Mandarin Language Assistants HANDBOOK
手册 Confucius Institute Victoria University of Wellington NEW ZEALAND ৭ս࿗ئໂ؟།ম߹ਹྔ ५ሷ࿗ᄄ 2015-2016 Edition +EY #ONTACTS ,AI #HING 4AN !DMINISTRATOR #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE 6ICTORIA 5NIVERSITY OF 7ELLINGTON %MAIL LAICHINGTAN VUWACNZ 0HONE 9ANG 8IAOQING $EPUTY $IRECTOR #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE 6ICTORIA 5NIVERSITY OF 7ELLINGTON %MAIL XIAOQINGYANG VUWACNZ 0HONE
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4HE #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE AT 6ICTORIA 5NIVERSITY OF 7ELLINGTON IS LOCATED IN ³THE COOLEST LITTLE CAPITAL IN THE WORLD´ /UR #HINESE PARTNER IS 8IAMEN 5NIVERSITY LOCATED IN 7ELLINGTON´S SISTER CITY OF 8IAMEN IN SOUTHERN #HINA 4HE )NSTITUTE FACILITATES AND SUPPORTS A GROWING #HINESE TEACHING NETWORK OF SCHOOLS IN CITIES AND TOWNS ACROSS THE LOWER .ORTH )SLAND OF .EW :EALAND AS WELL AS THE #HINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES AT 6ICTORIA AND -ASSEY 5NIVERSITIES 4HE )NSTITUTE´S -ANDARIN ,ANGUAGE !SSISTANTS -,!S PROGRAMME WAS STARTED IN WITH THREE -,!S WORKING IN SCHOOLS IN 2OTORUA 7HAKATANE /POTIKI AND 4AURANGA 4HE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL &ROM THREE IN THE NUMBER OF -,!S INCREASED TO IN IN AND IN 7E EXPECT TO SPONSOR MORE -,!S IN THE YEARS AHEAD -,! TEACHING BASES ARE NOW ESTABLISHED IN 7ELLINGTON ,OWER (UTT 5PPER (UTT THE 7AIRARAPA 0ALMERSTON .ORTH 7ANGANUI 2OTORUA 4AURANGA 7HAKATANE AND /POTIKI 4HE MAIN AIM OF THE -,! PROGRAMME IS TO INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES FOR .EW :EALAND STUDENTS TO LEARN #HINESE AND EXPERIENCE #HINESE CULTURE 4HE )NSTITUTE CAREFULLY SELECTS AND SENDS YOUNG #HINESE GRADUATES TO .EW :EALAND SCHOOLS FOR A YEAR TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THOSE SCHOOLS IN THE TEACHING OF #HINESE 4HE PROGRAMME IS A COLLABORATIVE ONE WITH THE )NSTITUTE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES THAT HOST THE -,!S 4HE CUMULATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE -,!S HAVE BEEN SIGNI½CANT AND THE IMPACT THE #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE HAS MADE ON DEVELOPING #HINESE LANGUAGE TEACHING IN .EW :EALAND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE -INISTRY OF %DUCATION AND OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS 4HIS (ANDBOOK HAS BEEN SPECIALLY PREPARED FOR NEW -,!S AND THE SCHOOLS THAT WILL HOST THEM )NFORMATION IN THE (ANDBOOK INCLUDES THE ROLE OF THE #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE ½RST HAND EXPERIENCES OF -,!S FROM PREVIOUS YEARS AND THE RESPECTIVE ROLES OF HOST SCHOOLS AND -,!S &OR NEW -,!S THERE ARE KEY FACTS ABOUT THE .EW :EALAND EDUCATION SYSTEM AND SOME USEFUL TIPS ON BEING AN EFFECTIVE TEACHER IN A NEW LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 7E HOPE YOU WILL BE INSPIRED TO DO YOUR VERY BEST FOR YOUR HOST SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS AND ENJOY YOUR VALUABLE YEAR IN .EW :EALAND 7E WISH OUR SCHOOL PARTNERS AND -,!S CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THIS CROSS CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
7EN #HIN 0OWLES $IRECTOR #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE 6ICTORIA 5NIVERSITY OF 7ELLINGTON 我们是 2015 Mandarin Kaikohe
Language Assistants Whanga
WHANGANUI PALMERSTON NORTH
Auckland
Chen Dejun Shao Jiaqi, Jackie Sinan Wang Pukekohe Ӯ֪ळ ഛᑺᠸ ອයହ
