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Using the TEQ Videos

  • TEQ Time

    How to Use TEQ Series Videos

    A Q&A with Dr. Wei-ling Wu, master Chinese language instructor and designer of the TEQ Series Instructional Videos for Chinese Language Teachers.

TEQ Instructional Videos for Chinese Language Teaching

In addition to providing practical training for in-class development, Asia Society sees the need to develop a new generation of leaders in the Chinese education field. Through our Teaching Fellows program, we aim to cultivate master teachers who can become mentors and exemplars to those new to the field.

Each year, Asia Society selects 5–10 Chinese teachers as Teaching Fellows. Under the one-on-one professional consultation of Dr. Weiling Wu, these selected teachers create, develop, and polish lesson plans. We then film the classroom of each selected teacher, and edit these to guide viewers to think and reflect on what they are observing in each video, to try and bridge the gap between instructional standards and classroom implementation. Part of Asia Society's professional development series for educators, these instructional videos for Chinese language teachers aim to share best practices in the field of Chinese language teaching.

These Chinese classes cover different grade levels and proficiency levels, and have been recorded to showcase the 8 Principles for Effective and Innovative Chinese Language Teaching and Learning, proposed by Dr. Wu. In each video, Dr. Wu explains what is happening and how the featured teacher is applying a specific principle, with the help of animated characters Mr. T (Theory), Ms. E (Enthusiasm), and Ms. Q (Question).

Materials in this series include:

  • A 30-minute edited classroom video interspersed with commentary from Dr. Wu,
  • an accompanying lesson plan,
  • an interview with the featured teacher,
  • and an interview with the school administrator.

Get started by reading How to Use the TEQ Series: Instructional Videos for Chinese Language Teachers, or begin watching the videos listed below.

Would you like to become a featured TEQ teacher? Asia Society's TEQ series has attracted viewers throughout the United States and the world. Teachers and teacher trainers find that the TEQ videos enlighten and encourage them to seek out new ideas and strategies for improvement. If you would like to be part of this innovative program, apply today!

Your comments and feedback are always highly appreciated. Please tell us your thoughts after you watch these videos.

Hong Yan’s 3rd grade Chinese immersion class
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A Student Debate at Hong Yan’s Third Grade Chinese Immersion Class — Should we wear school uniforms or not?

Chinese language teacher Hong Yan facilitates a performance task in which the students form two teams and debate whether they should wear school uniforms.
TEQ Video - Yanjuan Zhu - October 2019
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Second Graders’ Group Presentation at Yanjuan Zhu’s Novice-High Immersion Chinese Class

Chinese language teacher Yanjuan Zhu facilitates a group presentation that encourages students’ interpersonal communication before and after the presentation.
Wenfei Wang's story time
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Wenfei Wang's Story Time with Second Graders in Chinese Novice-High Immersion Class

Chinese language teacher Wenfei Wang presents a teacher-guided reading activity that engages second-graders in self-expression of story comprehension.
TEQ Video - Yuan Zhao - August 2019
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Yuan Zhao's 11th Grade Intermediate Low-Mid Chinese Class — "Selecting Clothes"

Chinese language teacher Yuan Zhao demonstrates how students compare and discuss their criteria for selecting clothes through self-expression.
Jianing Guo’s first-grade Chinese class
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Jianing Guo’s First Grade Immersion Class — Let’s Dress Xiao Hua

In this TEQ video, we will watch the Chinese language teacher, Jianing Guo’s first-grade Chinese class at the Global Village Academy-Northglenn in Colorado.
Yuan Zhao's 11th Grade Intermediate-Low Chinese Class
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Yuan Zhao’s 11th Grade Intermediate-Low Chinese Class — "Looking at the Photos of a Past Trip"

In this TEQ video, we will watch the Chinese language teacher, Yuan Zhao’s 11th-grade Chinese class at the Mamaroneck High School, New York.
Zejiao Li’s second grade immersion class
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Zejiao Li’s Second Grade Novice-mid to Novice-high Immersion Class — "What Do You Want to Be in the Future?"

In this TEQ video, we will watch the Chinese language teacher, Zejiao Li’s second grade immersion class in North Carolina’s Union County Public Schools, a member of Asia Society's nationwide school network.
Fangzhou Zhang teaching the unit "Sports"
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Fangzhou Zhang’s 8th Grade Novice-High Chinese Class — 'Let's Start a Ping Pong Club'

In this Chinese class, the students from NJ's Montclair Kimberley Academy, are learning the unit "Sports." This Chinese class has demonstrated how learning can “go real” to make connections with the real world and the students' lives.
Chinese teacher Jianing Guo teachers her students.
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Jianing Guo Making Learning Fun for First Graders

Chinese language teacher Jianing Guo demonstrates five effective activities to keep the first graders focused and make learning fun and efficient. The six-year-old children in this video were totally engaged, and they were having a lot of fun.
Chunman Xie teaches her students to identify foods.
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Chunman Xie's First Grade Novice-Mid Chinese Class — 'Healthy lunch'

Chinese language teacher Chunman Xie demonstrates how to identify food items, select healthy food, and express opinions in Chinese. Her students then practice these skills.
Grace Pei works with students in her classroom as they practice giving directions.
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Grace Pei's Grades 9-10 Novice-High to Intermediate-Low Chinese Class — 'Asking for and giving directions'

Chinese language teacher Grace Pei demonstrates how to teach a common skill such as asking for directions by guiding students step by step to learn and practice new language skills in context.
Students in Yan Wang's class practice together.
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Yan Wang's Grades 3-4 Novice-Mid Chinese Class — 'I Also Like Vegetables'

Chinese language teacher Yan Wang demonstrates a set of activities that guide students step by step to learn a new sentence. These activities are a good example of how a teacher can organize basic instruction effectively to maximize learning.
Chinese teacher Catherine Zhong works with her students
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Catherine Zhong's High School Chinese Class—The Impact of the Internet

The impact of the internet is relevant to all the students. But it's challenging to discuss in Chinese! Watch how language teacher Catherine Zhong embeds language learning into well-connected and highly interactive learning experiences.
Students in Guo Ruijian's class.
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Guo Ruijian's Elementary School Novice-Mid Chinese Class

Chinese language teacher Guo Ruijian helps her students discuss buying fruit in Mandarin.
Students in Shwu-fen Lin's class.
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Shwu-fen Lin's High School Intermediate-Mid Chinese Class

Meet Shwu-fen Lin, a Chinese language teacher at a New Jersey high school, as she helps her students practice key structure presentation in Mandarin.
Students in Yan Wang's class work together.
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Yan Wang's Elementary Novice-Mid Chinese Class

Meet Yan Wang, a Chinese language teacher at a Kentucky elementary school, as she helps her students practice reading characters in Mandarin.