【爸媽在海外】出國晚一年高考命運全不同！高考中文選課的門道您不得不知,雙語學霸沒那麼好當

Hello, everyone. Welcome to Parents Overseas. I'm Ellie. In the last episode, I shared with you why some parents have been trying to urge their children to learn Chinese and why some parents have not put a lot of pressure on their children in terms of Chinese. At the same time, I also talked to you about what age group makes it more likely for children to immigrate and make them very good at both Chinese and English. Today, I will talk to you about the traps faced by bilingual learners, including what their internal life is like. Speaking of bilingual learners, I have to mention that in the last two episodes, I talked to you about a very important point to become a bilingual learner, or a shortcut to becoming a bilingual learner. That is, their transfer time or immigration time. If they immigrate at the right time, then Chinese and English can become their mother tongue. They can communicate with these native speakers without obstacles. Today, I will talk about why bilingual learners still become chicken and duck, and why their world is still like a carp and a leg. Today, I will talk to you about this. As the old saying goes, nothing in this world is 100% pure and good. As long as there is positive, there is negative. If there is negative, there is positive. If there is good, there is bad. One thing always has two sides. Bilingual learners are also like this. Why do I say this? Then we have to go back to the transfer period of a bilingual learner and the age of his transfer. I mentioned to you before that if a bilingual learner is at the end of elementary school, that is, at the end of the fifth or sixth grade, at that time, his sense of Chinese and his accent are basically formed. That is to say, when he speaks Chinese and listens to Chinese, he will not have an obvious accent like a foreigner. Or when they speak Chinese fast, they can't understand it. But what does a transfer student face? If he stops learning Chinese after middle school, then these students' Chinese level will always be elementary school level. So you can't expect too much of his Chinese level. Although ordinary communication is no problem, but he will still not understand more in-depth communication. The second is that for this part of the students, his understanding of ancient Chinese is very, very limited. Especially in the last episode, I shared with you the four types of parents. If you happen to be that kind of fairy-like parents, you also hope to be able to talk to your children, or at least let your children learn the deep understanding of Chinese culture, poetry, and songs, then I'm sorry, it may be really difficult for a transfer student in the fifth or sixth grade to reach this level. Then the second point, if you transfer to the first or second grade, you will obviously see that these students will have substantial changes in their ancient Chinese. It can be said to be a very big leap. His understanding of the content and meaning of Chinese will be more profound, will be more broad. This is his big benefit. But at the same time, because of this benefit, when he chooses Chinese after leaving the country, his study will be more internalized, his competitors will be more competitive. Why do I say this? Then we have to look back and look at the design of these Chinese courses in overseas Chinese schools. Of course, when it comes to these Chinese courses in overseas Chinese schools, Ellie also talks to you based on her own experience. That doesn't mean that the Chinese courses in every Western country are all set up like this. It doesn't mean that even in the same country, the Chinese courses of different states are the same. It's not like that. Ellie can only share with you based on her own experience. You can borrow the information Ellie provides you. But according to the school where your child is, Zhou's requirements for the college entrance examination also highly recommend that you say first consult the school where your child is. You can directly ask the Chinese teacher, right? You go to the website of the Education Bureau to check what the requirements for the college entrance examination in Chinese are. In the state where Ellie is, there are four major Chinese courses to choose Chinese in middle school. It's divided by level. So we simply divide it into 1, 2, 3, 4. These four levels. In terms of serial numbers, if the first level is the lowest level, then the fourth level is the highest level. So what are the first, second, third, and fourth levels? The first level of Chinese is the lowest level of Chinese. It's called Chinese culture. Then the second level of Chinese is called Chinese is the second language of language learning. Then the third level of Chinese is one level higher. The fourth level is Chinese is the second level of advanced language learning. Then the last and most difficult level is Chinese is the mother tongue of language learning. So what's the difference? Many parents say, for example, if my child's Chinese is very good, I will teach him a low-level Chinese. Then it's like beating all the students in the class. Then my child is the No.1 bull. In the end, the college entrance examination is No.1, right? It's a pity that this game is not played like this. Because every child with a Chinese background has different thresholds and requirements when choosing a class. For example, if you want your child to learn the lowest level of Chinese, of course, the lowest level of Chinese has the lowest requirements for Chinese. Relatively speaking, the difficulty of the exam will also be relatively low. Of course, this has to be said from both sides. The difficulty of the exam is relatively low. After he finished the exam, his score will be relatively low. So his score may not be that high. But on the other hand, for which students can learn this level of Chinese, he also has very strict requirements. His requirement is that at least those students who immigrated overseas before the age of 3 can choose the lowest level of Chinese. In other words, if your child immigrated overseas after the age of 4, in the state where Ellie is, he is not eligible to choose the lowest level of basic Chinese. So you have to see if you have such a requirement. The second level is learning Chinese as a second