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Designing PK-4 Chinese language curriculum based on observations of children interacting with their families

Meng, Nan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1413450379

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2007, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, East Asian Languages and Literatures.
The purpose of this study is to propose a model curriculum for the PK-4 Chinese program based on the pedagogy of performed culture with the goals that learners are able to communicate and participate successfully in the Chinese culture. This qualitative study is designed to examine how native Chinese speakers at this age communicate in certain social and cultural environments. Three types of interactions are examined through interviewing the mothers of three to eight year old children: parent-to-child, child-to-child and child-to-other adult. In order to provide authentic scripts for curriculum design, the interactions between parents and children are recorded, and the scripts derived from interactions of 3-8 year old Chinese speakers in specific social and cultural environments are presented, organized, and analyzed in terms of cases, sagas, and themes. The commonly used linguistic forms for certain functions arc analyzed within the context. The results indicate that children do many routine activities everyday, and the three types of interactions within family environment include many cases that happen frequently in children’s lives, and many of these cases present crucial themes such as being competitive and making an effort, which are important for L2 learners of the same age. In order to establish and maintain good relationships in Chinese culture, young L2 learners need to pay attention to cases such as inviting, making suggestions, making comparisons, and expressing intentions, using appropriate terms of address. The study will contribute to our understanding of children’s language usage, and thus lead to a model of Chinese language curriculum for PK-4 grades that follows the performed culture approach. As the number of students learning Chinese at a young age dramatically increases, more and more Chinese language instructional materials targeting learners belonging to this age group have appeared on the market. Several popular Chinese textbooks will be evaluated, and suggestions for adapting these materials to performance-based instruction will be provided. As part of the PK-4 curriculum design, the content of instruction is proposed by defining the first three phases of a curriculum; and the implementation of instruction will be elaborated by addressing various issues in creating a PK-4 foreign language instructional environment.
Galal Walker (Advisor)
Mari Noda (Committee Member)
126 p.
Asian Studies

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  • Meng, N. (2007). Designing PK-4 Chinese language curriculum based on observations of children interacting with their families [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1413450379

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Meng, Nan. Designing PK-4 Chinese language curriculum based on observations of children interacting with their families. 2007. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1413450379.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Meng, Nan. "Designing PK-4 Chinese language curriculum based on observations of children interacting with their families." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1413450379

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