Below are links to various workshops from our Annual Chinese Conferences from 2015 onward.

These materials all relate to the teaching of Mandarin at Primary level and are categorised based on the topic area of the workshop.

General Ideas and Activities

• A games based approach to primary Mandarin – Rachel Tiefenbrun (2018)

Teaching Reading/Writing

• Building Links between Primary and Secondary Study – Cindy Rutherford (2017)
• Creative writing with Robots – Simone Haughey (2018)

Technology-based Teaching

• Knowledge About Language (KAL) in Mandarin Chart – M. James (2015)
• Integrating Technology in the primary Mandarin Classroom – James Trapp, Sole Amian & G. Squires (2015)
• Fun Approaches to Learning Mandarin – Simone Haughey (2017)
• Creative writing with Robots – Simone Haughey (2018)

Curriculum and Course Design

• Innovative Approaches to Progression in Primary Chinese – M. James (2015)
• Designing a Culturally Rich and Well-Integrated Primary Mandarin Curriculum – Rhoda Pennington (2016)
  • Curriculum Outline Example
  • Suggested Topic Areas for Primary Curriculum
• Setting Up a Creative Early Years Curriculum – Lynnette Ketchell (2017)
• Primary Mandarin: Planning for progression – Cara Bleiman (2018)
• Embedding Chinese in your primary school curriculum – Rachel Tiefenbrun (2019)
• Primary Progress: Assessment is your friend – Cara Bleiman (2019)
• Games in the primary Classroom – Rhoda Pennington (2019)

Pedagogy

• A Hands-On and Practical Approach to Teaching and Learning Mandarin Chinese – Simone Haughey (2015)
• Building Links between Primary and Secondary Study – Cindy Rutherford (2017)

All workshop materials from our Conferences from 2015 onward can also be found here.