周文慈 (Wen Tse Chou)

Chinese Enrichment Teacher

Taipei European School

我是周文慈，我畢業於澳洲南昆士蘭大學- 幼兒教育學士( Bachelor of Early Childhood Education)。畢業之後，我在國際學校工作逾十年，在工作期間，觀察到國際學校學生中文學習的獨特性，因此，進而進修並取得華語文教學碩士學位(Master of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language)。

今年是我在台北歐洲學校擔任4-5歲幼兒中文教學的第三年，在這三年間，致力於融合幼兒發展與中文學習，讓孩子們在自然的環境中習慣二種語言- 中文和英文，不僅能持續發展中文的聽說表達能力，同時奠定學習第二外語的良好基礎。

我是周文慈，我毕业于澳洲南昆士兰大学- 幼儿教育学士( Bachelor of Early Childhood Education)。毕业之后，我在国际学校工作逾十年，在工作期间，观察到国际学校学生中文学习的独特性，因此，进而进修并取得华语文教学硕士学位(Master of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language)。 今年是我在台北欧洲学校担任4-5岁幼儿中文教学的第三年，在这三年间，致力于融合幼儿发展与中文学习，让孩子们在自然的环境中习惯二种语言- 中文和英文，不仅能持续发展中文的听说表达能力，同时奠定学习第二外语的良好基础。

My name is Wen-Tse Chou. I was born and raised in Taiwan. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.  I have been working in international schools for more than ten years. I noticed the uniqueness of Chinese learning in international schools. Hence, I finished my continuous education and received my master’s degree in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language.

This year is my 3rd year teaching 4-5 year-old Chinese at Taipei European School. I have worked on integrating children’s development with Chinese learning and created an environment for children to flourish naturally in both Chinese and English. It is not only continually developing children’s listening and expressive speaking skills in Chinese but also setting up a solid foundation for learning the second language. 

雙語並行的挑戰- 當中文母語碰上英文國際課程

The challenge of bilingual-home language Chinese vs. international curriculum English

國際學校中的最大挑戰，不外乎是兩種或多種語言的學習同時進行，在多語的環境中，如何在學校與其他老師共同合作，將中文學習融入國際課綱的課程，設計客製化的教學內容與教具，並進行有效的教學是我們面臨的課題。又在資訊快速發展及步調緊湊的環境中，如何在生活中培養孩子的表達能力? 希望藉由Early Years Exchange此平台，與大家分享及交流。

国际学校中的最大挑战，不外乎是两种或多种语言的学习同时进行，在多语的环境中，如何在学校与其他老师共同合作，将中文学习融入国际课纲的课程，设计客制化的教学内容与教具，并进行有效的教学是我们面临的课题。又在资讯快速发展及步调紧凑的环境中，如何在生活中培养孩子的表达能力? 希望藉由Early Years Exchange此平台，与大家分享及交流。

The common challenge in international schools is simultanous bilingual or multilingual learning. In the multilingual environment, we also face the challenge of working as a team with other teachers, integrating Chinese learning into the international curriculum, and customizing the teaching resources. It is essential to develop children’s expressive language skills in daily life with the vast growth of technology and the fast pace of life. I am excited and hoping to share ideas and learning from everyone through the Early Years Exchange.