Learning Chinese by Finding Places and Distinguishing Celebrities
Saturday, February 11th, 2012When western learners come to study Chinese in China, it is important for them to recognize the names of places in China. Playing the game of finding placesis helpful. Firstly, teachers prepare several paperboards with some famous places like Beijing and Shanghai, with the distance of less than one meter. When playing the game, the foreigners who study Chinese should think one destination in their mind and stand toward the paper board. Then close the eyes and go three laps and find out the destination in their minds. It is helpful to activate the atmosphere, especially in party. There are many famous people the learners should know when they come to learn in Chinese language courses. So, it is also important for them to tell apart the celebrities. Firstly, the teachers collect and prepare some pictures of the famous people, especially who made great achievement and impressive. In the process when they study Chinese, they should pick one picture to recognize. After recognizing, they should also explain some other information such as the identity and achievements. It is beneficial to train the ability of summarizing and learn some new words.