它山之石,可以攻玉

STARTALK
夏令营学生心得

哈维郡STARTALK中学部校长梁辉

教师 史静梅

助教 Erika Olney,吕孟书

老师的话：

     2011年7月哈维郡教育局,第一次顺利完成了联邦支持的初中生，小学生学习中文的“星谈”计划。该计划的中学部由我们学校的梁辉老师负责。史静梅老师参加了这次教学活动。也有我们中文学校的孩子，参加了这次学习活动，并成为中文学习的骨干；但更多的孩子是来自美国，韩国，西班牙，印度等他国无中文背景的家庭，而且多数孩子是初学中文。从孩子身上，我们可以看到孩子初学中文的成绩，也能看到孩子们纯真善良的性格；有爱心，关注自然和社会的责任心。这是生长在马里兰的孩子们非常普遍的积极而阳光的品质。它山之石,可以攻玉。也许我们哈维郡和美国家庭孩子们对中文学习的热情，能感染我们中文学校的华裔孩子对中文的向往。能激励我们老师更积极努力地对待自己的中文教学工作，以不负众望。这篇稿件主要是没有中文背景的美国家庭的孩子写的感受。他们的中文名字是按联邦的“星谈计划”要求，我给他们起的。我希望将他们的感受刊登到贵刊。是希望 和我们华人家长，孩子们分享！同时，也是给我们华人的孩子们加油！

保护切萨皮克湾和青岛湾

哈维郡“星谈中文夏令营”    张印君

切萨皮克湾是位于马里兰州南部海湾。它连接到大西洋。切萨皮克湾产生了许多海鲜：如青蟹、牡蛎、和许多种鱼类。青岛湾是位于中国西南部，面临黄河，进入太平洋的海湾。青岛湾生产海参，鲍鱼、大黄花鱼，小花黄鱼，等等。他们还生产贝类海产品。这两个地方都非常漂亮，但是它们都正在受到垃圾、烟雾等污染，以及漏油流进海湾的污染。我们可以帮助保护海湾的环境，不要把脏东西乱丢在海里、也不要浪费太多的汽油。这样我们就可以看到更美丽的切萨皮克湾和青岛湾。

我们的学习心得

哈维郡“星谈中文夏令营”  邹伊作  张诗蓉 译文

中文夏令营十分有趣。我喜欢其中的许多活动，包括练功夫和太极，科技课，筷子比赛，中文抢答，有趣的实验（是有关于什么会浮什么会沉），还有观看影片。
    我也做了一些工艺品：折纸龟和鱼，书法，还有一些纸工艺品。我们还将教室里养的鱼命名为亚斯.“亚斯维 克塔斯”.阿尔法（Ace “Azwe Cotus” Alpha）！我也起了个中文名字，邹伊！
    我学到了很多有关中国文化和语言的知识，例如如何算数，使用算盘，与他人打招呼，读日历，使用电脑，打功夫拳等等！我还学会了几首中国歌曲，像“头，肩膀，膝盖，脚趾”这首歌。
    我们中文夏令营的重点是学习有关海上生活的知识，我们学到了一些海洋动物的名字，还有海龟的生活，和一些有关环境污染的危险。我们有加斯皮克海湾（Chesepeake Bay），而中国的青岛海湾，所以我们有着共同的污染问题。
    我真心希望我明年还可以参加中文夏令营，来刷新我的中国知识。助教也很热心。我也希望将来能学到更多中文！

哈维郡“星谈中文夏令营”    爱丽斯作  张诗蓉 译文

STAR TALK中文活动是一个很好的入学课程。在课堂上老师只说中文，所以就跟一个典型的中国教室一样。
    在课堂上我们做了读，写，和一般口语的练习。这是相当具有挑战性的，因为我只会用普通话来数数。
    此外，在科技课上，我们使用了一个在线的语言工具，Linguafolio。它可以记录你的语言学习过程。我们还制作一个中文的Pixie小电影。
    我真的很喜欢这个中文活动，我认为它是非常有用的。

