eChinese AP Chinese program offers high school students an opportunity to earn credit for Chinese courses at
the college level. eChinese AP Class is designed for 12 units to cover six AP themes: Families in Different
Societies; the Influence of Language and Culture on Identity; the Influence of Beauty and Art; How Science
and Technology Affect Our Lives; Factors That Impact the Quality of Life; and Environmental, Political, and
Societal Challenges. We have adopted Grant Wiggins’s “Understanding by Design” curriculum design theory and
integrated Dr. Robert Marzano’s “Highly Engaged Classroom” activities into our teaching pedagogy.
eChinese AP Class provides teachers with lesson plans, authentic teaching materials with PowerPoint
presentations, exercises, and games; and it provides students with a simulated AP Chinese exam. Students
can intensively practice Chinese in three modes: Interpretive, Interpersonal and Presentational. In
addition, students can develop their language skills in the ACTFL five goal areas: communication,
cultures, connections, comparisons and communities.
易 ·中文大学预科中文课程,由在美国多年教学AP中文、经验丰富的老师精心设计与编写。本课程综合了美国中文教育的主流教材,针对AP中文机考的特点,融入先进的教学科技理念,而开发的一套教考合一的AP中文课程。
课程内容按照AP六大主题编写,共分为12个单元。每个单元包括主课文和副课文,并辅以文化常识介绍。主课文采用说明文的文体,而副课文则以对话形式呈现,以满足写作、文化演讲和口语对话等方面的教学与练习需要。
本课程为老师提供了根据外语教学理论“Understanding By Design (UBD)” 编写的教案,以及教学应用PPT,内容包括单元主题背景与扩展材料、课文教学与活动、课文生词、语法讲解与活动、Quizlet和Kahoot等教学活动游戏,以及模拟考试和综合技能测验的评估。
本课程为学生提供了根据AP考试的形式、题型和考试时长,配合课文内容编写的听、说、读、写的模拟考试练习。学生可以根据自己的时间安排和中文程度反复练习。所有的客观题练习具备自动批改功能,学生可在网上提交并即时查看成绩;主观题部分则提供参考答案,写作项目附有范文,口语测试设有在线录音功能,方便学生自主学习与同步训练。每个单元还配有根据青少年学习特点设计的、具有竞争性的游戏练习,帮助学生掌握生词和语法,并提高学习兴趣。