Hamilton
WELLINGTON Te Awamutu
New Plymouth Zhang Qian Chen Xinghua He Yue, Emily Chen Chunlin Cao Jiangdi ᄍ ӮՄਨ Ҫࢂֹތ ᅭዖ Ӯྙᢈ
Whanganui
Zhang Shuwen Wang Zhen Jiang Yalu Wang Lu Wang Min ᅭඇ ຬᆙ ࢅᡑ ອᡑ ອ Palmerston N HUTT VALLEY Levin Upper Hutt Wellington Hao Lihua Cheng Xue ހ২߄ Ӹ࿙ Miao Yanbei Gao Mengmeng ဃᒀ ۡ TAURANGA
Ma Xueying Wang Ying Wan Boshen Wen Ye છ࿙႔ ອ႔ ສѷര ໘ᤣ WHAKATANE AND OPOTIKI arei
Liu Yawen Zhao Yixuan, Li Jieqiong Lin Jiajia ᵪ Alex – ᅼ၉࿋ ৠࢸ ਦࡋࡋ ROTORUA
n Tauranga
Zheng Wei, Liu Xiao, Barbara Wang Ruishan, Whakatane Opotiki Maggie– ᆩ໋ ི Phoenix – ອ Rotorua
Taupo Gisborne h Shen Ying, Vivian Wang Yuan, Lin Zicheng, Jack ല႔ Doris – ອឣ ਦሷӻ
Napier (Hawke’s Bay) Hastings
Waipukurau Deng Sai Guo Zeqing, Song Ge ්۪ North Dannevirke ֳೞ Kelen – ݙᄽ HAWKE’S BAY WAIRARAPA
Masterton (Wairarapa) Lower Hutt
Wei Mingrui, Wang Dan Yang Jinqiong Zhang Zhang Oscar – ໐ଃᩴ ອ သ࣍ ᅭᅯ +IA /RA 新西兰你好 ྔಷՄഏߗဤƗ໊ᅂႳྖ߽ᇢƓᇢ܋Ɣè
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4O BUILD .EW :EALANDERS´ UNDERSTANDING OF AND FAMILIARITY WITH #HINA ITS LANGUAGE CULTURE AND PEOPLE 4O EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR .EW :EALANDERS TO LEARN #HINESE IN SCHOOLS UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITIES 4O BUILD KNOWLEDGE OF #HINA´S LONG AND RICH CULTURE THROUGH CULTURAL PROGRAMMES 4O ENHANCE SCHOLARSHIP ABOUT #HINA AND BUILD ACADEMIC LINKS BETWEEN #HINA AND .EW :EALAND
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HTTPASIA KNOWLEDGETKIORGNZCHINESE?LANGUAGE?IN?NZ?SCHOOLS -ANDARIN ,ANGUAGE !SSISTANTS AND .EW :EALAND (OST 3CHOOLS -,!S ARE EXPECTED 4O WORK WITH AND SUPPORT SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS TO .OTE ENHANCE THE #HINESE TEACHING PROGRAMMES OF THESE SCHOOLS -,!S ARE ./4 4O IMPROVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT IN #HINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE RESPONSIBLE FOR 4O RAISE AWARENESS AND THE PRO½LE OF #HINESE LANGUAGE AND DISCIPLINING CULTURE IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES STUDENTS IN -,!S WILL THE CLASS OR 4EACH A MAXIMUM OF HOURS A WEEK SCHOOL 2EINFORCE AND SUPPLEMENT THE TEACHING OF #HINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 3UPPORT CLASSROOM TEACHERS IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER #ONSULT WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHOOLS´ #HINESE PROGRAMMES 0ROVIDE STUDENTS WITH EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND PRACTICE #HINESE -ODEL CORRECT PRONUNCIATION AND INTONATION WHEN ENGAGING WITH STUDENTS 0REPARE INFORMATIVE AND INSIGHTFUL TEACHING RESOURCES TO ENHANCE STUDENTS´ UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURE AND LIFE IN #HINA "E OPEN TO AND ACCEPTING OF THE DIFFERENT TEACHING TECHNIQUES AND LEARNING STYLES USED IN .EW :EALAND SCHOOLS 'IVE INTERESTING TALKS AND PRESENTATIONS ON #HINA WHEN REQUESTED 0ARTICIPATE AND ASSIST WILLINGLY IN SCHOOL EVENTS WHEN REQUESTED 0ROVIDE PROGRESS REPORTS TO #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE AT MID YEAR AND END OF YEAR
