Our program follows the guidelines in National Standards for Foreign Language Teaching, New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) World Language Standards and American Council of Teaching Foreign Language (ACTFL). Students will develop language skills for communication in the interpretive, interpersonal and presentational modes. They will also explore aspects of Chinese culture, compare languages and cultures, and make connections with other content areas and communities. In the classroom, the instructor uses a variety of strategies to facilitate comprehension and support meaning making to feature maximum use of target language.
MANDARIN
We offer the following classes: Mandarin 1, Mandarin 2, Mandarin 3 and CI Mandarin. Our program has three cycles each academic year. We encourage students to remain in the program for all three cycles, as in-depth instruction on a regular basis fosters a higher level of language proficiency. For students who are interested in exploring the Chinese language and culture, the program offers an option of taking the class for one to two cycles.
MANDARIN 1
Mandarin 1 is a Mandarin explorer class and only offered during the Cycle 1. The contents include basic greetings, numbers and my identities.
MANDARIN 2
Students who studied Mandarin before or have completed a full Cycle of Mandarin 1 at Hillside to be eligible for Mandarin 2.
Cycle 1 |
Cycle 2 |
Cycle 3 |
All about me
- my family
- my favorite colors
- my clothes
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My school day
- school supplies
- classroom commands & expressions
- days of the week
- Chinese New Year celebration |
Home, sweet home
- my family
- fruits
- food
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MANDARIN 3
Students must have completed at least two cycles of Mandarin 2 to be eligible for Mandarin 3.
Cycle 1 |
Cycle 2 |
Cycle 3 |
All about me
- my body parts and movement
- my emotions
- my sports
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My school day
- calendar skills
- weather
- school activities
- Chinese New Year celebration |
Home, sweet home
- my family
- fruits
- food
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CI MANDARIN
CI Mandarin is offered only to 5th graders who have completed at least 2 Cycles of Mandarin 3 classes. The contents from Mandarin 1, Mandarin 2 and Mandarin 3 are recycled through the lessons.