STARTALK is a component program of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) which seeks to expand and improve the teaching and learning of strategically important world languages (including Chinese) that are not now widely taught in the US.
Ponddy Education will partner with Mandarin Institute to offer the STARTALK Online Pre-AP Program in Summer 2019.
| Level | Title | Simplified Chinese | Traditional Chinese |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inter Low (Pd Level 2) | It’s Fun to Shop Online | 网上购物真好玩 | 網上購物真好玩 |
| Inter Low (Pd Level 2) | The Convenience of Communicative Apps | 方便的通讯软件 | 方便的通訊軟件 |
| Inter High (Pd Level 3) | A Fight Between Gentlemen on the Internet | 网络上的君子之争 | 網絡上的君子之爭 |
| Inter High (Pd Level 3) | Are Smart Phones Pulling People Closer Together? | 智能手机让人们之间的距离变近了吗？ | 智慧手機讓人們之間的距離變近了嗎？ |
| Inter High (Pd Level 3) | Papermaking | 造纸术 | 造紙術 |
| Inter High (Pd Level 3) | Printing | 印刷术 | 印刷術 |
| Inter High (Pd Level 3) | Gunpowder | 火药 | 火藥 |
| Inter High (Pd Level 3) | Compass | 指南针 | 指南針 |
