Acknowledgments
We would like to acknowledge the following for their kindness and support for Terry and this website Global Cultural Community: Mr. & Ms. Zhang Qiubo (Anastasia) Li , Learning Mandarin With Qiubo
2024 GCC Summer Camp Schedule
July 6: Travelers depart USA July 7: Travelers arrive in Beijing July 8: Tour Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Bell Tower etc. July 9: Visit The Temple of Heaven July 10: Visit The Summer Palace July 11: Climb The Great Wall July 12: P.M. Arrive in Zibo July 13: Prepare Classrooms July 14: Plan classes/meet Chinese … Continue reading 2024 GCC Summer Camp Schedule
About Global Cultural Community
Purpose and Goals Daily Classroom Schedule Host School Arrival Classroom Routines General Curriculum Ideas Additional Language/Culture Ideas
Purpose and Goals
Communicating in a relaxed atmosphere during planned lessons, at meal time, during games and projects, and apart from regularly scheduled activities, all make it possible for students to improve their English. In short, among the purposes of a GCC considered to be most important in planning include: Sharing of information about cultures to advance international … Continue reading Purpose and Goals
General Curriculum Ideas
The Global Cultural Community curriculum ideas follow the very general theme of Coming to America, with a special emphasis on diversity. Teachers, however, should always be encouraged to follow their own interests and talents. Each lesson should have the emphasis of vocabulary and vocal recitation with a focus on clarity of pronunciation. The various lesson … Continue reading General Curriculum Ideas
Additional Language/Culture Ideas
Leisure Time of Americans (1 day) Culture: To understand that Americans engage in variety of different leisure time activities English: To teach/review present progressive tense, to teach/review action verbs Activity: Play charades Materials: Worksheets, text Procedure: 1. Find out what students already know about verbs. 2. If students are struggling, put sentence … Continue reading Additional Language/Culture Ideas
Classroom Routines
Chinese students will come to the GCC camp with established routines. Some will be desirable to keep and some extinguished for the purpose of an American immersion. For example, at the end of the day with the last ten minutes of class, students will automatically clean the classroom. The teacher will be expected to do … Continue reading Classroom Routines
General Curriculum Ideas
The Global Cultural Community curriculum ideas follow the very general theme of Coming to America, with a special emphasis on diversity. Teachers, however, should always be encouraged to follow their own interests and talents. Each lesson should have the emphasis of vocabulary and vocal recitation with a focus on clarity of pronunciation. The various lesson … Continue reading General Curriculum Ideas
Host School Arrival
A day or two prior to the introduction of the students, the American staff will arrive in the host community. Often this event is met with much celebration and euphoria. A welcome dinner "banquet" will likely take place and involve most if not all of the Chinese staff. There will be introductions, brief speeches, and … Continue reading Host School Arrival
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