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Asia Society: Start a Chinese Language Program in Your School
A good collection of ideas and resources for U.S. teachers and schools that want to start Chinese language programs.
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Huayu World: Global Chinese Language and Culture Center
Good resource for exploring Chinese culture and language. Learn about Taiwanese lantern riddles, Chinese folklore, clothing, poetry and fables, papercutting, Chinese New Year, and Chinese festival and every-day cooking. Multimedia makes...
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Online Chinese Tools, With Chinese English Dictionary
A great site that provides tools to assist people learning and using the Chinese language. Resources include flashcards, pinyin converter, Chinese-English dictionary, calendar converter, Chinese number and currency converter, and more.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Resources for Language Teachers
This site has links to many resources for the language teacher of Chinese, French, German, and Spanish.
Language Guide
Language Guide: Mandarin Chinese Vocabulary
Useful resource for learning everyday Chinese vocabulary -- roll over each image to hear the correct pronunciation and see how the word is written. Corresponding English section (and other languages) makes this site a useful tool for ESL...
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Yellowbridge.com: Chinese Loan Words in the English Language
An interesting language resource which details some of the few "loan words" in English from the Chinese language. Provides information and a list of Chinese words and characters.
United Nations
United Nations: Introduction of Un to Children (Chinese)
These are the Chinese language pages of the UN's CyberSchool Bus site. Not as much content as the English version but pages do include resources and information about different nations and cities, UN-sponsored children's events (make a...
Crayola
Crayola Asian Landscape Scroll
Here's a lesson plan for students of any age! Children use Chinese scroll painting as inspiration to create their own version of this ancient art form. Provides resources and adaptations as well. You need to register to view the page,...
Google
Google Language (Translation) Tools
Find language tools, developed by Google, that perform machine translations of short passages of text or of entire Web pages, from English into over 10 world languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Maya Lin
This video segment from New York Voices features Chinese American architect Maya Lin.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Mandarin Movement Lesson Plan
In this activity, language and movement unite. There are two teachers who will read a command, once in Mandarin and once in English. The students listen to both languages and then perform what the command is.
Latimer Clarke Corporation
Atlapedia Online: China
A great resource for facts about China. This site is organized into several sections including "Location & Geography," "Climate," "People," "Demographic/Vital Statistics," "Religions," "Languages," "Education," and "Modern History -...
![China News Digest [In Chinese] Website](https://content.lessonplanet.com/knovation/original/91849-dd518f55a882e35eb0b929c61feb87b4.jpg?1661356210 "China News Digest [In Chinese] Website")
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China News Digest [In Chinese]
The China News Digest is an online news resource serving China. Content includes national and international news, as well as various features.
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Hong Kong Education City: English Campus
English Campus is an excellent site for Chinese speakers learning English. It includes seven channels - Watch, Read, Practice, Play, Create, Meet, and a Teachers' Corner. Learn by playing word and grammar games, watching movies and...
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Trans Pacific Project: Transpacific Migrations
What an incredible resource that looks at Transpacific migrations peopling the Western Hemisphere, the Pacific islands, and the Chinese diaspora. Included is information about genetic research that traces DNA patterns across the world....
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Mdbg: Translation
The main purpose of this site is to teach Chinese to native speakers of English but its bilingual content makes it a useful resource for Chinese English language learners as well; translate a small text from English to Chinese or the...
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Mdbg: Word Dictionary Basic
A basic word dictionary, aimed at learners of Chinese; a useful resource for Chinese English language learners as well. Search either by Chinese, Pinyin or English Definition. Audio is in Chinese Mandarin pinyin.
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Mdbg: Word Dictionary Advanced
The word dictionary aimed at learners of Chinese; a useful resource for Chinese English language learners as well; it contains information about Chinese words, consisting of one or more characters. Each entry in the word dictionary...
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Cnto: About China
In-depth, interactive look into many aspects of China. China's geography, history, population, and more are covered.
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Hmong
A Wikipedia encyclopedia entry that provides a solid overview of who the Hmong are, where they live, and their history (including important moments in major Chinese dynasties and the Vietnam War). Include links to additional culture and...
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Advanced Studio Classroom
English language learning site for Chinese speakers -- online companion site to a magazine by the same name. Provides summaries and downloadable copies of some of the articles that appear in the printed magazine, along with access to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Independent Lens: Debate Begins
A third grade class in Wuhan province, China holds debates for the election of class monitor in this segment from Independent Lens. This is the first time education on democracy has been allowed in the city of Wuhan (most populace city...
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Index of Ehon
Folktales of many countries. Choose your language from Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Indonesian, Korean, German, Italian, French, Spanish or English. This is an outstanding resource.