DCLT Forum March 2012:Journey to the west drama club by peng zeng
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The document summarizes a Startalk program that used drama to teach Chinese language and culture. The 2012 program for high school students involved a six-week immersion in Chinese incorporating storytelling, art, and performance based on the classic text "Journey to the West". Students learned about characters, settings, and time periods through role-plays, presentations, and creating their own versions of the journey. The program aimed to better integrate language learning and drama compared to past years.
DCLT Forum March 2012:Journey to the west drama club by peng zeng
- 1. Journey to the West Drama Club -An effort to integrate drama into Chinese learning CI@CI/NYU DCLT Workshop March 9, 2012 Peng Zeng Program Director China Institute -Startalk Summer Language Academy
- 2. What is Startalk? ? STARTALK is a program commissioned by the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI). ? STARTALKs mission is to increase the number of Americans learning, speaking, and teaching critical need foreign languages by offering students (KC16) and teachers of these languages creative and engaging summer experiences that strive to exemplify best practices in language education and in language teacher development.
- 3. China Institute & Startalk ? Sixth year C began in summer 2007 ? Targets 30 New York metro-area high school students in two proficiency levels ? Six-week immersion program ? Focuses on oral communication, reading and writing, and Chinese culture through studio art classes and local field trips.
- 4. Program Theme: Journey to the West Drama Club ? 2010 & 2011, for both beginner and intermediate level ? An integration of arts into language learning ? Art class C costumes, props, backdrops making ? Kong Fu class C Peking opera ? Final presentation C theater play, puppet show, rap battles, comic strips, song, and interpretive dance
- 5. Clothing Personality Appearance Encounters Landscapes Seasons and Week 1: Scenery Dynasties Characters Week 5: Silk Road Journey to Week 2: Time Period the West Characteristics Lunar of the Route Calendar Week 4: How to People of China Week 3: Apparel & Tell Time Geography Shopping Weather Festivals & Route of Traditions JTW Food in Transportation Minority JTW Chinese Cities in JTW Groups
- 6. Instructional Activities Powerpoint on Characters ? Missing Person Telephone Activity
- 7. Summative Assessment: Would You Come With Me? ? Week 2 assessment C evaluated students understanding of the characters. ? Students would be randomly assigned a character. They will need to write down personality, physical appearance, clothing, and other characteristics of their character. ? Then, students would have to verbally interact with peers to find the four members of the Journey of the West characters.
- 8. Summative Assessment: Create Your Own Journey to the West! ? Students were asked to create a five day personal Journey to the West. ? They were asked to include weather, geography, date and time. Also asked to create a monsters physical attributes, weapons and personality.
- 9. Lessons learned ? Challenges in the past StarTalk programs ? Teachers lack experience and knowledge in drama ? Students lack interest in playwright and theater play ? Administrators found it difficult to manage both language learning and drama production simultaneously ? Improvements in 2012 StarTalk program
- 10. StarTalk Program Contact: Peng Zeng Assistant Director, Children and Youth Program Email: pzeng@chinainstitute.org Phone: 212-744-8181 ext. 138