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Mdbg: Word Dictionary Basic

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: China

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is China.
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Cnto: About China

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth, interactive look into many aspects of China. China's geography, history, population, and more are covered.
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China News Digest [In Chinese]

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Joy English

For Students 9th - 10th
This website includes a mix of news headlines (Voice of America), classic fables, and tales written in English or Simplified Chinese. Some stories provide audio so that you can listen and read along in English or Chinese. There is also a...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Turks

For Students 9th - 10th
Ethnically, the Turks are a cultural group united by a common language, but the term "Turk" has no clearly defined racial significance; it can be properly applied to those communities historically and linguistically connected to the...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Naxi Manuscript Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Naxi Kingdom flourished from the eighth century until 1724 when it came under direct Chinese rule. Naxi is the only living pictographic language.
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Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Can You Speak Hmong?

For Students 9th - 10th
In this learning module, students see and hear basic Hmong, a Chinese dialect, phrases.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The World's English Mania

For Students 9th - 10th
Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English "the world's second language" by the thousands. [4:31]
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International Tongue Twisters Alpha dictionary.com

For Students 9th - 10th
Tongue twisters for everyone! You'll find twisters and tricky phrases in English and more than 40 other languages, from Albanian to Xhosa. English translations are provided for twisters in other languages.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: China

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of China. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion, politics, etc....
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Introduction to China

For Students 9th - 10th
This site covers the cultures of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Topics include the geographical regions of China, languages, history, religion, and minority groups.
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Smithsonian Institution

Freer | Sackler Galleries: Word Play (The Work of Contemporary Artist Xu Bing)

For Students 9th - 10th
Contemporary Chinese expatriate artist Xu Bing shares stories, sketches, and photographs of his work in association with a 2001 exhibition of his work at the Smithonson's Sackler Gallery. Word play and language are a focus of Bing's...
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Advanced Studio Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: American Heart Association Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn basic information about heart health and what heart disease is. Also, read about various heart conditions, treatments and risk factors, and lifestyle changes which support heart health. The site can be translated into several...
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Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Web Japan: Japan Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site actually provides a number of "fact sheets" on a range of topics related to Japan's geography, government, economy, culture, society, and sports. Read online or download handy PDF documents for classroom use. The site has...
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Ethnolinguistic Groups of China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
" Ethnolinguistic Groups - Almost all inhabitants of mainland China are of Mongoloid stock, and ethnic distinctions in the country are largely linguistic rather than racial. The Han comprise nearly 95 percent of the population; the...
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Curated OER

Ntnu Virtual Physics Lab: Find the Fastest Path

For Students 9th - 10th
Chinese-language Java applet illustrating Fermat's principle that light follows the fastest path between any two points. Excellent animation and accompanying text. Relates Fermat's principle to Snell's law.
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Consumer Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Consumer Action serves consumers nationwide by advancing consumer rights, referring consumers to complaint-handling agencies through their free hotline, publishing educational materials in Chinese, English, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese...
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The Washington Post

Washington Post: Episode 3 of the Constitutional Podcast: 'Nationality' by Lill

For Students 9th - 10th
This podcast episode focuses on the 1898, the Supreme Court landmark case that Wong Kim Ark, a child of Chinese parents who was himself born in San Francisco, was indeed an American citizen. This right to citizenship derived from...
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Index of Ehon

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Tan Ii

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
The Chinese character mark for Tan II (pronounced she-tow-bah) is the second of two lessons to introduce first grade students to geometry using tangrams. This activity incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this activity...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: "Tan"

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
The Chinese character mark formerly known as "Tan" is the first of two lessons to introduce first grade students to geometry using tangrams. This instructional activity incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this instructional...

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