Category Archives: Chinese Language

Forbidden City using Pano

Standing outside the main gate of the Forbidden City and trying to use Pano an i phone 4 app to show the size of the entrance. Its a great app which I recommend to others.

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The Forbidden City – some photos and comments from a recent trip.

I have attached some shots of the Forbidden City that I toured as part of the Leaders Course in Beijing. Besides the fascinating history of the City which is nearly 700 years old its sheer size is amazing. It covers 178 … Continue reading

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Asian perspectives across a curriculum are just as important as learning a language like Mandarin.

Front page of the Age newspaper today were two headings that caught my eye: “PM seizes reins on China links” and “Mandarin off schools’ menu”. The first article describes a government white paper due out early next year which seeks … Continue reading

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Asian Languages in Schools: in decline!

This week our school was featured on an ABC show (Newsline – Language Barrier)reporting the decline in Asian Languages taught in schools. The show pointed to the low numbers of students continuing their language studies in VCE [which is our … Continue reading

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Chinese New Year hits Elsternwick Primary

This year we celebrated Chinese New Year. Thanks to our new Mandarin teacher students this year had a week long celebration of Chinese New Year. Students learned Chinese cultural dances, made lanterns and the week ending with the traditional dragon … Continue reading

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Learning to speak Chinese – Mandarin

Victorian students are required to learn a language other than English up until year 8 and for many years our students learnt Italian. This year after extensive community consultation we choose to change the language to Chinese – Mandarin. The main … Continue reading

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