(OST SCHOOLS WILL .OTE 3UPPORT -,!S IN THEIR 4EACHING AND -,!S WILL ALSO 3TAY IN .EW :EALAND BE AWARE OF 3CHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO TREAT -,!S WITH COURTESY AND CARE PROFESSIONAL ACCORDING THEM A WARM +IWI WELCOME &AILURE TO TREAT -,!S WITH RESPECT WILL RESULT IN THE REMOVAL OF -,!S FROM SCHOOLS BOUNDARIES 0RINCIPALS TO ASSIGN ,EAD 4EACHERS TO ASSIST -,!S IN THEIR DAY TO CODES OF DAY LIFE AND WORK AT SCHOOLS IN UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE OF THE CONDUCT AND SCHOOL AND IN BEING AWARE OF PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES CODES OF THE .EW CONDUCT AND THE .EW :EALAND 4EACHERS #OUNCIL´S #ODE OF %THICS :EALAND /RGANISE INTRODUCTIONS AND WELCOMES FOR -,!S TO SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS 4EACHERS 'IVE ONGOING SUPPORT NECESSARY INFORMATION AND APPROPRIATE #OUNCIL´S #ODE ACCESS TO SCHOOL RESOURCES OF %THICS /FFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR -,!S TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHING HTTPWWW IN .EW :EALAND SCHOOLS AND A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE OF BEING A EDUCATIONCOUNCIL MEMBER OF STAFF ORGNZREQUIRED ETHICSCOE POSTER 0ROVIDE PROGRESS REPORTS TO THE #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE ON -,!S AT ENGLISHPDF MID YEAR AND END OF YEAR /RGANISE WORK RELATED TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS ON DAYS WHEN -,!S ARE IN SCHOOL AND WHERE THERE ARE LONG DISTANCES INVOLVED
0ROVIDE -EDICAL )NSURANCE 3CHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO ORGANISE AND COVER THE COST OF MEDICAL INSURANCE INCLUDING ACCIDENT COVER FOR -,!S COVERING THE PERIOD OF &EBRUARY TO $ECEMBER 0LEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A COMPULSORY REQUIREMENT SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT PROVIDE INSURANCE COVER WILL NOT BE ALLOCATED AN -,! BY THE #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE 4HE !DMINISTRATOR IS ABLE TO ADVISE ON INSURANCE PROVIDERS IF SCHOOLS NEED THIS INFORMATION
/RGANISE !PPROPRIATE (OMESTAY !CCOMODATION 3CHOOLS ARE REQUIRED TO ORGANISE SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION WITH APPROVED HOMESTAY FAMILIES FOR -,!S (OMESTAYS MUST PROVIDE MEALS BREAKFAST PACKED LUNCH AND DINNER AND A BEDROOM WITH A BED DESK CHAIR AND ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND HEATING 4HE #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE COVERS THE COSTS OF ACCOMMODATION FOR -,!S OVER AND ABOVE THE WEEKLY CONTRIBUTION OF .: THAT -,!S ARE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE $ETAILS OF PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR HOMESTAY ACCOMMODATION COSTS ARE SENT TO SCHOOLS BY THE !DMINISTRATOR WHEN -,!S ARE ALLOCATED TO SCHOOLS )N CHOOSING AN APPROPRIATE HOMESTAY FAMILY SCHOOLS ARE ASKED TO CONSIDER
¯ HOMESTAYS THAT ARE GENUINELY INTERESTED IN HOSTING AN -,! FROM #HINA WILL REGARD THE -,! POSITIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH THE -,! AND TREAT THE -,! AS A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY ¯ ARE PREPARED TO BE INVOLVED IN THE -,!´S DAILY LIFE HELPING THE -,! COPE WITH LIVING AND WORKING IN .EW :EALAND ¯ ARE KIND TO AND TRUSTING OF THE -,! ¯ HAVE MORE THAN ONE ADULT -,!S HAVE FOUND IT DIF½CULT TO DEAL WITH RELATIONSHIP TENSIONS WITHIN SINGLE HOST HOMESTAYS ¯ ARE LOCATED WITHIN MANAGEABLE PHYSICAL DISTANCES TO SCHOOLS
