Introducing Mandarin in your school: CILT Case Studies
· Are you thinking of introducing Mandarin in your school?
· Want to broaden the international dimension?
· Would you consider Mandarin as an enrichment programme idea?
Then read these 2 informative case study articles by Mandarin teacher Ruiyan Tan for the CILT website. CILT is the National Centre for Languages.
The 1st case study is based on Avonbourne School, an all female 11-16 Business and Enterprise College in Bournemouth and how Mandarin has been introduced in language clubs and the steps taken to make it a success. Read the article HERE.
The 2nd case study is based on St Peter’s school, a Catholic comprehensive school located in Bournemouth. At St Peter’s Mandarin has been introduced as part of an enrichment programme with students being given the opportunity to study Mandarin voluntarily. The school has also established Mandarin lessons for the local community as part of the extended schools programme.
These case studies are 2 examples of how Mandarin/China can be introduced to your school.
To learn about other ways, look at the following article “How best to introduce / develop Mandarin Chinese and learning about China at your school?’ Read the article HERE.
If you would like to share your own experiences of introducing Mandarin at your school email info [at] thechinesestaffroom [dot] com and we will add them to this article for others to share.