Using Chinese Classics for Intercultural Communicative Competence presents new strategies and tools for integrating Mandarin language teaching with fostering intercultural competencies through contemporary, global lenses on Chinese classic texts.
Chinese classic texts are canonical works in Chinese culture published before 1911. They offer a window into deeply held cultural values which learners of the Chinese language would benefit from studying to facilitate meaningful intercultural dialogues. With chapters covering classic Chinese texts such as Journey to the West, Dream of the Red Chamber, and The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this book will demonstrate the value, importance, and feasibility of teaching Chinese classic works for ICC development in the Chinese world language classroom, and equip teachers with carefully planned, classroom-tested lesson models that demonstrate the innovative, integrative models advocated in this book.
This book will be valuable for pre- and in-service Mandarin Chinese teachers across various institutional settings at different levels, looking for ready materials and professional development resources. The book can also be used as core material for teacher training programs.
Using Chinese Classics for Intercultural Communicative Competence presents new strategies and tools for integrating Mandarin language teaching with fostering intercultural competencies through contemporary, global lenses on Chinese classic texts.
About the Authors
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Classic Works for Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence and
Language Proficiency: An Integrative Framework
2. Sn Włkngs Three Bouts with the White Bone Demon(Sn D
Bįigjng): Teaching Journey to the West (Xyóujģ) through Dramatic
Inquiry
3. Dąiyłs Arrival at the Ji Household (Dąiył Jģn Ji F): Teaching
Dream of the Red Chamber (Hónglóumčng) through Experiential Learning
4. To Borrow Arrows with Thatched Boats (Cochuįn Jičjiąn): Teaching
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Snguó Ynyģ) through Question
Formulation Technique
5. Chįng'é Ascending To the Moon (Chįngé Bnyuč): Teaching Chinese
Ancient Mythology through Social Semiotics
6. Nézh : Teaching the Mythology of Nézh through the Text-to-Text,
Text-to-Self, and Text-to-World Connection-Making Strategy
7. Młlįn Joins the Army(Młlįn Cóngjn): Teaching the Folktale of
Mulan through the Lens of Global Feminism
8. Sąiwng Lost His Horse(Sąiwng Shm): Teaching Traditional Idiom
Story through the Six Thinking Hats Technique
9. The Traveling Sonnet(Yóuz Yķn): Teaching Classical Poetry Using
Total Physical Response and Storytelling (TPRS)
Index
Jinai Sun is Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Culture at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois.
Xuehua Xiang is Professor of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Director of Chinese Program, and Head of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Li Ye is an esteemed instructor of Mandarin Chinese and serves as a core team leader in the Multilingual Learning Division at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
