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Ms. Lixia Kang
Chinese TeacherBackground:
I have a bachelor degree in electrical engineering from the University of Electronics Science and Technology of China and PA Instructional I certificate from the University of Pittsburgh. From August 1992 to March 1998, I worked as an electronics engineer in the Research Institute of TV & Electro-acoustics in Beijing, China. I began teaching Chinese in Upper St. Clair High School in August of 2008 and currently teach level 1 through level 4, and AP Chinese.
Phone:412-833-1600 X2527 Email:lkang@uscsd.k12.pa.usCourses Taught:
Chinese 1:
This class will cover unit 1-4 of textbook “Learn Chinese with Me” book 1. The contents include:
- Study Pinyin, the Chinese Romanization
- Study around 150 Chinese characters and 200 words
- Study the radical parts of Chinese characters
- Computer skills for inputting Chinese characters
- Develop communication skills on
- Greeting
- Self-introduction
- Talking about friends, family, school life, time and daily routine, weather and seasons
- Grammar
- To be, to have, to do, adjective and adverbial and prepositional phrases
Chinese 2:
This class will cover units 5&6 of the textbook “Learn Chinese with Me” book 1 and unit 1&2 of the textbook “Learn Chinese with Me” book 2. The contents include:
- Study around 250 Chinese characters and 350 vocabulary words
- Study the radical parts of Chinese characters
- Develop communication skills on foods, shopping, clothing, sports and health, school life, and hobbies
- Grammar
- 会+v. (can +v.), 因为(because), 如果，要是 (if), 能＋v (can +v.), 想＋v，(want to +v.), 要+v. (want to+v.), 觉得(feel like), 还是（or), 有 (there be), 了(action has completed)
- Frequently used sentence patterns, e.g. 是……的 ， 在+location+ v., S+v+O+v, 太……了 (too, so), 就要……了 (be about to)
Chinese 3:
This class will cover unit 2-5 of the textbook “Learn Chinese with Me” book 2. The contents include:
- Study around 250 Chinese characters and 350 vocabulary words
- Develop communication skills on hobbies, family, diet and health, and colorful clothing
- Grammar
- Present perfect tense, past tense, future tense, comparative degree 更, superlative degree 最，怎么，and 还 (still)
- Frequently used sentence patterns, e.g. 又……又……, 最好+v.，太……了，已经……了，从……到……, 就要…..., 在+ v. , 了(particle for action has completed), 要+v., 应该＋v., 跟…..一样，因为……所以……
Chinese 4:
This class will cover unit 5&6 of the textbook “Learn Chinese with Me” book 3 and unit 1-4 of the textbook “Learn Chinese with Me” book 4. The contents include:
- Study around 300 Chinese characters and 400 vocabulary words
- Study the radical parts of Chinese characters
- Develop communication skills on hobbies, family, diet and health, and colorful clothing
- Grammar
- 把，就，到(complementary)，对 (toward), particle 地，原来，怪不得，曾经，measure word 趟，而且，
- Frequently used sentence patterns, g. “先….., 然后……, 再……”, “如果……就……”, “跟……相比”, “不管……都”, “…….极了”, “越A越 B”, “为什么不……呢”
AP Chinese
The AP Chinese Language and Culture course in Mandarin Chinese emphasizes communication (understanding and being understood by others) by applying interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational skills in real-life situations. This includes vocabulary usage, language control, communication strategies, and cultural awareness. The AP Chinese Language and Culture course strives not to overemphasize grammatical accuracy at the expense of communication. To best facilitate the study of language and culture, the course is taught almost exclusively in Chinese. The AP Chinese Language and Culture course engages students in an exploration of culture in both contemporary and historical contexts. The course develops students’ awareness and appreciation of cultural products (e.g., tools, books, music, laws, conventions, institutions); practices (patterns of social interactions within a culture); and perspectives (values, attitudes, and assumptions).
