On 7/26/2021, Tommy Haotian Tang of ALYUS Syosset and three members of ALYUS Manhasset held the thirty-eighth collaborative Chinese Literature Appreciation class, tutoring 5th-grade Chinese-school students to appreciate a Chinese Classic– ”Journey to the West”–through reading, analysis, and discussion.
For the first time, the class was held in four breakout rooms, with each tutor working independent in each room to teach two students. The Ponddy Reader application was utilized as the educational tool through which tutors taught students. Each class and breakout room are targeted towards student’s skill levels, and will go at a slower or faster pace to accommodate student’s needs. Tutors continued their read-throughs and presentations about “Journey to the West”. Students took turns reading each paragraph, with the tutors assisting them with pronunciation and understanding of the text. Tutors also prepared short vocabulary word presentations and quick videos. The lesson breakout rooms lasted one hour and were followed by a short discussion.
Journey to the West is a must-read classic literature for all ages. Teaching this classic novel not only helped our American Born Chinese (ABC) students to embrace our cultural heritage, but also helped our tutors to cultivate love and patience and appreciate our own education from all teachers.
The following students volunteered in today’s tutoring program: Tommy Haotian Tang (1 hour) from the Syosset branch and Mathew Yang (1 hour), Joanna Yang (1 hour) and Loretta Liu (1 hour) from the Manhasset branch.
