Dear Edward, (Apologies, in this case, the email won't let me isolate Edward's email address). Please write back to me at the address below, I have a suggestion for you regarding your question below. Alex F. Alexander Ferraby * Seven Kings School* MFL Learning Leader * [log in to unmask] Seven Kings Learning Partnership Leader* On Fri, 1 Dec 2023 at 13:37, Ed Holroyd Pearce < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi All, > > Happy Friday! > > I am a fluent Chinese speaker and graduated in Chinese from Cambridge many > years ago....but I have never taught beginners nor young kids. > > My children's local village primary school have asked me to come in and > give a fun intro lesson to Chinese to year 3 & 4 (7-9 year olds). I guess > it's likely to be around January, so could be a bit CNY themed I guess, but > doesn't have to be. > > Anyone got any existing slides or ideas for topics/structure for a very > first 45 minute lesson they'd be willing to share? The main aim would be > to pique their interest in languages in general, and in Chinese culture > specifically. The school is unlikely to offer further Chinese lessons in > the near future, but maybe I can leave at least a couple of them curious > enough to take a step or two further - and at the very least make my own > kids proud that I taught a super fun and interesting class to their > classmates! > > Thanks hugely for anything you're willing to share. > > > Ed Holroyd Pearce > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MANDARIN-CHINESE-TEACHING list, click the > following link: > > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=MANDARIN-CHINESE-TEACHING&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the MANDARIN-CHINESE-TEACHING list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=MANDARIN-CHINESE-TEACHING&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/MANDARIN-CHINESE-TEACHING, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/