情境阅读教学法Situational Reading Method

星星中文学堂，多伦多首家网络直播课程和线下实体课同步推进的专业中文私教班。以提高阅读能力为核心，从象形字入手，以独有的联想识字法将3300个汉字转化为一个个生动的小故事，以汉字、图画、故事生动展现中华传统文化和历史知识。学堂注重中文阅读和中国文化的培养，坚持“将汉字放进语境中学习”和“认汉字不等于学中文”的理念，要求学生读写同步，授课内容实用有趣，以阅读材料、故事演讲、情境设计、诗词演绎、游戏互动等方式，将丰富有趣的中国文化与日常生活场景完美结合，培养学生在生活场景中运用和熟悉中文，从而提高学生对中国文化认知和积累。

        学堂主讲Wilson和Cathy老师，国内重点大学文科类博士，教授。在海外开班以来，坚持中文小班教学，深受加拿大学生喜爱，坚持实体课堂教学的同时，网课学员遍布海内外。星星中文学堂独创“情境阅读教学方法”，自编教材《情境阅读学中文》系列，教材共分3册，从零基础起，有针对性开展专项分阶段培训。该课程精心设计了“分阶短文阅读——目标词汇练习——情景故事教学——巩固专项训练——国学知识培养”的多层次综合内容，创新的在教学中引进了个性化的故事和阅读素材，并以此为背景展开各种生动有趣的情境教学，学生在自由而愉快的学习环境中，不仅学习和掌握了中文词汇，还能真正发展他们的实际语言运用能力。让学生在阅读中认识和理解汉字，在生活中发现和运用中文，学以致用，增强学习自信心。

        对于海外中文教学而言，“情境阅读教学法”有其独到的优势：

        1.提高学生阅读和语言运用能力。星星学堂始终坚持，阅读是语言学习的王道。生字要放入特定语境中才能真的实现认识和理解。割裂文章，单纯追求识字量，充其量是一个认识汉字的“匠人”，永远领会不到“中国文化”的精髓。

        2.调动学生的各种感官来参与学习，实现学以致用。通过阅读材料和课堂教学把日常生活中使用频率很高的关键词汇以很高的频率重复出现在句型和故事中，通过自编故事、创设剧情的独特教学方法，使学生真正参与到语言学习过程中，成为语言学习的主人。

        3.全面掌握国学知识，真正提高中国文化修养。课程特别设置“国学乐园”模块，加入中国传统诗歌、成语故事、国学知识、文化习俗、历史典故等国学元素，让学生们在学习中文的同时，全面了解中国传统文化，培养“中文情怀”，在潜移默化中熏陶中国文化修养。

       4.多角度多途径激发中文学习兴趣。学堂采用了线下读书会、线上自编音频故事素材、参与游戏、戏剧角色扮演等趣味方式，辅助引导孩子们浸入中文氛围，全面训练学生听、说、读、写四项最基本的语言技能，同时从学习的起始阶段就循序渐进的引入了汉字的书写，用特色教学方法实现海外中文的深度传播。

        Since the opening of overseas Chinese classes, wehave adhered to the small-class teaching, which is deeply loved by Canadianstudents. We offer both classroom teaching, as well as online classes which areoffered to students from all over the world.   Our pedagogy is centered by "Situational Reading Method"   which is an proven effective method in leaningChinese especially for those whose first language is not Chinese. Wedeveloped   our own textbooks Situational Reading to Learn Chinese Series.The textbooks are divided into three volumes. From beginner level to advancelevel,   we have special step- by -steptraining through essay reading - the target vocabulary practice – situationalstory teaching - strengthening training - Chinese knowledge learning . Personalizedstories and reading materials are used innovatively during class. Based on this,various situational activities are organized.   In this flexible, simulative and enjoyable learning environment, studentsnot only learn and master the Chinese words, but also develop their communicativelanguage ability. It is our ultimate goal to let students recognize andunderstand Chinese characters through reading, discover and use Chinese indaily life, apply what they have learned to practice, and enhance theirconfidence in Chinese.

Webelieve our "Situational Reading Teaching Method" has its uniqueadvantages, especially for overseas Chinese teaching:

1.Improving students' reading and language communicative skills. Star Schoolalways insists on that reading is the key to language learning. New character s need to be put intospecific contexts in order to truly understand their meanings.   If they only know Chinesecharacters without reading, they can be " craftsman" of Chinese characters,but they will never grasp the essence of "Chinese culture".

2.Motivating students' various senses to participate in learning and apply whatthey have learned into practice. Through reading and classroom teaching, keywords frequently used in daily life are repeated in sentence patterns andstories at a high frequency. By making up stories and plots, students areencouraged to participate in the language learning and become the master oflanguage learning.

3.Mastering the knowledge of sinology comprehensively and truly improving knowledgeof Chinese culture.   "Chinese CultureParadise" is designed in the course which adds Chinese traditional poetry,idiom stories, sinology knowledge, cultural customs, historical allusions andother elements of Chinese traditional culture.   Therefore, while learning Chinese, students can have a comprehensiveunderstanding of Chinese traditional culture, cultivate "Chinesefeelings", and instill Chinese culture insensibly.

4. Stimulating interest in Chinese learning bymultiple perspectives and approaches. By the way of offline reading group,online editing story audio material, playing games, role playing and other fun activities,we help students immerse in Chinese atmosphere to develop their listening,speaking, reading and writing skills comprehensively. At the initial stage, Chinesehandwriting is introduced to students step by step. Our unique teaching methodsare the fundamental pillar for the popularity of the students and their parents.