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INTRODUCTIONLearning a foreign language is often

arduous, especially when it is not a Latin based language like Chinese. To combat these frustrations, a number of different creative activities can be used to help better understand a language in a more stimulating context.

Most of these activates have a distinctive visual element

JEOPARDY!The first of these activities is a variation

on the decades old game-show Jeopardy!

Students pick categories and are asked questions in Chinese. They must answer the question with an appropriate response pertaining the question

JEOPARDY!

JEOPARDY

OTHER ACTIVITIES Other activities include Pictionary (which

is pictured on the next slide)Several other activities are practiced in

class to stimulate learning. These games often involve group work (interviewing each other) and the use of note/flash cards

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CONCLUSIONThrough the use of different games and hands on activities,

learning a foreign language can come more easily and more naturally.