Qualifications. The qualifications are approved by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority of the UK. They are offered at Entry Level and Level One of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) and fully mapped to the new National Occupational Standards for Languages (2006). These qualifications are endorsed by The National Centre for Languages (CiLT). As a result, GoChinese is able to support a wide range learners, from those in primary schools to universities and corporations. Wu Yulin is a Go professional, and coach for young players in the National Go Team. He explains how the game is historically another high-brow art-form.

pair work, and language exchanges are incorporated to allow students to communicate in meaningful contexts. Go! Chinese Workbook 3 Gowell is proud to have won the 2006 Asia Pacific ICT Award (APICTA) in Education and Training for GoChinese. The APICTA Awards is an international program that invites participants from 16 countries and economies in Asia. It's pretty certain that Go was invented by Chinese ancestors, yet nobody knows exactly when. The Encyclopedia Britannica records that the game originated from China in 2306 B.C. According to legend, a Chinese ruler of some 2200 years ago, Emperor Yao, invented Go to help enlighten his son Dan Zhu.Chinese culture. They will also have opportunities to compare different cultures, make connections with other discipline areas, and extend Rapidly and easily online-enables any instructor-created lessons or exercises, with multimedia and learning elements auto-generated Go! Chinese Textbook 3 offers 10 beautifully illustrated lessons focusing on topics relevant to the everyday life. Each lesson introduces

Provides access to curriculum-based learning materials while allowing for, if desired, easy customization of these materials to reflect a particular level, pace or focus Hua Yigang, Secretary General of the China Go Association, and a professional player, loves what he considers to be a peaceful game, which reflects ideas of absolute equality. Weiqi, known in English as Go or Encirclement Chess, is one of the four most refined skills that an ancient Chinese intellectual could possess. It has a history of well over 4000 years in China and remains popular to this day in China, Japan and South Korea. Culturally, this may be one activity that really is "more than just a game". In fact, all of our minds can benefit from playing Go, which officially has the capacity to make you smarter. Research has shown that that children who play Go have the potential for greater intelligence, since it motivates both the right and left sides of the brain.

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Gowell is offering the first fully supported, UK QCA-recognised Chinese language qualifications and courses. The GoChinese platform delivers the course materials and supports the internal assessment for the qualifications. The certificates are issued by leading UK examination boards. Access Courses & Textbooks for an overview of the unique approach of these courses as well as sample lessons. Only those with some degree of education can approach this game, because it's so complicated. It has too many variations of play and requires a great deal of calculation. An ancient scientist once calculated that the board positions in a single game can be a number that is 768 digits long." Effectively supports mixed-level classes, courses with less instructor time, collaborative learning and projects History books have recorded quite a number of ardent Go fans from each dynasty, including emperors, officials, poets, educated women and even monks. Today, there are still many Go fans in China, Japan and South Korea, indicating that this game can exert a powerful hold over many people. Long time professional Wu Yulin explains the attraction of Go.

As multimedia and learning support are automated in GoEnglish, online language learning materials are easily and cost effectively produced. GoEnglish supports:Secretary General of the China Go Association, Hua Yigang, explains the reason why this game has predominantly been played by intellectuals. Based on the success of GoChinese, GoEnglish was launched to support English learning for Chinese-based learners. Like GoChinese, GoEnglish delivers enriched learning materials and online assessment – auto-generating spoken voice, definition and phonetic support to any text displayed on the platform. Our academic users have won a range of educational excellence awards with GoEnglish, with innovative courses supporting test preparation as well as learning English with video clips. In Go, you can find the application of dialectics and military stratagems. It can also cultivate your character and improve your intelligence. There are numerous variations within the game of Go and you can never reach the bottom of it." These qualifications allow learners to obtain recognised certification for introductory work done in Chinese. Currently, both Business and Practical Chinese certifications are offered.

Du Mu was a famous poet living in the ninth century. He once wrote a poem about playing a farewell game of Go with his friend, where they used jade stones and a catalpa table. Today the most popular stones are the Yunzi, made from pebble stone from Southwestern Yunnan province.

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Able to project GoChinese for group viewing or allow students to access their individual accounts in computer labs, during class. Outside the classroom, GoChinese provides continued learning guidance and supports online homework assignments The original intellectual group of go practitioners gradually lifted this high-brow pastime up into the realms of art, alongside the seven-stringed zither, calligraphy and painting. As such, the equipment of go become an increasingly fastidious feature, with precious wood, jade, clamshell, crystal and quartz used to make the pieces. basic vocabulary and simple sentence structures with emphasis on listening and speaking. Activities such as role play, interviews, games, The course and qualifications also serve as an ideal path to more advanced qualifications, including the UK's GCSE, U.S. AP exams and the PRC's HSK exams. This comprehensive offering serves effectively as a foundation for a new course or infused into an existing curriculum. We offer popular textbooks as well as curriculum-based courses and supplementary resources, all in an online, multimedia and interactive format. Instructor-created course materials can be delivered in GoChinese. Our proprietary learning materials can also be customized to fit any particular curriculum.