• These "Discovery Quests" are extra Chinese enrichment activities apart from the regular Chinese Language Quest curriculum.
  • Quests are divided into different sections based on difficulty and content.
  • Choose your own learning goal and start completing quests!

CLQ: CURRICULUM REVIEW

Quest: CLQ Quizlet
Quest: Online Workbook
Quest: Superbosses and Final Bosses
  • Complete the "Superbosses" and "Final Bosses" in the CLQ curriculum.
Quest: Handwriting Tests
  • Choose a Level to review, then complete the "Character Quizzes" for that Level. 
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Quest: Textbook Tests
  • Choose a Level to review, then complete the "Textbook Test" for that Level.​

PRONUNCIATION (TONES AND PINYIN):

Quest: Tone Mastery
Quest: Pinyin Mastery   
Quest: Workbook Exercises
Quest: Tone Bingo

​Quest: Record and Refine!
  • ​Record yourself reading a textbook dialogue. Then listen to the original recording of the textbook dialogue (found in the Online Workbook); compare and contrast the two recordings. Record yourself reading the dialogue again.

VOCABULARY AND HANDWRITING:

Quest: Mandarin Shooter Quest
  • Download the character learning game "Mandarin Shooter Quest" on an iOS device. Choose an appropriate Level, then complete that Level. 

​Quest: Bonus Skritter!
  • ​Browse through different Skritter Lists (either from a textbook or user published). Add a new List to your personal queue and study it.
  • Make your own Custom Skritter List, adding words of your choice. Start studying from your personal list.
  • Add words to your Custom Skritter List directly from ChinesePod and/or Chairman's Bao.

Quest: Hanzi Grids

GRAMMAR:

Quest: Chinese Grammar Wiki:
  • Read an article of your choice on the Chinese Grammar Wiki. It is highly recommended to read articles about structures you have already learned. Write your own example sentences using the grammar structure explained in the article.

Quest: Grammar Challenge
  • Look at the Chinese Grammar Master List. Pick several challenging grammar structures and write an example paragraph incorporating those structures.

LISTENING:

Quest: ChinesePod
  • Choose one podcast or video lesson on ChinesePod (pick an appropriate level), then complete the attached exercises. Use the new grammar and structures to write example sentences.

​Quest: FluentU 
  • Choose one video on FluentU (pick an appropriate level). Add the new vocabulary from that video to your FluentU account, then study it.

Quest: Popup Chinese
  • Choose one podcast or music video lesson on Popup Chinese (pick an appropriate level). Write down some new words or phrases that you learned in the lesson.

Quest: Ting Listening [intermediate]
  • On Ting (Topics), pick one topic of your choice, then listen to different sentences based on that topic. Write down the sentences you want to remember.
  • On Ting (Stories), pick one Chinese story, then listen to the story. Summarize the story in Chinese.

​Quest: Slow Chinese [advanced]
  • ​​Choose one podcast on Slow Chinese. Write down a summary of what you heard.

READING:

Quest: The Chairman's Bao
  • Read one current news article on The Chairman’s Bao (pick an appropriate level). Summarize the article using words that you learned in the lesson.​

​Quest: Bliu Bliu
  • Read authentic Chinese texts on Bliu Bliu. Take the placement test for Chinese and then start reading at the appropriate level. Make sure to mark the words that you do and don't know. Summarize the texts you read using words from the text.

Quest: DuChinese
  • ​​Download the reading app "DuChinese" on an iOS or Android device. Read a lesson from the appropriate level, and then write down some words that you learned in the lesson.
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Quest: Clavis Sinica Readings [intermediate]
Quest: Classroom Readers
  • In our Chinese classroom, choose one of the following textbooks and/or readers. Complete one lesson in the Reader, along with the accompanying exercises.
    • Huanying
    • Chinese Made Easy
    • "The Lady in the Painting" Reader [intermediate]
    • Chinese Idiom Packet​ [intermediate]

SPEAKING AND CONVERSATION:

Quest: WeChat
  • ​Download the popular Chinese messenger app Wechat on your phone.
  • Add classmates, friends, or family.
  • Have text or voice conversations with your contacts on Wechat.

​Quest: HelloTalk 
  • Download the HelloTalk language exchange app on your phone. Fill out a profile (you do not need to put in personally identifying information), then find Chinese speakers to have conversations with.

Quest: italki (Conversation)
​Quest: Chinese Chat
  • With another Chinese-speaking student, film one of the Chinese Chat projects in CLQ.

​Quest: Role-Play Videos
  • With another Chinese-speaking student, film one of the Speaking Boss FIghts in CLQ (using the role-play cards).

WRITING:

Quest: Lang8​
Quest: italki (Writing)

GENERAL LEARNING:

Quest: Hacking Chinese
  • Read an article of your choice on the Hacking Chinese website. Summarize its key points, focusing on a specific learning strategy. Explain how you will try to incorporate this strategy into your own Chinese learning.

Quest: Pleco Dictionary
Quest: The HSK
  • ​The HSK (汉语水平考试, Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì) is the official Chinese Proficiency Test used in the People's Republic of China. The HSK has six different levels, which roughly correlates with the CLQ curriculum as follows:
    • HSK 1: low beginner [CLQ Chinese 1]
    • HSK 2: intermediate beginner [CLQ Chinese 2]
    • HSK 3: high beginner [CLQ Chinese 3]
    • HSK 4: low intermediate [CLQ Chinese 4]
    • HSK 5: mid intermediate
    • HSK 6: high intermediate
  • Take an HSK Practice Test and see how you do!

Quest: General Chinese Websites

CULTURE:

Quest: Lost Laowai
  • Read a culture, travel, or historical article on Lost Laowai. 
  • Complete a written "2-2-1-1" reflection task:
    • 2 points that interest you 
    • 2 biggest takeaways
    • 1 question
    • 1 connection that you can make with your daily life

Quest: Chinese Poetry
​Quest: Chinese Board and Card Games
  • Read about how to play traditional Chinese games like Mahjong, Go, Xiangqi, and Dou Dizhu. Write down a short summary of the game, its basic rules, and its significance in Chinese life.
  • Actually play one of these games with a classmate.