Action! China - A Field Guide to Using Chinese in the Community

En este enlace se accede a un vídeo de demostración de una Field Performance y una Performance Watch y a ejemplos de evaluación

Action! China - A Field Guide to Using Chinese in the Community  es una guía dirigida a los profesores para que activen las habilidades comunicativas de los alumnos de nivel intermedio. Para ello se valen de dos tipos de actividades: Field Performance y Watch Performance.

En Field Performance los estudiantes tienen que realizar una serie de tareas en un campo específico de acción. Por ejemplo, coger un autobús en China, fijarse en la información de la parada, preguntar por los bonos de autobús y, finalmente, entablar una conversación con un amigo sobre la conveniencia de tomar un autobús u otro, el precio, etc. Tras realizar estos cometidos, el alumno contará la experiencia y el profesor evaluará cómo se ha expresado.

En cuanto a Watch Performance  consiste en observar bien una situación en la que dos o más personas chinas se están comunicando. La idea es que los alumnos sean capaces de entender y explicar la situación al profesor.

En el planteamiento y la interacción en estos escenarios de la vida corriente china, el alumno no solo adquiere vocabulario y fluidez verbal, sino una comprensión más profunda de la cultura china.

En el enlace que se encuentra al comienzo de esta ficha, el profesor encontrará un vídeo de demostración de un alumno contando una Field Perfomance y una Performance Watch, así como un ejemplo de las valoraciones que un profesor puede hacer de estas dos actividades.

Al final del libro,  los profesores nativos de chino encontrarán las actividades escritas en chino, además, de dos anexos más con ideas y preguntas de las Performance Watch.

Action! China - A Field Guide to Using Chinese in the Community  ha ganado el premio “Cengage Learning Excellence and Innovation” concedido por la Chinese Language Teachers Association. 

Descripción de la editorial:

Winner of the Chinese Language Teachers Association’s 2014 Cengage Learning Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Chinese Award.

Action! China is a practical guide for intermediate to advanced students of Chinese wanting to maximize their study abroad experience and enhance their language skills.

This handy guide contains over 90 Field Performance tasks which prompt real-life interactions with native speakers. By carrying out these real-life tasks students refine and solidify existing communication skills and gain a fuller understanding of and participation in the target culture.

The guide also provides over 60 Performance Watch tasks which help students understand how native speakers accomplish communicative goals through guided observation and analysis of naturally occurring interactions.

Action! China helps students understand and participate socially in Chinese, guiding them through skill-getting and skill-using processes and enabling them to form meaningful connections with Chinese people in the community.

Contenidos del libro:

Topic 1 Getting Settled

Task 1.1 Getting Acquainted with a Language Partner

Task 1.2 Establishing Cell Phone Service

Task 1.3 Exploring the Local Neighborhood

Performance Watch 1

Topic 2 Eating

Task 2.1 Exploring the Campus Cafeteria

Task 2.2 Learning about Chinese Food

Task 2.3 Exploring Local Restaurants

Performance Watch 2

Topic 3 Taking Transportation

Task 3.1 Taking a Bus

Task 3.2 Taking the Subway

Task 3.3 Taking a Taxi

Performance Watch 3

Topic 4 Shopping

Task 4.1 Exploring Retail Stores

Task 4.2 Shopping for Clothes

Task 4.3 Interacting with Street Vendors

Performance Watch 4

Topic 5 Exploring Campus Culture

Task 5.1 Understanding Teacher-Student Relations

Task 5.2 Apologizing and Repairing Relationships

Task 5.3 Exploring Student Organizations

Performance Watch 5

Topic 6 Socializing

Task 6.1 Getting Together with Friends

Task 6.2 Being a Good Guest

Task 6.3 Being a Good Host

Performance Watch 6

Topic 7 Solving Problems

Task 7.1 Reporting and Recovering Lost Items

Task 7.2 Communicating by Phone

Task 7.3 Discussing Problems

Performance Watch 7

Topic 8 Protecting Health

Task 8.1 Exercising

Task 8.2 Taking Medicine

Task 8.3 Going to the Hospital

Performance Watch 8

Topic 9 Volunteering in the Community

Task 9.1 Introducing Yourself Formally

Task 9.2 Comparing Volunteer Experience

Task 9.3 Organizing Volunteer Activities

Performance Watch 9

Topic 10 Participating in Formal Events

Task 10.1 Understanding Dress Codes

Task 10.2 Learning Banquet Etiquette

Task 10.3 Making a Toast

Performance Watch 10

Topic 11 Planning a Trip

Task 11 Planning a Trip (Group Project)

Performance Watch 11

Topic 12 Talking about the City

Task 12.1 What People Love about a City (Group Project)

Task 12.2 Creating Promotional Materials (Group Project)

Performance Watch 12

Topic 13 Preparing Presentations

Task 13.1 Conducting an Interview

Task 13.2 Giving an Oral Presentation

Task 13.3 Improving Q&A Skills

Performance Watch 13

Topic 14 Taking Leave

Task 14.1 Preparing a Farewell Gift

Task 14.2 Preparing a Farewell Speech

Task 14.3 Saying Farewell upon Departure

Performance Watch 14