How to create a Chinese Language Ecosystem?

  1. Oliver Tu- Authority of CHINESE Language Ecosysterm
    1. https://cebilingual.org/page/2/
    2. https://cebilingual.org/2015/10/31/dear-parents-of-toddlers-and-preschoolers/
    3. stages
      1. Stage 1 (priming): 0 to 4 years old.  Difficulty level: moderate
      2. II.  Stage 2 (Induction): ~ 4 to 8 years old.  Difficult level: high
      3. III.  Stage 3 (Consolidation): ~8 to 12-14 years old.  Difficulty level: extremely high.
      4. IV.  Stage 4 (maintenance): ~12-14 to 18 years old.  Difficulty level: medium.
      5. stage 5 or dormant stage, with typically gradual regression in Chinese proficiency
  2. https://youtu.be/TudoQfzdK9Q
  3. So What is your situation? Parents who want their kids to learn Chinese?
    1. Non Speaking -Non Heritage Parents?
    2. Non Speaking Heritage Parents ?
    3. One Chinese Speaking Parent?
    4. Both Chinese Speaking Parents?
  4. Only speak to your child in Chinese
  5. Find playmates for your child- fob immigrant children (3 to 6 months they learn english) sunset at the park,
  6. Find a bigger sister
  7. Pay for a Nanny or tutor…
  8. Change all their media into chinese… IPAD youtube kids, only chinese channels – i swear by this.
  9. Find special interests, hobbies or interesting thing in Chinese.  DIscussions, speciality classes, video game channels…
  10. Go to immersion school(their common tongue is still english- but instruction will be in Chinese- good for the induction phase)
  11. Finding the “right’ chinese school.. Low expectation… no pressure, fun based
  12. JOin the facebook group…
  13. Internet Cirrculum- lingobus, lingoace, wukong,
  14. IPAD apps- wukong shizi, ihuman, galaxykids
  15. Build a chinese LIbrary- buy the reading robot- Luka
  16. Chinese afterschool programs…
  17. Chinese cirrculum- Sage 500
  18. Chinese Karoke- still figuring this out
  19. Chinese book club…
  20. Play with them in Chinese- hide and seek, rock paper sissors, ice cream shop, kitchenette… whatever games
  21. Chinese church
  22. Chinese weekend school- Saturday or Sunday…