EZ Mandarin Module 1- Lesson Plan

Stage
Warm up

Duration Objective
Procedure
Facilitator Material
5 min
Raise interest in language learning Ask students:
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EZ Mandarin
Build on students prior experience - How many of you are Bilungual?
landing page
-Can you share your experience learning a
second language?
-What has been helpful in your language
learning experience?
-What has been challenging? How did you
overcome these challenges?
-For those who did not experience second
language learning, do oyu have any
apprehensions or expectations about seconf
language learning?

Introduction to EZ 2 min
Mandarin

Introduce the website and

communicate the learning
outcomes and objectives

Leading Cultural
Quiz

Build context for the lessons and

raise awareness to cultural norms

5 min

Module Overiview 3 mins

Set expectations and clear

directions on how the lessons will
unfold.

Tell students:
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- we have created a website for teaching one
of the most difficult languages to learn,
Mandarin Chinese.
- The first module was developed around the
context of introductions and it is aimed for
novice Chinese Language Learners
Walk students through the instructions of the Qi
cultural quiz
Pull up summary of responses (Rania) and
facilitate discussion (Qi)
Walk students through the naviation menu
Rania

EZ Mandarin
landing page

Cultural Quiz
Google form

Navigation
Menu

Lessons Overivew 2 mins

and Instructions

Help studnets become familiar

with the lessons' structure and
expectations

Qi walks students through te vrious elements Qi

Lesson 1
on the lessons page and models appropriate
strategy to foollow to learn the introduction
phrases: Voki, pinyin, Chinese characters,
Cultura notes.
Walk around the classroom, encourage,
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support and make sure students are on task. and Rania
Give feedback and correct errors before
students learn the wrong pronunciation.

Lessons 1-4 Group 20 mins

work

Learning intriductions phrases

Enrichment
Activities

15 mins

Teachers instruct individuals who have met

the desired learning outcomes to complete
the Enrichment Activities exercises

Practice Modes

15 mins

Test

15 mins

Early finishers can proceded to

Enrichment activities while
teachers assist other students
inreaching the desired learning
outcomes
Students practice the target
phrases using a variety of study
modes to instill target language
phrases
Assess students' meeting the
desired learning outcomes

Final Project

30 mins

Guide students through using voicethread

pointing out the sample presentations.

Qi

Presentations &
Final Feedback
and Assessment

20 mins

Producing voicethread using the

target phrases in a situational
context
Allow students to present their
work and provide peer-evaluation.

Play students voicethread and ask students

to submit a peer-evaluation for each group.

Rania, Qi, Voicethread and

and Laleh Blog

Laleh, Qi, Enrichment

and Rania Activities

Instruct Students on how to use the various Rania & Qi Quiz

quizlet study modes. Suggest to start with the
flashcards then move to other modes leaving
the test to the very end.
Ask students to select the test in the study
Laleh
Quiz
mode and repeat until they have successfully
completed the test with no or 2 errors.