language. What is the requirement of this level of children? That is to say, if the child immigrated overseas after the age of 3, he must have immigrated before the 6th grade of elementary school. Then he can choose Chinese as a second language. Such a language learning. Of course, for local students, they can choose any language. They can choose the lowest level of Chinese or the highest level of Chinese as long as they are willing to challenge themselves. The third level of Chinese language courses is also learning Chinese as a second language. But it is a high-level version of learning Chinese as a second language. That is to say, it will be simpler and more direct than the above. Chinese is a second language course. The Chinese vocabulary he learns, including the requirements of his exam, must be learned more and more difficult. Many Chinese parents say I don't want my child to be so tired. He can learn Chinese as a second language. He doesn't have to learn Chinese as a second language. Sorry, this is not your choice. If your child immigrated from the age of 4 to the 6th grade of elementary school, he can learn Chinese as a second language. But if he immigrated overseas from the 1st or after the 1st, he must learn Chinese as a second language. This is a high-level course, which is more difficult. So who has to learn the most difficult Chinese? That is to say, Chinese is the mother tongue of the Chinese exam. That is, if he is a student who immigrated after the 2nd year of high school or the 2nd year of high school, if he wants to choose a Chinese course, in the state where Ellie is, he can only choose the Chinese mother tongue exam. He is no longer qualified to choose an exam in Chinese as a second language. So you heard it clearly. Four different types of Chinese courses. Level 1 is the lowest level of Chinese culture and Chinese learning. Level 2 is Chinese as a second language to learn. Level 3 is Chinese as a second language, but it is a high-level Chinese second language to learn. The highest level, level 4, is the Chinese mother tongue course and the final college entrance exam. So which course to choose is not up to you. If you came from elementary school, you can choose Chinese as a second language to learn. If you came from junior high school, you must choose Chinese as a second language, but it is a high-level course to learn. If you came after the 2nd year of high school, sorry, Chinese must be learned and tested as a mother tongue. Speaking of which, many parents may have heard the door. If your child came after the 2nd year of high school, compared to those who prepared for the college entrance exam after the 3rd year of high school, how big do you think his advantage is? If your child transferred to school after the 7th grade, like I just said, what is the bonus he got? He has a deeper understanding of Chinese. He has a deeper understanding of ancient Chinese. But in the end, when he is learning Chinese overseas, he must learn level 3 Chinese. That is to say, Chinese as a high-level foreign language. This is the hard rule. What if he came from elementary school? That's right, his Chinese will be better. But his level of Chinese has always remained at the level of elementary school. If you tell him a little bit of four-character idioms, say some ancient Chinese, he will not understand at all. So writing is also the level of elementary school writing, right? At this level, when you come to learn Chinese overseas, then he can learn a slightly simpler Chinese, which is Chinese as a foreign language. Of course, when he was a kid, he was no different from the local kids. In this case, he can choose the lowest level of Chinese like the local students. What is very interesting is that among these four levels of Chinese, the highest score is actually level 2 Chinese, which is Chinese as a foreign language. This part of Chinese, his score is the highest. And the learners of this part of Chinese not only have the same background as your child, these young international students or second-generation immigrants, but also these local white kids, these kids who are very good at learning Chinese, they will also choose this level of Chinese with a higher score. So that is to say, although this level of Chinese has a high score, it is also the most competitive. So that is to say, the most number of students will choose level 2 and level 2 Chinese. Similarly, if your child can only choose level 3 or level 4, which is the most difficult and second-hardest Chinese, you can also imagine who is competing with your child. They are all from the same background as him, from China, or international students, or second-generation immigrants. So they are very likely to be 996 or 699. They are also likely to be from different provinces, different cities, those key primary and secondary schools, and directly transfer to China. So the competitiveness in this course is not like the competitiveness of those overseas courses. The level of competition in this course is no less than the competitiveness of your child when he goes to middle school in China or when he goes to school in China. All the kids competing with him are all from the same background as him, from China. Although he has the reputation of being a bilingual student, it doesn't mean that his learning is not internalized. Maybe he learns more internally than others. It also doesn't mean that he is not cocky. Because if he is not cocky, the people around him are all cocky, his advantages will be slowly lost. So this bilingual student, who seems to be very glorious, they still have their difficulties. So don't think that the life of a bilingual student is just as good. Don't think that the popularity of these two countries and the two cultures and languages are all eaten up by them. It's not necessarily. Because when they get together, maybe it's even more complicated than you think. So about bilingual students, do you want to learn Chinese? Do you want to choose the Chinese course at the end of the college entrance exam? At what age is the best choice to let your child go abroad? What do you think about this? You are very welcome to put your thoughts in the comment area and discuss with everyone. Thank you very much for listening and watching. See you next time when mom and dad are overseas.