Partner with Chinese Peers
CONTENT
DISPLAY Make Mandarin Learning More Vibrant and Engaging
TALK PAL
Deepen Cross-cultural Exchange and International Friendship
Theme Posters Short Videos
Establish an Exchange Platform to Start a
One Mission Journey into Language and Culture
Storytelling Mini Survey
Online Peer Offline China
Two Forms Exchange Trip
PROGRAMME PROCEDURES
Peer Exchange through
1 Participating School Selection
Please refer to Appendix 1 for more details.
3-level Observation Presentation Exploration
Curriculum
2 Preliminary Programme Preparation
1 Programme Introductory Meeting:
Introduce the programme plan in detail and establish an implementation team from both
Chinese and overseas schools. Language Critical Cooperative Cross-cultural
2 Technical Training: Four Goals Competence Thinking Communication Understanding
Provide training on the usage of the online exchange platform.
3 Teaching Training:
Provide instructions on the usage of supporting learning materials and teacher training.
3 Programme Implementation
1 Teachers prepare lessons, track students' learning progress and provide
Enhance Build Cultivate
personalized tutoring.
2 Under the guidance of teachers and with learning materials, students prepare and
文 Mandarin International Cross-cultural
0086-21-62898123-83363 Proficiency Friendship communication
engage in online exchanges as required.
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4 Programme Evaluation and Feedback
Communicate with native Chinese Share real-life stories through Conduct curriculum-based
Students' performance evaluation and feedback will be collected to optimize the programme. 28th Floor, No.8, Lane 1199, Zhennan Road,
Scan for Follow us speakers to enhance Mandarin online and offline interactive language and cultural exchanges
Putuo District, Shanghai More Details on LinkedIn listening and speaking skills exchanges to make friends to cultivate cross-cultural
with Cinese peers communication.
INTRODUCTION PROGRAMME CURRICULUM SYSTEM
FEATURES
Based on students' language proficiency, the curriculum is divided into three levels:
basic, intermediate, and advanced, with 12 topics for each level.
It covers common topics of in-class Mandarin curriculum at local schools and real-life scenarios
that students encounter in their daily life.
WHO Home Students and Chinese Students
Online Make friends Offline
Common Topics of Mandarin Curriculum
WHAT peer exchange, and enhance China trip,
(My Family, My House, My Community, My City...)
improving friendship experiencing
Curriculum-based Online and Offline Interactions Mandarin proficiency Chinese culture Peer Exchange Peer Exchange Peer Exchange
HOW and Activities through through through
Observation Presentation Exploration
In the era of globalization, mastering a foreign language and
PROGRAMME Basic Intermediate Advanced
understanding different cultures are crucial for teenagers. To this end,
the TalkPal programme, launched by Ambright Institute of Educational
DESIGN *Please refer to Appendix 2 for more details.
Research after three years’ practical experience, aims to build a
cross-border interactive platform for home students and Chinese Activity Online Peer Exchange Offline China Trip
during Semester / Term during School Breaks LEARNING MATERIALS
students. In this programme, home students will have the opportunity
to partner with peers from China and share real-life stories in their Period 16 Weeks 7-14 Days Online Peer Exchange
target language (Chinese or English). This genuine and dynamic Each exchange topic comes
Participants Teenagers aged 6-18 years old (11-15 years old preferred) equipped with Chinese-English
interaction will not only significantly improve students' language skills
bilingual learning materials for
but also enable them to experience each other's cultures more deeply, Curriculum Chinese-English Bilingual Listening China Field listening and speaking, with
and Speaking Experience and Exploration
thereby enhancing international friendship and promoting cross-cultural real-life pictures and short videos.
understanding. Once Every 2 Weeks Once Per Semester / Term For Chinese Students’ Use For Home Students’ Use
Before: Home students who perform
preparation of the online well online and have a strong
exchange content interest in China pair up with
Details During: Chinese students to join the
30 minutes’ online exchange field experience, attend classes
(during semester/term) Offline China Trip
of topic content and discussion
and do homestays in China. A handbook that offers detailed
After:
instructions for before, during
Students’ performance evaluation and
feedback collection by the teachers and after the offline activity is
provided to ensure that students
Technical Tool Online Exchange Platform /
are fully prepared and can
participate actively.
Supporting Chinese-English Bilingual Learning Instruction Manual for
Learning Materials for Listening and Speaking Experiential Activities
Materials and Teacher's Handbook
