See Chinese is a CPD language training course for teachers following the New Curriculum for Wales. It has been designed specifically for teachers with no prior knowledge of Mandarin Chinese who wish to introduce some simple topic-based language learning to their Key Stage 2/3 pupils. The course comes with a complete package of exciting resources that meet the cross-curricular requirements of teaching an international language.

See Chinese teaching methodology

We’ve called the course See Chinese as the teaching methodology focuses on visual input to reinforce rapid assimilation of Chinese by young learners. The methodology uses colour-coded sentence builders that immediately relate Chinese language learning to Welsh and English sentence patterns. In this way it supports the multi-lingual approach to language learning encouraged by the New Curriculum.

Visual learning

The visual learning approach quickly establishes the basic logic patterns of Chinese grammar and syntax which allow young beginners to understand and produce Chinese sentences. The course is the result of collaboration with Hanzeasy, a website that specializes in teaching Chinese characters with the help of vivid illustrations that aid recognition.

10 themed lessons

See Chinese consists of 10 themed lessons which can easily be mastered by teachers so that they have all the knowledge and resources for taking the lessons forward with their KS2 pupils. Many of the topics such as family, animals or numbers are stand-alone units and can be taught by themselves as Chinese language tasters. These units are also the foundation for further topics and so allow teachers to build a mini-course that can be delivered over a number of weeks. Taken altogether, the 10 lessons create a solid foundation for a basic grasp of spoken Chinese. 

Cross-curricular Themes

Teachers' Resources

On completion of each lesson of the See Chinese course teachers are given the PowerPoint presentation slides, worksheets and links to other resources for their own use in class.

Each lesson includes:

• a set of vocabulary cards modelling the accurate pronunciation
• a colour-coded sentence builder modelling the target sentence structure
• a set of speaking tasks to consolidate the vocabulary and sentence structure
• Hanzeasy images introducing mnemonics for writing Chinese characters
• a set of Quizlet flashcards
• a Chinese song echoing the lesson focus
• teacher's lesson plan for each of the 'further study' cultural topics

See Chinese is part of the ‘Learn to Teach Mandarin’ suite of CPD courses for teachers developed by the UWTSD Confucius Institute and is the sister course to ‘Learn to Teach KS3 Mandarin’. You can download the Teachers' Guide to the course and preview some of the sample resources by clicking on the links below:

Lesson Summary

See Chinese is a CPD language training course designed for teachers who want to introduce Mandarin Chinese to Key Stage 2/3 pupils in line with the New Curriculum for Wales. The course involves:

• 10 themed lessons focusing on visual learning
• Color-coded sentence builders linking Chinese, Welsh, and English patterns
• Resources supporting cross-curricular teaching requirements

The course emphasizes visual input for rapid assimilation of Chinese by young learners and uses a methodology that utilizes color-coded sentence builders. It aims to reinforce language learning to align with the multi-lingual approach encouraged by the New Curriculum. The visual learning approach helps establish basic logic patterns of Chinese grammar and syntax.

Each lesson of See Chinese provides teachers with:

• Vocabulary cards for accurate pronunciation
• Color-coded sentence builders for target structures
• Speaking tasks for vocabulary and sentence consolidation
• Resources from Hanzeasy for learning Chinese characters
• Quizlet flashcards and Chinese songs
• Teacher's lesson plan for cultural topics

Teachers are equipped with resources like PowerPoint slides, worksheets, and links for classroom use after completing each lesson. See Chinese is part of the 'Learn to Teach Mandarin' suite of CPD courses by the UWTSD Confucius Institute, complementing the 'Learn to Teach KS3 Mandarin.'

The course's 10 themed lessons cover topics such as family, animals, and numbers, acting as standalone units or serving as foundations for comprehensive language learning over several weeks.

To learn more, you can download the Teachers' Guide to the course and preview sample resources available.