Global Village Project

By Ms Tingting Zhang and Ms Winnie Sun, Chinese Language Teachers

In the final week of Term 4, our Year 8 Chinese students participated in an engaging Global Village Project that brought together language learning, cultural understanding and creative design. The aim of this project was for students to understand the concept of a 'global village', develop their research and presentation skills in Chinese, and reflect on cultural diversity and global citizenship.

Students researched a country of their choice and presented their findings in Chinese, using the vocabulary and sentence patterns they learned throughout the year. Working independently or collaboratively, they created Chinese PowerPoint presentations and demonstrated excellent teamwork and communication skills.

To extend their learning, they also designed and crafted clay models representing key cultural features of their selected countries. The final clay pieces were impressive – creative, detailed and reflective of strong cultural understanding. Both classes were highly engaged and proud of their achievements.

Throughout the project, students also reflected on their learning journey: how they approached challenges in research, planning, practising their Chinese, presenting to the class and creating their clay artworks. They shared what inspired their designs, what they learned about the cultural meaning embedded in Chinese characters and how language skills can open doors to future opportunities in our increasingly interconnected world.