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-,!S WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH A KEY STAFF MEMBER IDENTI½ED BY THE HOST SCHOOL )N 3ECONDARY SCHOOLS ¯ THIS WILL BE THE HEAD OF THE ,ANGUAGES $EPARTMENT OR THE 4EACHER IN CHARGE OF TEACHING #HINESE )N )NTERMEDIATE AND 0RIMARY SCHOOLS ¯ THIS WILL BE A TEAM OR LEAD TEACHER )T IS IMPORTANT FOR HOST SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE -,!S WITH A FULL INTRODUCTION ORIENTATION AND ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION AT THE START OF THE PROGRAMME 3CHEMES OF WORK TIMETABLES CLASS LISTS 3CHOOL AND CITY MAPS #ALENDARS OF SCHOOL EVENTS SCHOOL PROCEDURES DRESS CODES 0HOTOCOPY LIBRARY AND INTERNET ACCESS 3CHOOL PHILOSOPHIES CODES OF CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT POLICIES ,OCAL SCHOOL AND -AORI PROTOCOLS
+EY CONCEPTS OF .EW :EALAND %DUCATION
7E WANT OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO "E CREATIVE ENERGETIC AND ENTERPRISING 3EIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY NEW KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNOLOGIES TO SECURE A SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL CULTURAL ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURE FOR OUR COUNTRY 7ORK TO CREATE AN !OTEAROA .EW :EALAND IN WHICH -iORI AND 0iKEHi RECOGNISE EACH OTHER AS FULL 4REATY PARTNERS AND IN WHICH ALL CULTURES ARE VALUED FOR THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY BRING $EVELOP THE VALUES KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCIES THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO LIVE FULL AND SATISFYING LIVES "E CON½DENT CONNECTED ACTIVELY INVOLVED LIFELONG LEARNERS 4)0 ,ANGUAGE ,EARNING 3HOULD YOU IN .EW :EALAND NEED TO ,EARNING A NEW LANGUAGE PROVIDES A CRITICAL MEANS OF COMMUNICATION PHOTOCOPY WITH PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES AS WELL AS EXPLORING ONE´S OWN LESSON SHEETS PERSONAL WORLD ORGANISE TO DO %NGLISH 4E 2EO -iORI AND .EW :EALAND 3IGN ,ANGUAGE .:3, ARE SO AT LEAST ONE THE OF½CIAL LANGUAGES OF .EW :EALAND .EW :EALAND´S CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLES OF THE 0ACI½C OR TWO DAYS HAVE LED TO 0ASI½KA LANGUAGES HAVING A SPECIAL PLACE HERE WHILE EARLIER #HINESE IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY POPULAR FOREIGN LANGUAGE CHOICE AMONGST .EW :EALAND STUDENTS
3TRATEGIES 4O "E !N %FFECTIVE -,! 0RE PLAN BE ORGANISED AND EQUIPPED 3UPPORT THE NEEDS OF THE CLASS TEACHER AND STUDENTS #ONSULT WITH THE TEACHER SHOULD YOU WISH TO SUGGEST NEW IDEAS 3HOW ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION IN THE TEACHING OF #HINESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 3ELECT RESOURCES ACTIVITIES THAT WILL STIMULATE STUDENTS TO LEARN 3PEND TIME TO KNOW RESOURCES THAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE CLASS DEPARTMENT OR LIBRARY #REATE LEARNING RESOURCES EG POSTERS CARDS POWERPOINT SLIDES THAT WILL ENHANCE LEARNING FOR THE STUDENTS "E PATIENT ¾EXIBLE AND ADAPTABLE .O %XAMS *UST 'AMES !ND 0RIZES 7AIT¨ 4HERE ARE NO FORMAL ASSESSMENTS IN LANGUAGE COURSES IN 0RIMARY AND )NTERMEDIATE 3CHOOLS #LASS TEACHERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AWARD CERTI½CATES OF LEARNING 4HERE ARE SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS MIDYEAR AND END OF YEAR FOR LANGUAGE COURSES IN 9EARS AND 3ECONDARY 3CHOOLS !WARD CERTI½CATES ARE USUALLY PRESENTED AT THE END OF YEAR ASSEMBLIES
&OR 9EARS !ND 3TUDENTS SIT FOR .ATIONAL #ERTI½CATE OF %DUCATIONAL !CHIEVEMENT .#%! EXAMINATIONS AT THE END OF THE YEAR 4HERE ARE INTERNAL STANDARDS AND EXTERNAL STANDARDS WITH A TOTAL OF CREDITS !PPROACH YOUR TEACHER IN CHARGE FOR A COPY OF .#%! STANDARDS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE .#%! ACHIEVEMENT CRITERIA AND TO BETTER PREPARE YOU TO ASSIST YOUR STUDENTS
