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Xiangqi which can be also called Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a board game for two players. It is played on the 32 squares. The game represents a battle between two armies, The game ends when one player checkmates the other's general. Distinctive features of Xiangqi include the cannon (pao), which must jump to capture. Chinese chess needs some luck and strategies to win the game. That's the reason why it's the most popular board game in Taiwan.

Students created an Arabic book that includes most topics we have studied in Arabic. They used the sentence structure and integrated more than three units in one book. They created the name of the book and the cover. We have learned how to use google translate to practice Arabic and they used this skill successfully.

My vision for the capstone project is to have students perform skits and voice-over projects where they have authentic interactions in Arabic. They will also exhibit their artistic crafts related to Arabic culture. During curriculum and learning materials design, I decided to have a creative and authentic way to assess students' acquisition. At the end of the unit, they must make a video representing the culmination of all linguistic functions, vocabulary, and grammatical structures learned throughout the trimester.

My capstone project aims at leaving a tradition alive and going on after leaving, and even if the school is not able to get another exchange teacher next year.

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My capstone project aims at leaving a tradition alive and going on after leaving, and even if the school is not able to get another exchange teacher next year. My idea is to create a cooking class and prepare those who signed up to run Moroccan Nights and these cooking classes after I leave for my home school.

 My mentor and I would like to design a capstone project for Chinese chess called Xiangqi, which is played on the 64 two-toned squares, Chinese chess is played on the intersection of the lines, known as points, that form the squares.

Arabic Capstone Project Abstract 

The title of my capstone is Chinese Culture Showcase. My Mandarin class students demonstrated what they had learned in Mandarin class.