Tuesday, August 20, 2013

How to sound the Chinese out?

The web links might help you with the pronunciation:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwyQK62tO_U
2. http://www.liwin.com/zhuyin/

Chinese Class information

Dear NCS parents and students:

This is an attentive proposal for this school year Chinese classes:
k-1st : commonly used family and school Chinese vocabularies, Chinese nursery rhymes
2nd-3rd: repetition of frequently used Chinese sentences
4th-5th: frequently used Chinese characters
Middle school elective: Chinese conversation and daily Chinese bible verses

Chinese supplies:
k-2nd   sharpened pencils, eraser, crayons, color pencils
3rd-middle school   sharpened pencils,eraser, folder, notebook

Ms. May's office number: 919-938-1077 ext.298

Friday, March 8, 2013

A good video for you to learn Chinese pinyin

Chinese alphabet  (Pinyin practice):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-rK2e58QuY

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Review the Meaning of Chinese New Year

1.  Origin of Chinese New Year:  http://www.history.com/videos/history-of-the-holidays-chinese-new-year#history-of-the-holidays-chinese-new-year
2. Spring Festival and Chinese people:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5p-Ds6b9Bo
3. Learn Chinese Spring Festival vocabularies:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuSy87Jo8s8

Saturday, January 26, 2013

see the demonstration of lion Dance drumming

1.  Drumming:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PuLhCWmXDg
2.   Lion Dance:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m-SEdOKrE4
3.   Chinese Zodiac Animals:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCYcL_BQn-4
4. Dragon dance:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apimBqgTeBA

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Learn Chinese Calligraphy

1. Introduction to Chinese calligraphy:
     http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/special/china_1000bce_calligraphy.htm
2. Examples of master calligraphers and their writings:
     http://www.chinapage.com/callig1.html
3. visual tutorial:    http://www.art-virtue.com/tutorial/index.htm
4. Examples for Chinese New Year: 
 http://163.20.160.14/~word/modules/tinyd0/content/pdf/9-1-5.pdf