t’s the end of week one with Wang Zhiming (Max) in Class. Max and I have planned to carry out class with a format approach. The challenge is that there is so much to cover. China has been recording history for several thousands of years. In addition, they have a rich culture and we want students to have a geocentric sense of modern China. Our goal was to start class with an article about current news from China, move to formal Chinese history, and then end with something cultural. The last part is always the students favorite. My classes have a great respect for Max and are eager to engage in whatever he he throws at them.

Topics this week included:

- History from the Qin, Shang, and Han Dynasties

- Articles bout Tibet, China’s Economic Growth, and the Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an

- Chinese language and writing covering basic conversation and the numbers 1-10