Chinese course in Harrow
• What do we teach in Harrow?
• Why the Chinese language is so
important?
• Students exam result in IGCSE,GCSE
and A level
• What options do we have in universities?
• How to help your children to learn
Chinese at home?
• How to use Firefly for helping your
children’s learning?
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Course for Native speaker
• We are following the local Chinese
curriculum in Harrow from Year 6-9;
• Year 10-11 CIE IGCSE First Language
Exam, 2 years course;
• Year 12 A level Chinese exam( AS+A2);
• Local high school Year 1-2
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Course for non-native speakers
• We are following the textbooks called ESC, these books
have a variety of topics, which covered all kinds of daily
conversations;
• Teacher will adapt the resources according to students’
level;
• They have different levels of books and online
resources for non-native speaker to use;
• Year 10-11 GCSE Mandarin Exam, 2- years course;
• Year 12 A level Mandarin Exam (AS+A2)
Chinese is a global
language, and is also
becoming a business
language.
Bilingualism has been
shown to improve
cognitive ability
Chinese is a global
language
It is one of the most flexible
course.
If you can speak both
language well, it shows a
global awareness and
intellectual rigor when you
do humanities.
In English education
system, it is important to
have evidence of Chinese
ability.
Chinese is a global
language
3 IGCSE Candidates
100% A*--C
4 GCSE Candidates
100% A*--C
20 A level Candidates
100% A*--C
96% national and international
achievement
Exam Result
What university does it lead to?
UK university link:
http://bacsuk.org.uk/chinese-inuk-universities
Modern Language; Business
and Management degree; Asian
Studies, ect.
How can you help your child with Chinese
( 阅读带给你知识， 知识能带给你能量）
• Help them with reading
• 不要完全凭着个人喜好读书，尽量“博览”，多读文学
作品类的书籍
• 不要盲目的拔高阅读，需要因人而异，无需勉强
• 不强调必须读长篇小说，文学类的报纸，杂志也可以；
• 多与孩子有读书上的交流
• Help them with writing
• 学会仿写
• 阅读的提高，自然而然有力地促进了写作的提高
Use Firefly
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How can you help your child with
Chinese
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Immerse your child in Mandarin
Encourage them to listen to Mandarin songs and talk to his/ her Chinese
friends. Write your weekly menu in Chinese. In these ways, the use of
Mandarin becomes practical to him.
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Verbalise your actions
We normally describe our actions to students in Mandarin in class. They will
learn what they hear and see, eventually pick up the language.
• Read with your child
If you can not read with your child, use the digital resources to help. It can
reinforce the vocabulary picked up from the book.
• Learn with your child
The more you use the language, the more it will sharpen what you had learnt
during your school days. You will be surprise that it will come back to you.
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