Explore New Chinese GCSE
Teaching Resources
 Annabel Parker
Head of MFL
New Line Learning Academy & SSAT Confucius
Classroom
 Jing Jing Zhao
Head of Mandarin
Brighton College & Confucius classroom
Teaching Experience with Kuai
Le Han Yu (Chinese for GCSE)
New requirement for textbooks
under new syllabus
 Comparisons between different textbooks (for
what you have used present or past, such as
easy steps, CME, learn Chinese with me etc.)
 Changes of new syllabus
Taste of Chinese GCSE book
 Sample lesson
中学汉语
Why Chinese GCSE?
 Based on UK secondary teaching
 Evolved from Kuai Le Han Yu
 Collected ideas from teachers in the UK
 Affordable price
 Useful exercises
 Suitable for learners at all ages
 Exam focused
Old team, new book
Authors:
Professor Li Xiao Qi
Peking University
Chief author of Kuai Le Han Yu
Professor Luo Qin Song
Renming University
Author of Kuai le Han Yu
UK Tailored
 Author & teacher meeting held in London in 2008
 Feedback of Kuai Le Han Yu been collected
 Team of UK teachers revised the book
Advisor: Xiaoming Zhang, Wycombe Abbey School
Consultant Editor:
Annabel Parker, New Line Learning Academy,
Jing Jing Zhao, Brighton College
Lu Lin, Eton College
 Designed for the new specifications
Chinese GCSE at glance
 3 books in total
 Each book contains students’ book, teacher’s book,
workbook, flashcards, CD-rom, classroom poster
 8 units in one book
 3 lessons in one unit
Book 1
Content
at glance
Better than Kuai Le Han Yu
 All lessons have English titles as well as
Chinese titles
 Clear learning objectives for each
lesson
 Less pinyin with the lesson goes by
 More exercises in each lesson in the
students’ book
- “harder” exercises
- added space for character practice
 Core vocabulary are based on Edexcel
and AQA new specifications
 Exercises are more GCSE exam focused
in Book 2 and 3
 Added English version of “unit
summary” to give students more
support to learn on their own
 Inserted “Learning tips” to summaries
some definitions of grammar points.
Teacher’s book
 Teacher’s book is in English
 Ideas of classroom activities are
available in the teacher’s book
 Each lesson contains “culture tips”
relating to the topic
 Sample lesson plan provided
 Possible ready made PPT for each
lesson
 Equipped with simulated exam paper
designed according to the new GCSE
exam specification
 Practice controlled assessment tasks
available
More aspects ….
 After book 1, students should be able to take
- Asset language qualification
- AQA ELC qualification
- SQA access 3
 It fits national curriculum levels