/PTIONAL 4ESTS 9#4 (3+ #ONDUCTED "Y #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE 3TUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO SIT FOR A 9#4 OR (3+ TEST THAT IS MANAGED BY #) SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR &EES AND DATES ARE AVAILABLE FROM #) 6ICTORIA WWWVICTORIAACNZCI
2ESOURCES &OR #HINESE 4EACHING (!/ IS A -INISTRY OF %DUCATION .EW :EALAND #HINESE ,ANGUAGE RESOURCE 4HIS UNIT MODULE COMES WITH #$ AND $6$ WITH DETAILED LESSON PLANS IS DESIGNED FOR THE .EW :EALAND CLASSROOM TEACHERS AT )NTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS 3OME POPULAR TEXTBOOKS USED IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS ARE .IHAO BOOKS +UAILE (ANYU AND (ANYU 4HE #) AT 6ICTORIA 5NIVERSITY HAS A COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS THAT -,!S ARE WELCOME TO BORROW AND USE ᅡ൜ሸƗᄤॢދৈѝչ۾།ম࿗ഺთᇖݚ࿗ഺႼ҉Ɨྔ ҘƗ҉࣎ᇌቛਛئڽڅฝഏ၀۳ບࠊᄈèݸმᇄᄂᆇࢃॢฝτ֫ ૉ฿൴ؔƗቍᆵॢฝئ൱֬ދ൴ࠂ֬ݸሺ़ཱིƗߕࣣӏൗႯႂৈ ށ৪႖ᄶਛܤދॸᄨ׀ఖਛ࿗ഺ֬࿗༤࠙ࠥྦè҉ؕןႺ༫Ɨ ಪ౭Ɨᷧ৶වതދຽƗݠሷؚݸმॢѝཊԢਛࠥս֬ྜྷಆٹฝॢ֬ ݸმᇄᄂᆇӵເਛཱུჺᇖቒൺߒ႙֬õଃྙুൄöèᅭᅯ֬
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ԩਛࢤ࿗ഺݸმƗു֬൏࡞߽࣐ϲቚሀࢤƗࢤݠሷᄎ؇ç྆ቛ ਛࢺਛྔ།মুൄ֬ഏॢම׀മ್۾ඛ࿗èᆊཻЖݓࣣ֬৬ൗދ ࢤ࿗١൛ƗЁሀᇶࡽྠӵਛሸ࠴ࢤݸ֬ލၢཱུࠪ҉࿗ഺ൨ ١ٌèƓਦࡋࡋƔދ۳ڋმ֬
!PART FROM TEACHING -ANDARIN ) WAS ALSO A TEACHER´S ASSISTANT AT SCHOOL )T WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO LEARN FROM +IWI TEACHERS AND ) COULD ALSO TEACH KIDS READING WRITING AND MATH "Y LEARNING FROM LOCAL TEACHERS AND GETTING MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE STUDENTS ) ½GURED OUT MY OWN STYLE TO TEACH STUDENTS -ANDARIN ,ILY ,IN *IAJIA
ཊਛõწࢤৈö֬ᇞးྦḩḩྺنฝࢤ࿗ࡳƗॢ׀ሩ҉ؕ ࿗ഺލ࿗༤֬ࢤ࿗١ٌèເਛ႙ލး՝࿗ഺ֬࢟؎দᅺ൨ õ८໌öƗԾྔਛ၉༩ਠ֬ݸმॢฝࠊèõҢ႘öõ๒٣֬ ሷöõҐ၉Ґö࿗ഺቒ༦ߒ֬۸ࠊèՕບƗߕເ࿗༤ྜྷಆ ࠥເ୰ޯ֬࿗ഺाനਛોᇢ၉֬ݸმຐᅡॢèƓછ࿙႔Ɣ
7ITH CONSTANT TEACHING PRACTICE ) REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE COMBINATION OF LEARNING AND ENTERTAINMENT BECAUSE ) FOUND A METHOD FOR TEACHING CHILDREN THAT ) NEED TO THINK AND COMMUNICATE IN A SIMILAR WAY TO THEM ³3WAT THE ¾Y´³#OLOUR (OPSCOTCH´³(IDE AND 'UESS´ APPEAR TO BE THE TOP THREE ACTIVITIES %XTENSION OPPORTUNITIES ARE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE A WILLINGNESS OR PRO½CIENCY IN THIS AREA THROUGH SUPPLEMENTARY LESSONS ON A WEEKLY BASIS -A 8UEYING
ߋࠊ #ULTURAL !CTIVITIES -ANY 3CHOOLS /RGANISE
#HINESE SPEECH COMPETITIONS #ULTURAL FESTIVALS AND #HINA $AYS -USIC ART FOOD WORKSHOPS THROUGH #) 657´S $ISCOVER #HINA #ULTURAL 7ORKSHOPS 0ROGRAMME HTTPWWWVICTORIAACNZCICOURSES AND PROGRAMMESCHINA WORKSHOP !ND -,!S PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN BRINGING #HINESE CULTURE TO .EW :EALAND STUDENTS ႡؾᇇƗ၉ЎઌສཧڈᇖݚՄࢲƗᄤ<;*ୄƗ་་ಣಣ֬ಭಜڎો نඓè҉࣎ՕƗ୍߽ދߋࡋƗиᇖݚҶçඇٌçᇃ֬ ᅨ׀࣌҉ફ҉ᆴӳöƗો၉ᇜߋڋཊᄤᆊõϩᄐᆴཛöƗᄤᆊõ ӶèƓຬᆙƔٻ٩ƗၺҘ
7ITH MANY LOCAL RESIDENTS POURING INTO THE 43" "ANK !RENA DURING #HINESE 3PRING &ESTIVAL EVERYONE HAD A GLIMPSE OF #HINESE CULTURE EXEMPLI½ED BY GREEN TEA #HINESE CALLIGRAPHY #HINESE PAPER CUTTING TO +UNGFU !ND WHAT WAS MORE THERE WAS NOT ONLY #HINESE CULTURE BUT OTHERS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES EXHIBITED THEIR SPECIALTIES IN A PROPER NICHE SHINING BRILLIANTLY 7ANG :HEN
Ɨ฿မਛ၉ๆᇖݚԵߋèݠ٫ӏ༦݂ڔಇݝϔय़ম ᇖݚඓèׂ၉ଭఖދሔ൬Ɨߕ฿မਛᇖݚ߉ދߒૹৡ֬ࢀሄ ࣡ᇈ֬ࣈèᆊ֬ߋڝڝષк֬սݠƗᄤᇃഏӶཊԢ၉ ࠊƗಥ࿗ഺᆎࢫԯ֥क฿֬ᇖݚߋƗ༗ຳᄤ࿗ഺྖᇖᇜ༶ ၉۸ܸᇖݚཱཱིི֬ᇜሷƗࢃদӐӵҜๆսඕèᆩ໋
