Chinese Program/CSL

MAPLE LEAF EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS

Presenting Our Students with a Valuable Opportunity

Maple Leaf World Schools is proud to be able to offer our students the unique and desirable opportunity of taking the Chinese as a Second Language program.

In MLWS, Chinese Language Arts is offered to students at three grade levels by a Chinese certified high school teacher. Academic elective course offerings include Mandarin 10, 11 and 12.

Maple Leaf Educational Systems in China has developed a nine-level course spanning over 15 textooks, ranging from absolute beginner to university preparation level for Mandarin Chinese. The textbooks are compiled for MLES Grade 1-12 students whose native language is not Chinese, based on the 5C standard of language learning theory (Communication, Community, Culture, Comparison and Connection), Maple Leaf CSL Level Standards and national standard. It is student-centered and skilled use-oriented, with the goal of developing communicative competence. We have striven to design the textbooks with to be multi-dimensional, with Maple Leaf characteristics.

Examples of expectations in each level:

	Reading	Writing	Listening	Speaking
Level 1	Understand basic words	Write simple words & characters	Understand basic words	Greet others, self introduction
Level 2	Able to read short blurbs	Use simple words & sentences about personal stories	Understand basic conversations	Carry simple conversation to express personal needs
Level 3	Able to read short blurbs	Use simple words & sentences about personal stories	Understand basic conversations	Carry simple conversation to express personal needs
Level 4	Able to understand simple statements	Write a simple article or journal	Understand conversations at work or social occasions	Carry a continuous conversation to express oneself
Level 5	Read simple scientific articles with idioms	Describe instructions coherently & intelligibly on certain things	Understand conversations on different occasions with a little accent	Carry conversations on different occasions
Level 6	Read with speed and efficiency	Able to use rhetorical devices	Understand complex conversations	Express personal opinions clearly with right tunes
Level 7 - 9	Read long essays with no barriers	Write professional papers	Understand Chinese culture & conversations	Carry deep conversations to express personal opinions

Students in our Maple Leaf World Schools will have the opportunity to enroll in the CSL program at no additional cost. If the student has no previous experience in Mandarin, they will begin the program at Level 1. If they do have some experience, they will complete an assessment and be placed into the appropriate level. After completion of a level, the student will be awarded a Maple Leaf Certificate of Completion, and may progress to the next level. The courses are fully taught by native Mandarin speakers with computer-based supplements and activities.

Students who partake in the program will graduate from our schools with an educational advantage, should they wish to pursue careers internationally.