National Qualifications Online
Chinese Languages
The Chinese Languages section of NQ Online provides support materials and external web links for teaching and learning of Cantonese and Mandarin.
This follows the recent introduction of Access 3 Cantonese and Mandarin qualifications by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
Resources
NQ Online resource database
Go to the resource database for teaching materials at a range of levels (including NQ Curriculum Support titles), many of which can be downloaded free.NQ Online subject web links
Go to NQ Online's directory of educational websites for a selection of subject web links for help with coursework, homework and revision.News
Chinese language courses launched
27 May 2008News of the launch, at an event in Edinburgh, of the SQA's first National Qualifications courses in Chinese languages earlier this month. The event aimed to introduce teachers and lecturers to the new qualifications in Cantonese and Mandarin at Intermediate 1 and 2.Burrell Collection to host Chinese block buster
26 March 2008Xiang Silou, professor at the Fine Arts Institute of Sichuan Normal University and an outstanding woodblock artist, will take up a month-long residency at Glasgow’s Burrell Collection.Teaching of Chinese language in the classroom
26 March 2008An article in today’s Scotsman (26 March), ‘Why young Scots ought to rise to the Chinese challenge’ by Frances Christensen, explains why it is important for Scottish school pupils to start learning Mandarin – and looks at what is being done to help them.
Latest resources
Mandarin for Access 3
A collection of listening and speaking exercises to support the teaching of Simplified and Traditional Mandarin.
Cantonese for Access 3
A series of listening and speaking exercises to support the teaching of Cantonese.
Popular links
Confucius Classrooms online
The ‘online hub’ is now live with information about the programme, resources and examples of practice in Scottish schools.
Chinese language special feature
Discover some of the interesting ways Scottish teachers are introducing their pupils to China and Chinese.
China now - in Scotland
Explore the largest celebration of Chinese culture to take place in Scotland and the UK.
Scottish CILT - Chinese section
Browse the Chinese section of the Scottish Centre for Information on Languages Teaching website.