7E VISITED &O 'UANG 4EMPLE IN !UCKLAND FOR A DAY´S EXPERIENCE OF #HINESE TRADITIONAL CULTURE 4HE BOYS REALLY LIKED THE ARCHITECTURE AND DECORATIONS OF THE TEMPLE ALSO EXPERIENCING #HINESE PAINTING AND MARTIAL ARTS 4HEY PICKED UP WRITING BRUSHES FOR THE ½RST TIME AND PRODUCED RE½NED GOLD½SHES ON RICE PAPER 4HIS CULTURAL ACTIVITY ALLOWED THE STUDENTS TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH REAL #HINESE CULTURE ) HOPE SMALL SEEDS ABOUT #HINA HAVE BEEN PLANTED IN THE HEARTS OF STUDENTS TO GROW INTO TOWERING TREES IN THE FUTURE -AGGIE :HENG 7EI
࿗ഺऑࠩᄤ၉ఖทෳᇖݚѷս࣡മ֬ߋ൏Ɨቀ՝ދ֙ èҶၣçᇃçඇٌçႉçᇖݚ߉çئޚഭഏç՝ᆊཻࠊᇖ࿗֥ ᆰ֨֬èᄤྔ།ম֬ॢฝഏƗϣ༫౾çᇖݚࢹƗᆊཻ །߽ᄤྖᇖഺױ֬࿗ഺèᆰ֨ƗቀႼ၉ๆƗᆊཻۺԵ൸ ƗाԢૌ২֬߄èသ࣍نۻ
7HEN STUDENTS AND ) GET TOGETHER AND EXPLORE GREAT #HINESE CULTURE ) ALWAYS LEARN MUCH FROM THEM AND FROM WHAT WE DO 4EA CEREMONY PAPER CUTTING #HINESE CALLIGRAPHY #HINESE FOOD PAINTING OPERA #HINESE KNOT THOSE ARE WHAT ) HAVE KNOWN !ND NOW IN .EW :EALAND CLASSES ) TEACH THE SKILLS TO YOUNG STUDENTS ) KNOW THEY WILL TAKE ROOT IN THESE YOUNG HEARTS AND ONE WILL GROW INTO BEAUTIFUL ¾OWERS %CHO 9ANG *INQIONG
ѓᇖلಆ֬Ⴜ۸ߌèׂ၉ྮƗׂྜྷےනఖᇖݚƗ࿗ഺቒ ᅦఖদᄈᄈ֫ڀྜྷƗ࿗ഺޱèᆰ֨ᆊࢲॢ֬ୄಿඓږ܆ݚ ყ൲èւሩ࿗ഺ֥ࢤ൰ບ֬ҫਇ༤ҋಏƗ࿗ഺैֵ֥࠰֬ ບႼ৶èְٺఌ֬ैሩ၉ਃϓƗռఖಏদށ࿗ഺ՝Ժ߃ৡનဋ Ԣ࣠֬ഹنƗޚफ֫ࢤᇃ֬ๆƗ࿗ഺै֥ᇃဩƗ֥ ाྖè၉ٺಥൌ།ױƗԢদ֬ޱႂèढ़֙ሸ࠴ࡄҧቛၢ ۸۸སᅡ൜֬ӵݛèƓݙᄽƔ
4ALKING ABOUT #HINA WHAT STUDENTS ARE MOST INTERESTED IN ARE 0ANDAS AND #HINESE +UNGFU !LL STUDENTS CAN´T WAIT TO HAVE A TRY WHEN THEY KNOW ) WILL TEACH THEM SOME #HINESE +UNGFU ) LET MY STUDENTS GO OUT AND PRACTISE 3TUDENTS PERFORM +UNGFU WITH PRIDE WHEN THEY SEE OTHER STUDENTS LOOKING THEM CURIOUSLY FROM THE WINDOWS ,OOKS LIKE MY STUDENTS GET THE POWER FROM OTHER STUDENTS !S ) PUT THE PAPER CUTTING SAMPLES ON 0OWER0OINT THEY GAVE AN AUDIBLE GASP AND FELT IT WAS VERY DIF½CULT "UT AFTER THEY THEMSELVES PRACTISE CUTTING THE PAPER THEY ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS AND SHOW ME ONE BY ONE +ELEN 'UO :EQING
ࡌӐދฅࠥಏѝဍເݠሷދᲄç֠ܥഏҶၣçڒõധ౼ᆴ၇ö ᇖݚࢹְࠊᅡ൜ދছԐਛؚᇖ߆ߋ֬ಱൔƗႯඇٌçᇃçฯֹ ༦ޚ၉໑ࡌӐႀເݠሷޱᇖݚߋ֬৶ਏèႍཧቒമ֬Ɨࠊࢹඖ ޚᄤቚሩढ़ၢህ֥ࡌèڕߒᇖݚߋთᇖॢఴদ ൠ౭Ɨᆊຸཱཻི֬ఴ࣐၉಼߽߿ӵॻߋੇ֬၉սҋèཱི֬ Ӹ࿙
$URING #OMMUNITY .IGHT WE PERFORMED TEA CEREMONY GUZHENGß#HINESE FOLK DANCE AND 4AICHI FOR KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS TO EXTEND THEIR ACKNOWLEDGE OF #HINESE CULTURE SHOW THE STRENGTH OF #HINESE CULTURE VIA CALLIGRAPHY PAPER CUT OCARINA AND #HINESE KNOT &OR ME THE DEEPEST IMPRESSION WAS THAT AT THE END OF THE NIGHT A PARENT CAME TO ASK ME IF SHE COULD BE MY HOMESTAY BECAUSE HER LITTLE GIRL REALLY LOVED -ANDARIN CLASSES AND #HINESE CULTURE !LTHOUGH WHAT WE ARE DOING IS VERY SMALL SOMEDAY ALL THE TINY PARTS ARE GOING TO BRING HUGE PROGRESS IN MULTICULTURAL COMMUNICATION #HENG 8UE
ᄤࢤ࿗ݝӸᇖ࣐ྡྷ֬ƗᆊൺၴህࡌખખƗۨෛ֬ߋࠊ ঢ়ƗၢƗࢊ֥ᄕःռฅࠥಏƦࢊ֥စٺߋ҉ढ़ދმင ೫Ɨः߽߉ਃƗ๗ࣟ༫Ʀࢊ֥༅ƗःЎࢠሷƗቚՄणƦࢊ֥ ഺྲྀ֬ᇃèƓല႔Ɣل༅Ɨःቚൌ ) MERGE CULTURE ACTIVITIES INTO TEACHING 4HIS POINT WAS MADE BY MY HOME STAY MOTHER WHO TOLD ME THAT LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SHOULD STAY TOGETHER 3O IN MY LESSONS WE DID 4AI#HI WHEN WE LEARNED SPORTS WE MADE MASKS AND ENJOYED OPERA WHEN WE STUDIED COLOURS WE MAKE DUMPLINGS AND SPRING ROLLS WHEN WE LEARNED FOOD WE MAKE PAPER CUTTING OF THE ANIMALS WHEN WE LEARNED #HINESE :ODIAC 3HEN 9ING
ޚᇖݚߋࠊƗᇃçඇٌçְ֠è࿗ഺئཱུቍᆵਛ èᄤࣉ֬õွွଶଶࢲöږ܆ಆè֓ቒ༒ႋ֬ߕᇖݚྜྷے ӖƗമൺቊލᇖഹދѝဍਛᇖݚฅࠥ܆ഏƗཱི࿗ҍ֬࿗ഺӵ çቊଢ֬༦πèƓࢅᡑƔں
7E HAVE HELD SEVERAL #HINESE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PAPER CUTTING #HINESE CALLIGRAPHY WRITING AND #HINESE FOLK DANCING 4HE GIRLS SEEMED TO LIKE #HINESE +UNGFU THE MOST /N 'RANDPARENTS $AY THIS YEAR THE GIRLS FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL GAVE A CHOIR AND 4AI#HI PERFORMANCE WHICH WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL *IANG 9ALU ህࡌഺࠊ (OMESTAY AND $AILY ,IFE
