BIS adds Mandarin as a subject into the curriculum for all students throughout the school, from Nursery all the wary through to gradation, helping students attain a strong command of the Chinese language and an understanding of Chinese culture.
This year, we divide students into groups according to their levels. Students are divided into native and non-native language classes. Regarding the teaching of native language classes, on the basis of following the "Chinese Teaching Standards" and "Chinese Teaching Syllabus", we have simplified the language for the children to a certain extent, so as to better adapt to the Chinese level of BIS students. For children in non-native language classes, we have selected some Chinese textbooks such as "Chinese Paradise", "Chinese Made Easy" and "Easy Steps to Chinese" to teach students in a targeted manner.
The Chinese teachers at BIS are very experienced. After obtaining a Master of Teaching Chinese as a second or even third Language, Georgia spent four years teaching Chinese in China and overseas. She once taught at the Confucius Institute in Thailand and was awarded the title of "Excellent Chinese Teacher Volunteer".
After obtaining the International Teacher Qualification Certificate, Ms. Michele went to Jakarta, Indonesia to teach for 3 years. She has more than 7 years of experience in the education industry. Her students have achieved excellent results in the international "Chinese Bridge" competition.
Ms. Jane holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages. She holds a Senior High School Chinese Teacher Certificate and an International Chinese Teacher Certificate. She was an excellent volunteer Chinese teacher at the Confucius Institute at Ateneo University.
The teachers of the Chinese group have always adhered to the teaching philosophy of entertaining and teaching students in accordance with their aptitude. We hope to fully explore and cultivate students' language ability and literary accomplishment through teaching methods such as interactive teaching, task teaching and situational teaching. We encourage and guide students to improve their Chinese listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in the Chinese language environment and the international language environment of BIS, and at the same time, look to the world from the perspective of Chinese, and become qualified global citizens.
