《国际汉语教师证书》面试培训英文问答补充材料

1《国际汉语教师证书》面试培训课程英文问答补充材料1、Howcanyouguideyourstudentstopronounce‘ü’?Wecanstartfrom‘i’,thenkeepingsaying‘ee’,meanwhile,roundyourlips,Andfinallyyou’llget‘ü’.2、Howcanyouteachfourtones?Wecandivideour‘[sound]pitch’into5degrees.5isthehighestand1thelowest.Flattone;risingtone;fallingtone1sttoneisveryhigh-pitched.Forexample‘ā’,itsoundslikeyouareseeingadoctor.2ndtoneisarisingone.Itsoundslikeyouhaveaquestion:‘what?’3rdtonesoundsquitesleepy…4thtoneisafallingone.Itsoundslikeyouareangry.‘No!Stop!’3、HowcanyouteachChinesecharacters?Step1:Startfromsimplepicture-likeones.人、女、子、母、日、月Step2:TrytoinvolvemoreChinesecharactersasiftheyarerelatedtoeachotherincertainways.Whentheylooksimilar人大天夫太Whentheyhavethesamesound-part马吗妈巴爸吧把Whentheyhavethesameradical妈姐妹Step3:Putcharacterstogethertoformaword,andthenameaningfulsentence.24、Whatareyougoingtosayandtodoifyourstudentshavetoldyouthattheyjustwanttofocusonlisteningandspeakingandthattheydon’twanttolearncharacters?Differentiation(因人而异/因材施教)Demands(需求)Learningobjectives(学习目标)Motivations/motives(动力)Timespentonlearning（学习时间）1）Makeitcrystalclearinthefirstplace:CharactersarevitalforyourChineselearning,particularlywhenyoumovetoahigherlevel.2）Considertheirownsituation;acceptable;learnasmanycharactersaspossible3）encourage,butnotforce5、Explaincomplementsofresult.1）What’saCR?What’stheuseofit?(ACRshowstheresultofanactionorachange.)2）WheredoweputaCR?(Itisputafteraverb.)3）WhatwordscanbeusedasaCR?(VerbsandadjectivescanbeCRs.)4）WhenweuseaCR?(Whenwetelltheresult,e.g.)5）Examples(学会、洗干净、吃饱、做完)6、Listthevowelswhosespellingsdonotactuallytelltheactualpronunciations.Trytoexplainasifyourstudentshavemadeamistakeononeofthem.ThereareafewvowelsinMandarinChinesewhosespellingsdonottelltheiractualpronunciations.Forexampleui–it’snotacombinationofUandIasitiswritten,becauseitsactualpronunciationisUEI,whichshouldbesaidlike‘way’ratherthan‘wee’.OtherexamplesincludeAO,whoseactualpronunciationisAU,prettymuchlike‘ow’asin‘how’andONG,whichshouldbepronouncedasUNG.37、Explainthedifferencebetween常常and常inEnglish.Moreoftenthannot常常and常,asadverbs,areinterchangeableinChinese,butthisdoesnotmeantheyequaltoeachother.Onsomeoccasionstheymightbedifferent.Somepeoplehaveevenwrittenlongessaystodifferentiatethem.Theirmaindifferenceslieintwopoints.Thefirstisrelatedtonegativesentences.Wetendtouse不常ratherthan不常常.Thesecondisrelatedtoimperativesentences.Again常ispreferred,forexample常回家看看insteadof常常回家看看.8、Howcanyouchoosepropermediaforyourteaching?Propermediawilldefinitelyhelpourteachinginsideandoutsidetheclassroom.Thelearningobjectivesforthatlessonshouldbemyfirstpriority.EveryactivityinalessonshouldofcoursebedecidedbyandfortheLO.Forexample,iftheLOistolearnthe‘comparison’pattern,aPowerPointslideshowwillseemmoreacademicandsuitable.Theteachingandlearningcontentisalsooneofmyconsiderations.ForabriefintroductiontoChineseNewYear,forexample,avideoclipwillcertainlyshowmuchmorethananyotherwaysuchasaslideshoworstory-telling.Mystudentsareanotherbigconcernofmine.Theirage,learningabilities,learningstyles,demands,motives,etcetera–theyallcandecidetheuseofthemedia.AnotherpointishowIpresentmylessonviaapropermedia.Ibelievethatdifferentformsshouldbeadaptedtodifferentlessonsordifferentactivitiesinalesson.Charts,PowerPointpresentations,videoclipsandfilmsareallofusesolongastheyfitthesituations.AndaftereachlessonIneedtore-examitaswelltoseeifIhavechosentherightmediafortherightevent.AndIneedtoponderhowIcanimprovemyteachingbyemployingsuitablemedia.9、Howcanyoubefairinyourclass?Weallknowhowimportantitistobefair,butwhatarethecriteriaforbeingfairsincethereisnoabsolutefairness.Thereforewe,asteachers,havetosetupaseries4ofrulesfromtheverybeginningofourteachingandlearning.Therulesshouldbetoldandtoalltheclassandbecarriedoutbythesamestandard–oncerulesareestablished,wecannotbendtherulesaswewish.Thismeanseveryoneneedstoknowwhatisencouragedandwhatisnotallowedsothattheywillberesponsibleforthattheydo,andnoonewillfeelacertainpersonispreferredorwronged.Saywhatyoumeanandmeanwhatyousay.Beingfairalsorequiresteacherstotreateverysinglestudentequally.Wecannotjudgethembytheirabilities,races,economicstatues,sexes,etc.,norbytheirpreviousbehaviourortheirpast.Instead,everyoneshouldhavetheequalopportunitiestoimprovethemselves.Allthestudentsshouldbeinvolvedinanyclassactivities,thoughtheymightbeinvolvedindifferentways.10、Ifastudentkeepsaskingyouquestionsinclass,howwillyousolveit?FirstofallIwillseewhathisorherquestionsare.IfsomequestionsaretypicalonesaskedbymanylearnersofChineselanguage,Imightanswersomeofthembriefly,becausemyanswerswillbenefitthewholeclassaswell.Or,ifhisorquestionsarerelatedtothelearningobjectivesofthislesson,itwouldnotharmifIanswersomeofthem.However,ifIamsurethatansweringthisstudent’squestionswouldtaketoomuchtime,ormypossibleanswerswouldnothelptherestoftheclass,IwouldthentellthispersonthatweareactuallyinaclasssoIhavetoleavehisorherquestionsbehind.Ifheorsheisstillinterestedafterclass,Iwouldlovetoanswerhimorher.11、Willyoubanphonesinyourclass?Whyorwhynot?Ithinkitdependsonafewpreconditions,suchas