Thursday, August 23, 2012

NWCS WEEKLY EMAIL BRIEFINGS, (WARM-UP EDITION 2), FALL 2012


Dear NWCS Fellow Members;
Dear All Parents, Teachers and Students;
尊敬的各位家长、各位老师;
亲爱的同学们;
大家好。
1.2012-2013学年秋季网上注册及缴费服务开通 ONLINE REGISTRATION & TUITION PAYMENT SERVICE IS READY
我校新学年返校学生网上注册、缴费、购买相应课程的教材等服务业务已经开通。学校鼓励广大家长对这个既省人力、又省物力,还省时间的服务模式善加利用。谢谢您的支持与合作!如果您在任何一个环节上遇到任何困难,请您及时用电子邮件与我们联系( admin@nwchinese.org; pta@nwchinese.org ),以便使问题及时得到解决,这样,已经解决的问题在其他家长那儿就不再是问题。敬请登录: 
主校: https://www2.nwchinese.org/reg  
分校 https://www2.nwchinese.org/registration/seattle/sis
温馨提醒:您的用户名称就是您在学校注册时留下的email地址如果您忘记了您的用户密码请点击页面下方的链接,让系统email给您密码您登录后可以自行更改密码登录后请进入您的家庭账户检查确认您及家人的email地址是正确的对于学生的email我们建议可以空白,不要用家长的email填入。之后便可按既定的程序注册、选课和缴费了。请不要忘记最后一个程序——把RECEIPTFAMILY REPORT)打印出来,正式开学来校时别忘了带来,以备领取教材之用。谢谢!
NWCS online registration and tuition payment for the next academic year (FALL, 2012-2103) is in service. We encourage you to utilize this convenient service to save both time and labor. Your support and cooperation are very much appreciated. Please log on and follow the procedure accordingly. For all, in case you encounter any difficulties, please EMAIL us at admin@nwchinese.org or pta@nwchinese.org at your earliest convenience. Once solved, the problems are no longer problems of others.  Instructions:
A kind reminder: Username is your email address that you registered with school. If you don’t know your password, you can click on the link at the bottom of the page to let the system automatically send it to you. After successful logon, you will be able to change your password. Please check if you can log in, and if yes, please help make sure that your email addresses are correct in your family profile. If yes, please have your cards ready and go through the procedure. Please print the payment receipt (family report), bring it with you when you come to school for textbooks. Thank you!
2.新课程介绍 (2)
Beginning Adult Chinese 成人初级汉语)
If you are interested in learning Chinese for business or pleasure but has no prior knowledge of it, here is a great opportunity to get started.  This is an introductory class to the Chinese language for adults who have little or no prior knowledge of Chinese.  From a form of conversational language exposure, we will introduce the pronunciation system, composition of characters, simple idiomatic phrases, a reasonable amount of vocabulary, and construction of basic sentences.  We will use the book "New Practical Chinese Reader, Book I" as the text, along with additional handouts.   Students will also work with weekly assignments.
Prerequisites: Your interest and motivation to learn Chinese.
About the instructor:  The instructor, Mr. Sun Benjing(孙本经老师), graduated from a well-regarded Beijing Normal University in China, and completed graduate education in the US.  He has been teaching the Chinese Culture class in NWCS for the past several years.  He is well versed in the Chinese culture and language.

Intermediate Adult Chinese (成人中级汉语)
If you have had some prior knowledge of Chinese and want to improve your proficiency, this class will help advance your Chinese language skills to a higher level.  In this class, we will work on building sentences with the correct grammar and idioms for use in practical situations with a systematic grammatical framework, with increasing complexity.  We will review the pronunciation system, build up new vocabulary, study character composition, and have much practice in sentence construction.  Students will be involved in conversational practice of practical situations.  Weekly assignments will be given, along with some additional projects.  We will use the book "New Practical Chinese Reader, Book II" as the text, along with additional handouts.  We will periodically use students' real life situations as topics for conversational exercises.  If you want to improve your skills of Chinese for business, personal pleasure, or interest in the Chinese culture, please come join us.
Prerequisites: knowledge of basic sentence construction and speech in Chinese.
About the instructor: The instructor, Mr. Li Minggang(李明刚老师), finished primary and secondary education in China, and undergraduate and graduate education at the University of California.  He is fully bilingual and bi-cultural.  He has been teaching adult Chinese and adult English at NWCS for the past several years.

儿童卡通动画(动漫)课程
CLASS TIME: 11:00AM-11:55AM
CLASSROOM: 2124
STUDENT AGES: 8 YEARS OLD AND UP
INSTRUCTOR: XIANG ZHANG (张翔)

米老鼠、唐老鸭、白雪公主、维尼熊、托马斯火车……这些栩栩如生的卡通形象风靡世界,已经成为亿万孩子乃至成人的最爱!很显然,卡通动画是一门符合儿童心理的美术课程。夸张和变形是动画的灵魂,而造型概括能力则是其必备的要素。通过这门课程的学习和线描基础的系统训练,能够提高他们对对象形态的概括能力,掌握熟练的绘画技巧,进而培养他们的艺术想象力,帮助他们积累知识,开阔视野。
有人把卡通动画比作是托着孩子想象力的帆,承载着具有坚实美术基础的船;那么,我校的动漫卡通课程就是这帆、这船,老师就是这舵手,他将引领着他们在动漫艺术世界里成长、伴着他们的纯真与梦想向前……
老师介绍:张翔老师自幼学习美术,受过严格的中国画训练。还在青少年时期就连续两次获得过中国双龙杯全国书画大赛的银奖和铜奖。他2002年毕业于安徽建筑工业学院, 获得艺术设计学士学位。在此期间,其国画和设计作品均入选安徽省博物馆。本科毕业后,他曾就职于中央电视台下属的中视坤和广告设计公司,任设计师,并在外资设计公司从事室内设计及与艺术设计相关的工作。2009年迁居西雅图。
If there are any typo mistakes, please refer to the version on NWCS web. (www.nwchinese.org) 感谢大家关注我校网站,欢迎大家批评指正。admin@nwchinese.org  
谢谢大家!THANK YOU ALL!
张涛 TAO ZHANG
PRINCIPAL, ON BEHALF OF NWCS ADMIN
SERVING NWCS WITH HEART AND SOUL