Lecturer：Dr. Cheng Wanni

Dr. Cheng Wanni has extensive experience in preschool Chinese language education, teacher professional development, and children’s literature promotion. Areas of expertise include second language pedagogy, picture book teaching, play-based learning, language development, and localized curriculum design. The lecturer is committed to helping educators transform creative ideas into effective classroom practices.

Course Overview

In second language classrooms, songs are more than energizers—they are powerful tools for language input, oral output, interaction, and memory building. This 6-hour workshop integrates two key elements: song creation and People Game interactive teaching. Participants will learn how to redesign familiar songs, create original teaching songs, and transform them into purposeful classroom activities. The workshop covers pedagogy, creative strategies, game structures, classroom management, demonstrations, and hands-on production for more engaging and effective language learning.

Course Objectives

• Understand the teaching functions and value of songs in second language learning.
• Learn strategies for song creation, adaptation, and lesson redesign.
• Design engaging People Game interactive activities.
• Produce ready-to-use song-based lesson materials and activities.

Take-home Course Resources

Teaching Tools: Stories / Lesson Plans / Games / Strategies, etc.

• 3-Step Song Creation Template
• Song Adaptation Sentence Frames
• 10 People Game Activity Ideas
• Song-Based Lesson Flow Guide
• Warm-up and Closing Song Samples

Teaching Assessment: Assessment Rubrics / Observation Strategies, etc.

• Student Participation Checklist
• Language Output Observation Sheet
• Teacher Reflection Form
• Lesson Effectiveness Checklist