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We make a lot of Chinese-English jokes that involve wordplay or similar pronunciations. Like “beginning” kind of sounds like 比基尼. I think it helps them remember the English more because they associate the words with a funny and interesting memory.

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when my students / LET use a vocab word i don’t recognize, i’ll ask my LET what it means in front of the class and the students will then teach it to me ! also, i try (and fail) to write in zhuyin sometimes

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During class, I help my students translate what they want into English, and I ask them how to say it in Chinese.

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Actively writing down the terms students teach and have it around you (possibly in a notebook) while at school.

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talking with students outside of class, using mandarin phrases with them, asking for their feedback, translanguaging in the classroom, explicitly referring to yourself as a learner and students as teachers when they teach you something

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Give the students more opportunities to be our teacher inside and outside of the classroom— acknowledging their languages using translanguaging in the classroom and PPTs

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Invite them to a conversation in English and promise to converse in their native language afterwards. Both benefit

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When giving students personal feedback, I can use their local language to give them more tailored help, make sure they are understanding, and create a more personal connection with them to show I care.

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When helping students out individually- even struggling to speak with them, they might meet you half way.

Writing new words you learn on the board

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speaking to them in mandarin during my breaks and sneaking in some english words for them to try out. they then give me mandarin words to try and learn and pronounce!

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setting aside dedicated time (during breaks, lunch) to have students teach me something

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Asking students what something means in their language

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Referencing popular jokes (等一下🫷）

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Saying good morning and goodbye in the hallways

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i enjoy sharing my notes in bunun and demonstrating how i can use both english and chinese to study . i also have a few notes on chinese from when i first started and i enjoy sharing that as a resource with my students to see how they can improve in english like i have in chinese

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Practicing Taiwanese with them during downtime. I stumble and speak Taiwanese while they try English!

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Speak to the students in their local language and ask them questions you have

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Adding intentional translanguaging in lesson content - I often use Chinese writing in conjunction with English writing on the board to break down tough concepts.

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have students become the language “teacher” for fun during break times — let them use the teachers props (pointers, writing on the white board, etc) and fully embody the role of teacher while you are the student

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Ask students what they're saying in Taiwanese

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In casual conversation with them, I try to deploy Mandarin to demonstrate I’m learning. I also ask them to translate English words for me to help me in my learning

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my students love when I walk into class with my pink bopomofo book

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Having my check-in question at the start of class be “How do I say this in Taiwanese? I’m learning too!”

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making mistakes and being confident and secure in your path to learning a language inside and outside of the classroom

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Talking to the students before and after class.

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Have them teach me words that we’re learning in class

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Have the students give me a daily quiz verbally on Taiwanese during a set time each day

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Making mistakes & persevering

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Switch it up and start class by going through basic greetings and warm ups in Chinese rather than the usual English

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Not being ashamed

Making jokes

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Asking students how to spell a word or how to say a phrase between classes

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Make mistakes! & learning from them <3

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I think the students see me make mistakes all the time when trying to communicate with them outside of class and I often ask them to teach me words I don’t know when we talk. But i think they are less afraid of speaking because of it.

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I tell them they can talk to me in Mandarin outside of the classroom

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speak with my students’ family when I see them in the local language

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ask them to translate english vocab for me so that the whole class can make the connection

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Engaging with students in language exchanges outside of classroom

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include personal stories in class

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Started to try to learn students chinese / real names in addition to just learning their english names (it’s hard because there are so many students)

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I showed a few students my Mandarin notebook and in class I showed my students my middle school Chinese textbook and they asked me to read it out loud

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Asking students how to say something in mandarin or Taiwanese and repeating it in front of them

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i play badminton with my students during breaks and ask them to teach me the vocabulary related to badminton

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I take mandarin class with the 2nd graders & call them my classmates

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Bring what your learning into a class or lesson

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Teaching the students English vocabulary and then asking them how to say it in their language

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Have students “grade” my 漢字 writing

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-Join a class

-chat with them using their lang

-use greetings

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having a (Chinese/Taiwanese) word of the week where students teach you the word and what it means

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Include it in a cultural exchange lesson

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Practice speaking with my students at the bus stop

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I practice writing my janky characters on the whiteboard during breaks and they see and come help me haha

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When we learn vocab, I’ll teach them the English and they teach me the mandarin (and laugh at my pronunciations)…

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Ask my students to have a conversation with me in the aboriginal language I’m trying to speak

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Sit in on their classes

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i practice with my students or ask them to help me learn mandarin / taiwanese LOL

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ask the students to record a sentence for you in a break period and review it later

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sharing stories about your own language mistakes and then laugh it off with the students

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carrying around our language textbook with us