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Idioms and proverbs are the essence of language. Chinese, like any other language in the world, contains myriad of colorful and profound idioms.
Similar to English idiom, 成语 (Chéngyǔ) are also word groups and phrases which are established through usage and are accepted through practice. Unlike English idiom, a 成语 (Chéngyǔ) is often made of a fixed number of Chinese characters which pronunciations tend to rhyme. The most common word length of a 成语 (Chéngyǔ) is four. There are also some 成语 (Chéngyǔ) which are of 3, 6, 7, 8, 3+3, 4+4, 5+5, 6+6, 7+7, etc., characters.
Chinese idioms and proverbs ( 成语 Chéngyǔ) are a unique and fun part of the Chinese language and culture. Many of them are derived from classical stories and have meanings, which are not readily apparent. Proper usage of these idioms in speech and writing can add much to the perceived level of your Chinese learning, and their mastery is an essential step in becoming a fluent speaker.
Objectives:
Via the Tablet project, you will be able to learn the way to say the 成语 (Chéngyǔ), the story behind it if it has one, the equivalent or similar idioms or expression in English or your own first language, the moral of the story or ( 成语 Chéngyǔ), and the real life situation you can use it.
Requirements: Choose (2) idioms/proverbs --present on one
PowerPoint
- Design your presentation with PowerPoint and Tablet.
- Find the pinyin for each Chéngyŭ and define it in English or in Chinese.
- Tell the Story: two or three slides with images on each slide. The images can be either your own drawing or from other resources.
- Write the moral of the story or the Chinese idiom.
- Write the idiom in your own handwriting, the definition and the typing form with pinyin.
- Find an idiom in English that is comparable.
- Apply this idiom in a real life situation.
Timeline:
Due day: April 21, 2006
Presentation day: Start from April 24, 2006
Evaluation:
Grading of this project will be based on 100 Total Points:
- Design your presentation with PowerPoint and Tablet. 40%
- Color, context, animation, resources and action -- 5 points
- Images or drawings and sound -- 10 points
- Chinese characters (handwriting) -- 10 points
- material and notes (Bibliography) -- 5 points
- fluency, clarity -- 5 points
- Chinese language -- 5 points
- Presentation content: 60%
- Find the pinyin for each Chéngyǔ and define it in English or in Chinese. -- 10 points
- Tell the Story: two or three slides with images on each slide. The images can be either your own drawing or from other resources. -- 10 points
- Write the moral of the story or the Chinese idiom. -- 10 points
- Write the idiom in your own handwriting, the definition and the typing form with pinyin. -- 10 points
- Find an idiom in English or your first language that is comparable. -- 10 points
- Apply this idiom in a real life situation. -- 10 points
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