Comics/ manga is an effective tool to engage students to learn Chinese. This course will systematically introduce the educational theories and teaching strategies of Manga Pedagogy in Chinese language. Participants will be exposed to many local and overseas educational comics, and physical resources, and how to use them to facilitate learning. The course will also introduce many comics-related activities and projects that can be held inside and outside of the classroom, so as to promote a conducive environment for learning Chinese. Participants will also work in groups to share and discussion ideas, and learn basic principles and techniques in comic-drawing.

Course Objectives: 

After the course, participants will:

1. Understand the theoretical foundations for Manga Pedagogy;

2. Be exposed to many educational comics and physical resources;

3. Understand different types of comics-related learning activities, and how they support learning;

4. Design strategies to use comics and its physical resources to teach Chinese;

5. Draw simple comics to support teaching and learning.