Selection of American K-12 Outstanding Chinese Works 2023

About the Student
Narmene Omer ( 欧 娜 美 ), a junior, began studying Chinese in this academic year. This piece was
written at the end of the fall semester when she had been studying the language for a little more
than three months. Narmene's family is originally from Somaliland. She is a boarding student at
Emma Willard School and has three Chinese I classes per week. In her spare time, Narmene enjoys
drawing.
Assignment Guidelines (Instructor: Guangyu Hao 郝 广 瑜 )
Create a "Me" book using hand-written characters and visual elements to introduce the student and
their family to Chinese-speaking readers. The book should include information such as the
student's name, nationality, birthday, and hobbies. This project was assigned near the end of the
fall semester and aimed to assess students' comprehensive understanding of basic topics they have
learned, as well as to help them express themselves in multiple ways using the target language.
Students were given approximately 180 minutes (3 class periods) to complete their work.
Judge’s Comment (by Bonnie Wang 王 春 夢 )
学 生 用 的 语 言 虽 然 属 于 初 级 阶 段 的 文 本 ( 简 单 句 ) 和 话 题 ( 家 庭 ), 但 成 句 表 达 有 质 有 量 ,
已 经 展 现 出 接 下 来 学 习 阶 段 的 潜 力 。 学 生 创 造 性 地 运 用 自 己 家 庭 的 自 画 像 来 传 达 老 师 所 要
求 的 语 言 内 容 , 这 一 举 措 丰 富 了 作 品 的 可 观 性 和 独 特 性 。 学 生 在 语 言 学 习 方 面 表 现 出 积 极
的 趋 势 , 如 果 能 够 继 续 努 力 , 肯 定 能 够 迅 速 达 到 更 高 的 语 言 水 平 。