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Yani Zhang

Chinese Teacher, Chief of the grade

Yani graduated from the Chinese Department of Ludong University with a Master's degree in Chinese International Education and was awarded the One Asia Foundation Scholarship in Japan.

She has worked at community college in the United States and public and private schools in Seoul, South Korea, where she was responsible for various forms of Chinese credit courses and was awarded the HONORARY NEBRASKA CITIZEN.

Since returning to China in 2019, she has been dedicated to classroom practice in Chinese language and literature teaching, drawing teaching experience from three different curriculum systems.

Yani currently teaches high school liberal arts Chinese courses and elective courses on Chinese micro fiction reading and writing.

At the same time, she served as the G10 grade head and personal coach to support the development of learners

Yani focuses on the application scenarios of Chinese language teaching in social daily life. During the 2020 Campus Chinese Drama Festival, she coordinated and was responsible for related affairs throughout the preparation and performance process. In the course of Chinese micro fiction reading and writing , emphasis is placed on the connection between teaching and real life. Learners are encouraged to express themselves more personalized through literary means during their high school life, and their reflections on modern society are presented in the novel collection "A Corner, a View, and a Writing".

Curriculums2

Chinese Language and Literature

This is a year-long fundamental course to guide learners through Chinese historical and literary texts to enhance their understanding of Chinese culture while improving literacy skills in the meantime. From the works of pre-Qin philosophers to contemporary literature, learners will be encouraged to integrate various sources of information with a critical perspective to develop deeper insights into culture, history, and society.

Chinese Micro Fiction Reading and Writing

This is a course that combines novel reading and creation. Firstly, it guides learners in self-reading representative novels and extracting their own emotional understanding. Then, we will focus on discussing the highlights of the novel's creative techniques and techniques in class, aiming to provide learners with a wonderful reading experience from the novel, deepen their understanding of the creative style and artistic techniques (exaggeration, deformation, and metaphor) of a certain novel, and imitate and learn from them. Finally, referring to other works of the same genre, learners will combine what they have learned and thought with their own observations and reflections on modern society, expressing one's own position, and completing the creation of one's own micro-fiction works.

We expect that learners who choose this course have a strong interest in novel creation and have accumulated some experience in reading novels. Also, we expect that learners can exercise and improve their thinking, expression, and creative abilities in this course.

Projects2

A Collection of Micro Novels "One Corner, One Observation, One Writing"

Disciplines/Subjects: Chinese Language Arts Key Themes: Fiction, Creative writing, Exaggeration, Alienation, Metaphor From a corner of the world, observing people and society. Art originates from life, higher than life. "Novelists from ancient and modern times, both domestic and foreign, reflect social reality through their writing, describe it with warmth, criticize it sharply, or depict human nature through unique artistic techniques. They transport readers to a whole new world and showcase different life experiences. This power is not based on argumentation or facts, but on the illusion that life is happening on paper, which is the life of their characters. Through the intensive reading of each unit's representative novel and relevant supplementary materials, learners can understand the expression techniques and techniques of various novels, choose one of the following three topics, imitate and learn from its artistic techniques, understand the basic methods of novel creation, create a mini-novel, and present their attitudes and reflections on certain social phenomena, trends of thought or popular culture. A. What phenomena in real society do you want to criticize? Please shape a typical character based on this, using exaggeration, contrast, and satire techniques, designing necessary plot conflicts, showcasing their core characteristics, and writing their story and your stance B. The alienation of human beings "reflects the alienation of the body and the misalignment of thoughts, as well as the dilemma of human survival. Based on your observation, in real life, which person/individuals have you seen facing survival difficulties? Please write a story about 'human alienation transformation' through passive explicit transformation, showcasing their struggles and difficulties, as well as the inner world of the characters. C. The metaphorical technique helps us better understand the connections or behaviors between specific things. By observing and experiencing life (historical events, small things that reflect truth in life, social hotspots), you can choose a theme and use metaphorical techniques to create a group story through the setting of images, scenes, plots, and details. This will reveal the essence of something or the truth of life, or subtly express your views and positions on a sensitive event.

The Chinese Classics Editorial Department has published a new book!——Study of Tang and Song Dynasty Poetry

Disciplines/Subjects: Literature Key Themes: Classical Chinese Poetry, Tang and Song Dynasty Literature "How can one speak without learning poetry?" Poetry, amidst nature and daily life, becomes the most authentic expression of human emotions. The Tang and Song dynasties represent the zenith of ancient Chinese poetry and lyrical composition, giving rise to countless distinguished poets, lyricists, and outstanding works. Poetry and lyrics, with their beautiful language and profound emotions, hold an undeniable value for our aesthetic tastes, emotional expression, and creative abilities. However, in this era of "fast entertainment," how many people would delve into the beauty of poetry and lyrics beyond what is required by schools for recitation and dictation? Do we truly understand the aesthetic and cultural connotations carried by poetry and lyrics? What can we do to deepen our appreciation of the beauty of poetry and lyrics, and also introduce the charm of Tang and Song poetry to more people? In this "The Chinese Classics Editorial Department has published a new book!" PA task, we will transform into editors of Chinese classics, planning, publishing, and printing a book for the study of Tang and Song poetry and lyrics according to the needs of our audience, and placing it in the library so that more members of the Moonshot Community can experience the beauty of poetry and the cultural connotations it contains. At the same time, each of us is also an author of this book. We choose a poet or lyricist from the Tang or Song dynasty that interests us, and based on "Know Others and Discuss Their World", we delve into their poetic works based on our understanding and insights, producing a text analysis article. In this text analysis article, everyone will interpret the themes and central ideas, structure, development, word choice, and the author's viewpoints and purposes of poetic works.

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