Curriculum for

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Curriculum for Mississippi StarTalk
Program The University of Mississippi
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Chinese SLA Research Findings

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• L2 Mental Lexicon
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• LSv RDv
  SPv WRv

A Tentative L2 vocabulary continuum model
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Input and Output

Speech input
Written input
Speech output
Written output
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Input and Output

Speech input
Written input
Speech output
Written output
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Application
Speech input
Written input
Speech output
Written output
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Introducing a topic
listening vocabulary
reading vocabulary
Pattern Practice
Listening comp.
Reading comp.
speaking vocabulary
Speaking activities
writing vocabulary
Writing activities
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Components of Schedule

• Review section before class
• 2. Learning objectives for the day
• 3. Cultural activities in the afternoon
• 4. Tutoring in the evenings
• 5. Lingua Portfolio
• 6. Assessment

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Teaching Objectives for StarTalk
1. Introducing Oneself
2. Talking about ones
family and occupation 3. Talking about ones
hobbies 4. Making an appointment with ones
friends or professors 5. Visiting a friend and
carrying on a simple conversation 6. Talking
about ones Chinese courses 7. Talking about
life at school 8. Buying things in Chinese 9.
Talking about the weather
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Cultural Activities for Learning Objectives
1. Arrange a meeting with Chinese students on
campus. (for teaching objectives 1,2,3,4) 2.
Arrange visits between StarTalk and Chinese
students. (for teaching objectives 5,6,7) 3.
Arrange ping pong activities with Chinese
students. (for teaching objectives
3,4,5,6) 4. Arrange a shopping trip to a local
Chinese store. (for teaching objectives
6,7,8,9) 5. Arrange an outing with Chinese
students. (for teaching objectives 1-9)
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• Samples of Learning Outcomes from Mississippi
  StarTalk
• Lingua Portfolio
• Students writing
• Students test paper
• Students Chinese painting
• Students performance on video
• Comparison of StarTalk and Flagship students

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• University of Mississippi

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Learning Outcomes of StarTalk Compared with
Flagship Students