Community Chinese Classes

Sep. 9th: Introduction: Discuss time, locations, activities, host, and topics

Sep. 16th: “China in my eyes”

1. Invite some students who have studied abroad in China to talk about their studies, travels, and life in China
2. What do you know about China?
3. Can the US and China be eternal friends?
   

Sep. 23rd: Family-Attachment Differences between US and China

1. Talk about your family members
   
2. What are your opinions on marriage and divorce?
   
3. What kinds of things are considered as privacy?
   
4. Learn to make the Chinese knot
   

Sep. 30th: Talk about differences in food and taste

1. Types of Alcohol and Alcohol Culture
   
2. Types of Tea and Tea Ceremony
   
3. Difference in making Eastern and Western cuisine and menu
   
4. Learn to make a Chinese dish: making dumplings
   

Oct.7th: Leisure activities and Consumption habits

1. The most popular leisure activities in US and China
   
2. What you spend your money on?
   
3. If you win the $100 million lottery, what are you gonna do with the money?
   

Oct. 14th: The differences between the Chinese and American education system

1. Compare and Contrast Education Concepts among Elementary, Secondary, and College
   
2. Going to college is the only option after high school?
   
3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Studying Abroad
   

Oct. 21st: Chinese table games: Mahjong Culture

1. Origins of Mahjong
   
2. Why do Chinese people like to play Mahjong?
   
3. How to play Mahjong?
   

Oct. 28th: Exercise, make-up, and appearance

1. How do Chinese and Americans exercise differently?
   
2. Appearance and outdoors activities
   
3. How to lose weight?
   
4. Martial art – Taiji performance
   

Nov.4th: Compare and contrast American and Chinese festivals/ holidays

1. List Names of the festivals in America and China
   
2. Tell us a story that happened on the festival day
   
3. How the traditions influence our thinking mode
   
4. Learn to sing a Chinese song
   

Nov. 11th: Environmental conservation and awareness in China and US

1. How pollution impacts on people’s health
   
2. How to live to 100 years old?
   
3. American people’s pets
   

Nov, 18th: Transportation

1. What conveniences technology has brought to us?
   
2. Vehicles – how dangerous? Terrible killer
   
3. How to solve the energy crisis?
   

Dec. 9th: Debate:

• Government: money talks
• Opposition: money isn’t everything