哈维郡“星谈中文夏令营”   Megha Sharma, 6th Grade 作  张诗蓉 译文

STARTALK中文夏令营非常的有趣及十分富有教育性。我们学习中文，并将其应用到有趣的游戏和歌曲里。这绝对不是一个让你只是坐下来学习一整天的夏令营。这就太无聊了！
       夏令营的主题是“拯救我们的海湾和海洋。”我们学到海洋生物的中文名称。我们折了一只纸sea turtle。Sea turtle 的中文是海龟。我们还折了一只纸fish。Fish 的中文是鱼。我们做了这两只有关海洋的生物的折纸。
       在中文夏令营里，我们每天都有文化课。文化课十分有趣！我们举行了一个筷子比赛，和抢答游戏；我们做了中国香囊，我们还学到了一些民间的传说，还有，如果我们在课堂上表现得好的话还有拿到奖励。
       我们每天还有一节科技课。我们做了很多好玩的东西，包括海洋动物电影，播客，拍我们作品的照片，和影片，使用linguafolio（一个记录你所学到的中文的网站），用Glogster做“glog”，使用photobooth，用Live Scribe笔（它可以记录你的声音，而你可以拿出来听），和GarageBand。课堂上，我们做了很多着色，剪切，粘贴，和折纸的活动。我们还用毛笔画了自己的扇子。在功夫和太极课上，我们学到了很多很酷的动作，我们有了一段很好的时光。在夏令营刚开始时，我不得不承认我是很困惑的。但是，在敬业的老师的帮助下，我现在能够理解老师在说什么了。我们学会了如何用中文算数，通话，互相问候，表达意见，写中国字，说食品名称等等。我们做了一个纸水族馆，并读了些中文书。我们向小学生们表演了我们学到的东西。我们甚至还有教室宠物，一只名为亚斯（Ace）的金鱼。在夏令营结束之前，我们表演了我们所学到的所有的歌啊等等。这是我们发光的机会！今年夏天我很自豪学会了一门新的语言，这一切都归功于STARTALK中文夏令营。它使我的夏天更美好！

哈维郡“星谈中文夏令营”Beatrice Reyes 作  张诗蓉 译文

    STARTALK中文活动的第一年按照计划顺利的落幕了。这个由政府资助的活动让从不同文化背景来的小学和初中学生学到了一些汉语的写作，有趣的文化活动，自卫技巧，和有用的技术技能。
    在中文写作课上，老师只用中文来说与写，让我们沉浸在中国文化的氛围中。她以图片与肢体动作向我们解释着每一个中文字的含义。我现在可以用中文来说写各种颜色，问候语，季节，大陆，污染，时间，数字，海洋动物，食物，家庭成员等等。我们班上做了各种有趣的艺术项目，并用中文将它们向观众表演。重复温习是学习中国语言和文字的关键。
    中国文化课是我最喜欢的课。每当我参加中国文化活动时，我都非常兴奋。提供项目包括有做香包，包粽子，玩中国溜溜球，使用算盘，毛笔画等等。在一个比赛中，我还用筷子夹大豆和Skittles。我们班还举行了龙舟比赛。课堂上，我们通过PowerPoint来学习中国文化。每堂课后，谁要是能答对题问，就能获得鱼。获得十只鱼就可以换奖品。
    上武术课，体力与脑力是两者皆需的。长达30分钟的课程教导我们遇到恶人时的重要自卫技能。中国武术并不是只有脚踢和打拳。面对敌人时更重要的是力量和形式。
    科技课对我来说就是用苹果iMac电脑做一个我自己的互联网页。 Linguafolio让我随时跟踪着我在班的进度。通过Glogster网站，我可以上传我所学到的东西，张贴视频，播客，和自己的照片。在Pixie的帮助下，我还创建了一个有关海洋动物的中文幻灯片电影。最好的部分是使用Livescribe笔记下熟悉的中文字眼。
    总体而言，STARTALK计划在我们中文导师，教育工作者，与来自台湾的实习生，他们的指导和专业知识下，让我不仅学到了中国的语言，还让我见识到了丰富的中国文化和历史遗产。

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我参加了足球夏令营

指导教师 史静梅 

小作者 杨年霆 

我上周跟我足球队去了一个很好的足球夏令营，这是我第一次住在大学宿舍。夏令营地点是马里兰西部的 Frostburg, 两个半小时的汽车路程。Frostburg 是 个很有趣的地方，有山，有水，要比巴尔的摩凉快多了。我经过训练技术和体力都提高了。教练对我的帮助很大。我学了许多非常有用的动作，还练习了射门的技术。 我最喜欢的是进头球的练习。 我的球技有很大长进。我也认识了一些新朋友。我最高兴的是参加了友谊比赛。我希望明年还能去这个夏令营。

ZOE

The Chinese camp was very fun. I enjoyed variety of activities, including Kung fu and tai chi, technology, chopstick competitions, Chinese jeopardy, interesting experiments (a lesson about what floats and what sinks in water), and watching videos.
I have also made several crafts: origami turtles and fish, calligraphy, and some paper crafts. We even named the fish in our classroom Ace “Azwe Cotus” Alpha! I was given the Chinese name 邹伊！
I have learned a lot about Chinese culture and language, such as how to count, use an abacus, greet others, read a calendar, use computers, and do a kung fu punch and more! I also learned several songs in Chinese, like the “head, shoulders, knees, and toes” song.
Our focus in our Chinese program is the sea life, and we have learned the names of several sea animals, the life of sea turtles, and the dangers of pollution. We have the Chesepeake bay, while China has the Qingdao bay, so we have similar pollution problems.
I really hope that I can go to this camp next year to refresh my memory of Chinese. The assistants were really nice too. I really want to learn more Chinese in the future! 

