考试

语文考试
Midterm Exam

Name （姓名），______________________

古镇流年：寻找凝固的光阴
http://www.chinaqw.com.cn/news/2005/1026/68/3456.shtml
古镇保护有什么意义？它们表现出那些文化内涵？




1. 改错字：
迫不急待 既使 一诺千斤 再接再励
人情事故 世外桃园


3．下列句子中没有语病的一项是（2分）
　Ａ．为了促进海峡两岸的交流合作，祖国大陆将进一步采取惠及15项台湾同胞的政策措施。
Ｂ．2006年德国世界杯期间，12个主办城市举办的球迷节将成为仅次于中央体育场的球迷胜地。
　Ｃ．随着三峡大坝主体工程的完工，世界最大的水利枢纽工程提前两年发挥防洪、发电和航运。
Ｄ．建设好社会主义新农村是构建社会主义和谐社会的关键，是一项长期而艰巨的历史任务。

4． 介绍你制作的手工艺品。它有什么文化内涵？对人们生活的影响？

改换博客地址

用这个博客已有一些时日。但一直感到有些不方便。第一，中文字符的显示问题。经常有学生告诉我看不到我的博客，只有改换解码方式才能看到。第二，大陆封锁了整个blogspot.com。我们的博客在大陆都看不到。很失望。因而我改用另一个博客网 http://teachchinese.blog.edu.cn 同时我也在尝试使用播客，见http://podlesp.podbean.com 及其它几个博客地址。

“所有的文学作品都是抗议。 你找不出一部作品不是抗议。”

Lower East Side Prep. H. S.
Martha Polin, Principal
Chinese Seminar First Exam
Teacher: Henry Ruan
Jan. 17 , 2007 Name:

试题1：根据评判镜中的观点，用两部文学作品来写一篇议论文。在你的论文中，解释此一观点，并表明你是赞成还是反对，用作品中的例子来论证你的看法。60分

评判镜 （Critical Lens）：
1．“文学作品中，冲突常常展现人的丑恶与善良一面。”(In literal works, conflicts often expose both sides of human being, good and bad.)
2． “所有的文学作品都是抗议。 你找不出一部作品不是抗议。”“All literature is protest. You can’t name a single literary work that isn’t protest.” ---Richard Wright (adapted)


做法指导 (Direction)：请务必：
--提供充份的解释，以清晰的手法建立分析的准则。
--在作解释时，表示你是赞成还是反对此一观点。
--分析两部文学作品，论证你的观点。
--用评判镜所提出的准则来分析你的观点。
--避免概述事件发生的经过，而是用具体的例子 (如：主题，特性，背景，
观点) 来展开你的分析。
--把你的想法有逻辑连贯地组织起来。
--指明你所讨论作品的名称，作家，文体。
--遵守标准中文的书写规范。

博客作业

1. 规定写作:
按教学内容, 列出作业题目.
文体包括: 自我介绍, 游记, 记叙文写作, 文学评论(比较), 论说文, 诗歌, 散文......

Requirements for assignments
写作的基本要求:
1. 思路明确, 主题清晰.
2. 段落分明, 言简意赅.
3. 词语优美, 语句通顺.
4. 表达流畅, 认真标点.

作业 Assignments (Fall 2006):
作业1: 自我介绍--介绍自己或暑假见闻.
Introduce yourself and demonstrate one unique characteristic.

作业2: 阅读方法：书面信息/提问
Reading technique: Finding information from book cover. Ask questions before reading.

作业3: 阅读方法：笔记
Reading technique: Notes taking.

作业4: 阅读作业：人物介绍
Reading: Characters in the story.

作业5: 链接同学博客
Making links to other blogs.

作业6: 访问同学 相互评论.
Read members' blog. Write a response/comment.

作业7: 读书联想 Make a connection.

作业8: 故事改写 Rewrite a story.

Ready to podcast! Get the excitment.

Here are the steps:
1. Find a podcast hosting site with rss feed (xml). The one I found is a Chinese one. http://popbean.com http://shockpod.com http://podomatic.com http://lifepop.com They all offer some space, not big but good enough to podcast a few audio and video clips.

2. Register an account.
3. Create an audio file. Upload to your site. (Use MS Sound Recorder in Accessory. You should save it as a mp3 file in order to upload to podcast.)
4. Find rss or xml link button. Click it and copy the link.
5. Go to itune. Under "Advance", click subscribe.
6. Paste the rss or xml link.
7. Voila. You can connect your ipod with computer and start to enjoy the podcasting.

Let me have your podcast site if you have one. I really want to enjoy your shows.

Reflections on the International Conference on Teaching Chinese (Hongkong)

Modernizing the teaching of Chinese language is the theme of this conference. Many well-known experts and scholars came to the conference and share their experience and researches to the conference. At the end of the conference, participants and organizer initialized a new organization called "Association of Modernization of Chinese Language Education". However, throughout the conference, one can easily realize that it is more a conference on teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The topics are more all focused on teaching non native speakers to learn Chinese. Therefore, it doesn't really match the title. (先天不足) Teaching Chinese as a foreign language is only one section of Chinese language education, yet it takes about 80% of the organization. They have a lot to do to involve others to participate.

From the conference, I learned many new techniques in teaching Chinese. Considering the fact that the new technologies keep coming up, should we keep up with the advancement of technology? Shall we view them as opportunities, and how shall we meet this challenge? My point is that no matter what technology we use in teaching, our purpose is to improve our teaching and learning rather than any other purposes. From this understanding, it is clear that our focus is not the technology itself rather how to use technology to improve our teaching and learning. Teachers/educators can use whatever technologies they feel comfortable or appropriate to their teaching in classroom. In my teaching practice, I care more about the outcome of student language learning which including reading and writing. Of course, the format of media is also in consideration.

IPod and podcasting (I)

Next semester, one ESL class and one of my Chinese class will start to use iPod in class. It is going to be quite exciting. I already downloaded some audio files from itune. I can make my own audio files and upload to the school web site. Using blogger.com to link to these audio files for download, since it can record the rss feeds for updates.

Today, I downloaded itune at apple.com and installed the program. After I started the itune program, a whole new world was presented before my eyes. I thought that it was just music or some audio files. To my surprise, it contains all kinds of subjects including all topics in education of all levels. I browsed some of the sections. The audio quality was very impressive. No wonder that iPod becomes popular so fast. Now the question is how to integrate this technology in education. I would like to see more applications for classroom teaching.