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Wang Rennyu’s (EastSide Charter School) students perform a dialogue asking for and giving directions in Mandarin.

Mohamed El Ouardi’s (Plantation Middle School) students introduce themselves and their favorite colors in Arabic.

Sun Quanfang’s (Ewa Makai Middle School) students compete to identify Chinese characters the fastest.

Chen Xiaoyun’s (Tonopah Valley High School) students sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” in Mandarin.

Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) exchange teacher Hu Qian shares her advice to future participants and her experiences at Western High School in Davie, FL. Watch the video and learn some great ways to prepare for the TCLP experience from Hu Qian!

Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) exchange teacher Wang Zhenglin shares her advice to future host schools and her experiences at Batesville Primary School in Batesville, IN. Watch the video and learn some great ways to prepare for the TCLP experience from Wang Zhenglin!

Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) exchange teacher Amina Chlouchi shares her advice to prospective host schools and her experiences at Merrick Academy Charter School in Laurelton, NY. Watch the video and learn about the impact of hosting a TCLP teacher from Amina Chlouchi!

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Sarah Elgammal’s (Ashford School) students sing a song during their Arabic music class.

Hu Qian (Western High School) leads her students in a game to practice saying the months of the year in Mandarin.

Mohamed Salem Tiguit’s (Frederick Douglass School) students present a skit about going to a restaurant in Arabic.

Wang Zhenglin (Batesville Primary School) reviews Lunar New Year vocabulary with her students.

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Sun Quanfang’s (Ewa Makai Middle School) students rehearse a song in Mandarin for an upcoming performance celebrating the Chinese New Year.

Zhang Xiaolin’s (Wiggs Middle School) students give a presentation in Mandarin on “My School Life” using vocabulary on hobbies and school subjects.

Mohamed El Ouardi (Plantation Middle School) leads students in a word-recognition game to reinforce days of the week vocabulary.

Xu Quansai (Batesville Intermediate School) teaches students in PE class traditional tai chi movements and names.

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Wang Rennyu (EastSide Charter School) reinforces color vocabulary with an active game and conversation practice.

Sarah Elgammal’s (Ashford School) students design their own lessons and teach their classmates about weather vocabulary in Arabic.

Chen Xiaoyun (Tonopah Valley High School) teaches students how to make Chinese dumplings and asks them to describe the activity in the target language.

Zeng Xiaolian (Beethoven Secondary) leads students in an interactive activity to reinforce animal vocabulary.

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Wu Jiaman (Edward E. Sadlowski Elementary, IL) teaches vocabulary and sentence patterns by teaching students a song called “What’s Your Name?”

Mohamed Salem Tiguit (Frederick Douglass High School, KY) asks students to present the colors in different national flags to reinforce vocabulary and speaking skills.

Zhang Wenyu (West Park Academy, IL) teaches students how to ask and respond to the question “What color is it?” and leads them in a game.

Xu Quansai (Batesville Intermediate School, IN) leads students in a song and interviews them about their favorite colors to reinforce vocabulary.

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Chen Xiaoyun (Tonopah Valley High School, AZ) shares the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival with local students during community outreach.

Wang Zhenglin (Batesville Primary School, IN) leads activities in which students reinforce vocabulary for family members and practice talking about their families.

Mohamed El Ouardi (Plantation Middle School, FL) leads a game in which students listen to commands in Arabic and respond appropriately.

Zeng Xiaolian (Beethoven Secondary, TX) reinforces vocabulary with an interactive activity where students practice identifying common daily expressions.

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Sun Quanfang (Ewa Makai Middle School, HI) leads an activity where students practice asking and answering the question “What is the date?” as quickly and correctly as possible.

Sarah Elgammal (Ashford School, CT) models introducing herself in Arabic and listens while each student practices introducing themselves to the class.

Wang Rennyu (EastSide Charter School, DE) leads an activity where students identify the pinyin sound they hear by slapping the corresponding card on the table.

Mohamed Salem Tiguit (Frederick Douglass High School, KY) reinforces vocabulary with an interactive activity where students practice naming the days of the week in Arabic.

Hu Qian (Western High School, FL) models a tongue twister for students, then leads an activity where students recite the tongue twister as a group one word at a time.