 Elise Lang

The STAR TALK Chinese program is a good immersion program. The teacher only speaks in Chinese so it would be in a typical Chinese classroom.
We did reading, writing, and general spoken language in the class. It was quite challenging to learn these, because I only knew numbers in Mandarin.
Also, in technology class, we used Linguafolio which is an online language tool. It records your language learning process. We made a pixie movie in Chinese for a technology project.
I really enjoyed this program and thought it was very useful. 

Megha Sharma, 6th Grade

Startalk Chinese Summer camp was really fun and educational. We learned Chinese and applied it into fun games and songs. It was definitely not a camp in which you sit and study all day. That’s just boring!
The subject of the camp was “Saving Our Bays and Oceans.” We learned the names of sea creatures in Chinese. We made an origami sea turtle. In Chinese sea turtle is “hai gui.” We also made an origami fish. In Chinese, fish is “yu.” These are just two of the crafts related to sea creatures that we did.
In Chinese camp, we have culture class everyday. Culture class is so much fun! We had a chopstick contest, we played jeopardy, we made Chinese sachets, we learned folk tales, and we earned awards for doing a good job in class.
We also have technology class everyday. We did really fun things including making a sea animal movie, making podcasts, taking pictures of our work, recording videos of us, using linguafolio (a website in which you record what you learn in Chinese), making a “glog” using Glogster, using photobooth, using Live Scribe pens (pens that record you voice and you can hear it over and over), and GarageBand. There was a lot of coloring, cutting, pasting, and paper folding in class. We got to use Chinese paint brush to paint our own fans. In Kung Fu and Tai Chi we learned cool moves and we really had a good time. During the educational time, at the beginning of the camp, I have to admit that I was very lost and confused. But, with the help of dedicated teachers, I am now able to understand what the teacher says. We learned how to count, talk, greet each other, express our opinion, write characters, say food names, and more in Chinese. We made a paper aquarium and read a book in Chinese. We presented these to the elementary school students. We even have our own class pet, a beta fish named Ace. At the end of camp we put on a performance with all of the songs and things we learned in camp. It’s our chance to shine! I am proud that I have learned a new language this summer and that’s all thanks to Startalk Chinese camp. This made my summer fantastic!

Beatrice Reyes

The first year of the STARTALK Chinese Program went excitedly as planned. This government-granted program offered Chinese language and writing, fun cultural activities, tough self-defense, and useful technology skills to the eager elementary and middle school students of diverse cultural backgrounds.
In Chinese language and writing class, the teacher only talks and writes in Mandarin which gives us a sense of Chinese ambience. She shows us pictures and movements to help explain the meaning of every Chinese word. I learned to say and write colors, greetings, seasons, continents, pollution, time, numbers, sea animals, food, family members, and more in Chinese. Our class did various fun art projects and presents them in Chinese in front of an audience. Repetition is the key to learning Chinese language and writing.
Chinese cultural class is my favorite. Participating in several Chinese cultural activities perks up the excitement in me. Making hsiang baos and Zongzi, playing with Chinese yo-yos, using the abacus, and brush painting were only some of the fun filled projects offered. I also used chopsticks in picking up soybeans and Skittles in a competition. Our class had our own dragon boat contest against each other. We learn Chinese culture through PowerPoint presentations. Questions were asked after each presentation and whoever answers correctly earns a fish. Earning ten fish corresponds to a prize.
The martial arts class involves both physical strength and mental knowledge. This 30-minute session teaches us important skills to defend myself against villains. Kicking and punching isn’t the only thing there is in Chinese martial arts. Power and forms are the key to outscoring your enemy.
Using the Apple iMac computers to making my own Internet page, is what technology class is about. Linguafolio enables me to track my progress in our class. Through the Glogster website I was able to upload what I learned, posted videos, podcasts, and pictures of ourselves. With the help of Pixie, I created my own movie slideshow about a sea animal all in Chinese. The best part was using Livescribe pens to note down familiar words in Chinese.
Overall, the STARTALK Program under the guidance and expertise of our Chinese instructors, paraeducators, and interns from Taiwan helped me learn not only the Chinese language, but also opened my eyes to the rich heritage of Chinese culture and history in which I am a part of it.