OMESTAYS FOR -,!S ARE ARRANGED BY SCHOOLS -,!S HAVE A WIDE ( VARIETY OF HOMESTAY EXPERIENCES &OR EXAMPLE SOME FAMILIES HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AT HOME SOME ARE WITHOUT CHILDREN BUT HAVE UNIVERSITY AGED KIDS WHO COME BACK HOME OCCASIONALLY FOR HOLIDAYS !N -,! WILL HAVE A PRIVATE SINGLE ROOM !NY HOMESTAY MATTERS SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BETWEEN THE -,! AND THE SCHOOL !S A -,! IN A HOMESTAY SITUATION YOU ARE NOT A GUEST IN A HOTEL 9OU ARE A RESPONSIBLE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY AND YOU MUST RESPECT THE FAMILY 9OU WILL SHARE THE HOUSEHOLD CHORES IN SUPPORT OF THE FAMILY SUCH AS COOKING WASHING UP CLEANING AND OF COURSE YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING YOUR ROOM CLEAN AND TIDY (OMESTAY IS ONE OF THE NEW WAYS OF EXPERIENCING LIFE IN .EW :EALAND AND TO SHARE +IWI EXPERIENCES )T IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT .EW :EALAND AND .EW :EALANDERS )T IS THE WAY TO HAVE WIDER EXPERIENCES WITH .EW :EALANDERS 4HE MORE YOU INTEGRATE YOURSELF INTO THE HOMESTAY FAMILY THE MORE BENE½T YOU WILL GAIN FROM THIS OPPORTUNITY
ڽڅህࡌႵ୍ರࢤ֬࿗ཱུদτèህᄤྔ།মಭ֬ࡌৡƗ߽Ⴜ۹ᇜ Ҙ֬ഺࠊ฿မèႼཻࡌৡႼݠሷƗႼཻࡌ֬ݠሷၟࣣԢಇ؇ս࿗ئ ߴদ؎ࡓህഏ࠲ๆèᄤህࡌƗ୍߽Ⴜ၉࡞ඹಭ֬٣࡞èفਛƗᇁ ࿗ཱུཿഌèދݛႼીƗ୍ःး
ህᄤྔ།মಭ֬ࡌৡƗ҉ህੱܽƗ҉ॡಭè୍းӼࡌᄺ୍ ࡌৡ֬ᇹٝç༨ຣçռٺӼࡌ༇ࠊƗƥܒರƗቔᇞࡌಭƗး ࣱᆣࢸèۋቛè֙ಝƗးГԂ୍ሸ࠴֬٣࡞܄೨ç౩༨ְ
ཡྔٺދህᄤྔ།মಭ֬ࡌৡࢃ၉ᇜྔ֬ഺࠊ฿မƗ୍Ⴜ߽ࠖ฿မ ٞ݃۾།মಭ֬ቒࡋ߽ࠖƗ၀ࢃྔދ།মಭ֬ഺࠊèᆊਛࢺྔ།ম ຐঁ୍֬ྔ།মࣣ৬è׀
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(OMESTAY %SSENTIALS
9OU CAN EXPECT !N APPROVED SAFE HOMESTAY OR EQUIVALENT ACCOMMODATION TO BE ARRANGED FOR YOU 9OUR HOMESTAY WILL BE CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ON A BUS ROUTE OR WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE TO SCHOOL IF PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS NOT AVAILABLE THE SCHOOL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ARRANGING TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM SCHOOL ! PRIVATE CLEAN ROOM WITH BED DESK AND CHAIR WARDROBE AND ADEQUATE LIGHTING AND HEATING YOU ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAN YOUR ROOM AND BATHROOM IF ATTACHED -EALS PROVIDED BY YOUR HOMESTAY ¯ BREAKFAST A PACKED LUNCH AND DINNER DINING OUT IS ON YOUR OWN (ELP TO SET UP )NTERNET ACCESS THERE MAY BE A SMALL COST PLEASE BE AWARE THAT INTERNET CHARGES IN .EW :EALAND ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN IN #HINA AND THAT IF YOU USE THE INTERNET EXCESSIVELY YOU WILL NEED TO REIMBURSE YOUR HOMESTAY FAMILY SEPARATELY
&EEL ,IKE #OOKING
!LTHOUGH STANDARD MEALS ARE PROVIDED BY YOUR HOMESTAY YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO COOK ANDOR SHARE SOME MEALS -OST +IWIS LOVE #HINESE FOOD -OST SUPERMARKETS HAVE AN !SIAN FOOD SECTION LARGER CITIES HAVE #HINESE SUPERMARKETS MOST PLACES HAVE OUTDOOR FARMERS MARKETS DURING THE WEEKEND "E CONSIDERATE WHILE USING KITCHEN FACILITIES AND CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF FUMES WHILE COOKING #HINESE MEALS
$AILY ,IFE 'ETTING !ROUND 9OUR #ITY 4OWN 'ET A LOCAL CITY MAP AND BUS TIMETABLE -ORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEARCH AT HTTPWWWMETLINKORGNZ 3OME CITIES HAVE CYCLE LANES )T IS COMPULSORY TO WEAR A HELMET
