Based on my experience and passion of Mandarin teaching, I have been thinking to do some research on creative pedagogies and their potential impacts on teaching Mandarin. So the research methods I use should serve this purpose.
The first article I choose is ‘Participatory rural appraisal’ (PRA) from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_Rural_Appraisal
First of all, the overview of...
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Birmingham Chinese Youth Centre news
On a frosty December evening, members of the newly formed Chinese Youth Committee of the Birmingham Chinese Youth Centre set out for their first organised event – a residential training course. They arrived at Blackwell Court in the winter dark, ready for the upcoming stay.
A splendid dinner, comprising of egg fried rice, sweet and...
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Blackwell Court Residential News.
The trip comprised of a one day and one night stay at Blackwell Court. It started at approximately 5:00 pm on the 18th December, and ended at approximately 6:00 on the 19th. There were 16 participants in the trip, all of whom were members of the Chinese Youth Committee. The participants prepared dinner, breakfast,...
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Chinese Youth Committee (CYC)
The CYC was set up by members of BCYC on 15th December 2009. It consists of a group of core members who are willing to work with project workers as Chinese youth representatives. On the day, 18 young people volunteered to become committee members, aged between 14 and 20. They successfully elected nine officers,...
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Birmingham Chinese Youth Centre (BCYC)
BCYC has successfully applied for funding in the last two months and will continue to apply for more funds to provide various activities for the Chinese youths in Birmingham. We aim to develop a long-term youth project in the next 12 months. Meanwhile, we have a full agenda of activities in the next six...
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Birmingham Chinese Church
The Birmingham Chinese Evangelic Church (BCEC) is a plain two-storied house just off Upper Gough Street near The Mailbox.
Founded almost ten years ago, it’s one of only three Chinese churches in Birmingham and offers several Sunday services – English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
In addition, the BCEC holds regular seminars, lectures and functions and acts as...
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Each According to its kind
Dr.Shu gave our chinese church a talk about each according to its kind last saturday.
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