will be a couple of smaller photographs >down >> >> the side of each page (these photos will be the same on each page; >there >> >> won't be different photos on each page). I think the smaller >photographs >> >> will be a semi-permanent feature of each page and that the header >> >> photograph will be changed regularly. >> >> >> >> Do any of you have any suitable photographs? It would be good to have >> >> pictures of learners involved in some exciting activity in the >classroom >> >> or putting their learning into action in China. Any digital pictures >> >> any of you could send me would be great. The Trust has an official >> >> permission slip which I would need to ask you to get the parents of any >> >> children on photographs selected for use on the site to sign. >> >> >> >> 3. I will be starting to collect material for the pages very soon, but >> >> in the first instance, it would be very useful if you could come back >to >> >> me with any ideas of what you would like to see on the site over and >> >> above the sub-headings I mentioned above. >> >> >> >> We are lucky to have a good communications network set up already, so I >> >> intend to use it to ensure that the Chinese Network pages are as useful >> >> for everyone as possible! >> >> >> >> I look forward to hearing from you all. >> >> >> >> Best wishes >> >> Katharine Carruthers >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Katharine Carruthers >> >> Brooke House >> >> Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden >> >> Essex, CB10 2AA >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Katharine Carruthers >> Brooke House >> Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden >> Essex, CB10 2AA >> >> -- Katharine Carruthers Brooke House Ashdon Road, Saffron Walden Essex, CB10 2AA