"ANKING !ND -OBILE 0HONES "ANKING HOURS -ONDAY &RIDAY AM PM !4- MACHINES ARE HOURS AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE 9OU WILL NEED YOUR PASSPORT AND .EW :EALAND HOME ADDRESS TO OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT 4HERE ARE A NUMBER OF MAIN BANKS SUCH AS !.: 7ESTPAC AND ".: 4HE #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE WILL HELP YOU WITH BANKING AND MOBILE TELEPHONE SET UP AS SOON AS YOU ARRIVE IN .EW :EALAND
(EALTH 3AFETY 9OUR MEDICAL INSURANCE IS ORGANISED BY YOUR HOST SCHOOL AND IT COVERS THE DURATION OF YOUR STAY IN .EW :EALAND #ONTACT YOUR PRINCIPAL AND LEAD TEACHER FOR INFORMATION AND ADVICE (AVE THE EMERGENCY OR MEDICAL CENTRE NUMBERS WITH YOU .EW :EALAND´S EMERGENCY NUMBER IS 'ETTING !ROUND 4HE #OUNTRY !LWAYS INFORM YOUR SCHOOL AND THE #ONFUCIUS )NSTITUTE OF YOUR PLANS TO TRAVEL AROUND .EW :EALAND 4HERE IS A GOOD AND AFFORDABLE INTERCITY BUS SYSTEM 9OU CAN BOOK TRAVEL ONLINE FOR SPECIAL LOW FARES 0LAN YOUR TRAVEL IN .EW :EALAND OVER THE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS IN ADVANCE SEEK ADVICE FROM YOUR SCHOOL OR HOMESTAY !FFORDABLE ACCOMMODATION 9OUTH (OSTELS 9(! ARE FOUND IN MANY CITIES
ᄤদ֥ᆊৡᆴఴƗྔ།ম၉۸հᄤûᆾߓອüçûࠐиาಭü Ɨᆊ۸ݚࡌޱ١èᄤᆊৡഺࠊਛ၉ؔ൏࡞׀ၢࠪûଳୋԵఌüᇖ֬ ׀ཛƗ๊૧֬ࡌཛè၉۸ႽۨෛƗಭಜӵःܪلၟࣣЫ൱ເׂ ࿗ཱུৡ֬ދफèπ֬ህࡌےಭ֬ಪ౭ಥႼ၉ᇜߴࡌ֬׀١è֙ ࠞèƓᵪƔےհྖൠèؚો၉۸ླྀਃો၉۸୷ྖ֬ް
"EFORE ) CAME TO THIS COUNTRY .EW :EALAND WAS A PLACE EXISTING IN ,ORD OF 4HE 2ING (OBBIT AND 4HE #HRONICLES OF .ARNIA !FTER LIVING HERE FOR A WHILE .EW :EALAND HAS BECOME MY SECOND HOME SWEET HOME ! FRIEND TOLD ME THAT PEOPLE MAKE THE PLACE +IWI HOSPITA LITY REALLY MAKES ME FEEL AT HOME ) LOVE MY HOMESTAY AND ALL THE STAFF AT SCHOOL ) AM GRATEFUL FOR EVERY SMILING FACE EVERY WARM GREETING ,IU 9AWEN ఞ֬١൛ทሩྔ།মߋè಼್׀Չᆥ֬SQ_Qࡌಥၢቒࢫ ഺࠊ١൛ƗྒѠᇈ֬ഺࠊܻƗ࿗༤ཡൺᄕ֬ಭഺฆ֬ ቛٕલ֬၀൏൏ॠॠܲሩ܄èህࡌખખ၉ཱི࿗ཱུ֬ӐƗ؎ ЁሀࢺबႼ֬ঙèႰଖվ׀ഺࠊ֬ಷӏƗ౧ࣗދቛ܄ Ɨಥށ༦ܒèಪᇚளᘨ֬ށսԤ၀ϣࡌৡ֬ഺࠊτ֫٫ӏ֬ èֳೞܕދੇئ۾Ⴜਛ
)´M SO LUCKY THAT ) CAN LIVE WITH THIS LOVELY +IWI FAMILY 4HEY HELPED ME A LOT TO UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE HOW TO ASSIMILATE TO THEIR LIFESTYLE AND ENJOY THEIR CONCEPT OF LIFE (OSTESS ,INDA IS THE 0RINCIPAL OF /TONGA 2OAD 0RIMARY 3CHOOL 3HE IS VERY BUSY BUT SHE MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO HELP ME SOLVE PROBLEMS IN MY WORK AND LIFE (UMOROUS AND LOVELY CHEF ±$OCTOR *OHN² ALSO ARRANGES EVERYTHING VERY WELL 7E LOVE COOKING WHICH ENCOURAGES EXCHANGES AND COMMUNICATION $ENG 3AI
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-Y HOMESTAY IS VERY INTERESTING -Y HOMESTAY MOTHER COMES FROM 6IETNAM AND MY HOMESTAY FATHER IS 'REEK BUT WAS BORN IN .EW :EALAND %VERY TIME WE TALK ) LEARN THINGS ) HAVE NEVER LEARNT BEFORE BECAUSE ) HAVE NEVER MET 6IETNAMESE AND 'REEK PEOPLE ) HAVE ALSO LEARNT A LOT ABOUT 6IETNAMESE CULTURE AND HISTORY #HEN 8INGHUA
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3PEAKING OF HOMESTAY ) FEEL VERY LUCKY -Y HOMESTAY MOTHER IS A REALLY GOOD COOK AND HER FOOD IS SIMILAR TO #HINESE FOOD WHICH ) REALLY ENJOY -Y DINNER ALWAYS LOOKS GREAT AND IS TASTY !FTER DINNER THERE IS FRUIT OR A DELICIOUS ICE CREAM )N ADDITION TO FOOD MORE IMPORTANTLY SHE REALLY REGARDS ME AS A FAMILY MEMBER SHE MADE A CAKE FOR MY BIRTHDAY SHE TALKS TO ME AT AFTERNOON TEA EVERY DAY SHE REMIN DS ME TO EAT FRUIT EVERY DAY SHE LEAVES A LIGHT ON FOR ME WHEN ) AM HOME LATE 4HERE ARE SO MANY WARM DETAILS WHICH CANNOT BE LISTED ONE BY ONE ONLY THE FULL OF GRATITUDE IN MY HEART :HANG 1IAN
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