Teaching Chinese Characters:
Horror Movie Theme
Bo Hao, Hunter College
International CLTA-GNY Conference
May 15, 2010
Basic Principle
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To teach characters under an interesting
and meaningful theme.
Making connections between American
pop culture and Chinese language.
Why Horror Movie ?
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Cultural phenomenon.
An interesting topic that
young adolescents like
to discuss.
Non-traditional Topic in
the Curriculum.
Learning Objectives
15 new radicals:
尸、殳、犬、黑、酉、疒、血、車、走、足、
身、頁、骨、鬼，麻
 Corresponding characters:
屍、殺、狂、黑、死、醒、瘋、血、車、軍、
超、跑、跳、躲、骨、鬼、魔。
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Question: What are the main elements of a
horror movie?
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Introduce characters: 黑、血、死
Horror Movie Icons
Question 1：Similarities ？
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Introduce character：殺
Question 2：Differences ？
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Introduce characters：屍、骨
Question 2：Differences ？
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Introduce characters：鬼、魔
Question 2：Differences ？
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Introduce characters：瘋、狂
Question 3：What should you do in order to
survive ?
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Introduce characters：跑、跳
Question 3：What should you do in order to
survive ?
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Introduce characters：躲、車
Question 3：What should you do in order to
survive ?
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Introduce character：醒
Question 4：Who can you call for help？
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Introduce character：軍
Question 4：Who can you call for help？
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Introduce characters：超
Follow-up
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Writing a ghost story and present to your
classmates.
Follow-up
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Cultural comparison.
Conclusion
Thank You！