Chinese Language Immersion Class

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GraniteSchools
September 22, 2009

Chinese immersion summer camp Its an August morning, and scores of parents and students are lining up at Smith Elementary School to sign up for summer camp. This camp, however, isnt in the woods...

Chinese immersion summer camp

Its an August morning, and scores of parents and students are lining up at Smith Elementary School to sign up for summer camp.

This camp, however, isnt in the woods. Its in Chinese.

BYU guy explains half English, half Chinese.

The program attracted many English-speaking American families, and some who come from other cultures.

Yen Nguyen, Vietnamese Parent
When learn language you learn about culture and makes you easier to assimilate. Since shes already learning the alphabet, Id like her to learn a different way of writing.

(Teacher speaks Chinese to Rebecca)

Summer camp, indeed. Some of the wide-eyed young students felt they had been dropped off at boot camp.

Their teacher, Mrs. Chipman, would speak no English to this class. Only Chinese.

Mrs. Chipman greeting

Smith Elementary School contracted with Chinese-fluent teachers from Brigham Young University to conduct a program called Startalk. For eight days the students are immersed in Chinese-only teaching for part of the day.

The second half of each days camp mingles Chinese instruction and English . . .

By mid-morning on the first day, some of the young students are enthusiastically responding in their new language.

Whats that . . .manza mootzi!

National language experts confirm that young childhood is the best time to learn languages.

Miriam Met, Young brains seem prewired . . .

Recreation, too, is in Chinese. . . the students are taught Chinese music and dance.

Jordan Plater, BYU Chinese Teacher
Already in the first hour . . . understanding every bit of it.

teacher teaches counting how hanza lee

How do we say (boy says in Chinese) Good

After only a week of half-day of Chinese immersion classes, the students show substantial comprehension and response in their new language.

At the end of the camp, they are ready to demonstrate their new found culture to their parents, through story . . .

. . . and music.

Sandy Talbot

And parents were amazed at their childrens progress and comprehension.

Rachel Hirschi

(Performance in background)

For more information about regular immersions classes in Spanish, French, or Chinese, call Granite District schools at 385-646-4541, or visit us at www.granitschools.org and search for Immersion.

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