College of International Education held a cultural experience activity for Dragon Boat Festival (Duanwu) on June 14. This activity combined Chinese language teaching with cultural experience, aiming to improve the Chinese language proficiency of international students, deepen their understanding of Chinese culture and enhance the relationship between teachers and students.
In the language learning session, teachers from 12 classes of Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced levels designed the Dragon Boat Festival teaching activities according to the students’ Chinese language proficiency with the guidance of multicultural theory, and integrated the teaching of Dragon-Boat-Festival-related culture and knowledge into their regular language instruction. During the cultural experience session, the international students learned to make zongzi (Chinese rice pudding) and herbal sachets.
The cultural experience activity is one of the series of activities “Perceiving China, Embracing the World” held by College of International Education for international students. These activities not only promote the students’ reflection on and identification with Chinese culture, but also enhance their cross-cultural communication skills and make them global citizens.
