The Second International Conference on Chinese Pedagogy

(With a Focus on Chinese Characters, Writing and Other Difficult Issues)

June 21-24, 2001
Yichang, Hubei, P.R. China (Near Shennong Jia)

Is Chinese a difficult language? The answer is "yes" and "no". Chinese has no verbal tenses, no distinction between singular and plural nouns, no conjugations, no genders, and no subjunctive mood. However, Chinese has characters and tones, which are quite different from many other languages. It is a common case that Chinese study takes more time than other language studies. Is it possible to overcome these difficulties in Chinese study so that the learning process can be accelerated?

Following the last year's great success, Hubei University and Baruch College, CUNY, as well as a group of supporting universities, are jointly initiating another major international Chinese pedagogical conference in Yichang, Hubei, P. R. China. Yichang is a nice city offering a good climate and environment for international conferences and it is also close to a mysterious yet beautiful area, Shennong Jia.

The general themes of the conference focus on Chinese characters, writing and other difficult issues. Our ultimate goals are to promote Chinese language education and to increase the communication channels among Chinese language teaching professionals. Chinese teachers from many parts of the world will attend the meeting; therefore, the conference will provide attendees excellent opportunities to meet colleagues from other parts of the world. During and after the meeting there will be tour activities. The research papers will be collected for formal publication.

All overseas scholars, please contact Professor John Yu at:

jzqyu@yahoo.com

Or

Modern Languages & Comparative Languages, Box-1224
Baruch College
17 Lexington Ave.
New York, New York 10010
USA
Phone: 212-387-1579
Fax: 212-387-1591

Nagoya University of Commerce & Business Administration (Japan), Harvard University, New York University, Rutgers University, Kalamazoo College, Kenyon College, Hamilton College, the University of Oklahoma, Baruch College (CUNY), Hubei University, the Science and Technology of Central China, Kenyon College, the University of Vermont, Washington University in St. Louis, Mount Holyoke College, the Science and Technology University of Central China, Williams College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Michigan, Carnegie Mellon University

Dr. Wenchao He, New York University

Dr. Jian Zhao, Professor Mingchao Gui, Professor Ping Xu, Professor Richard Simmons, Professor Jianhua Bai, Professor John Yin, Professor Debao Xu, Dr. Baozhang He, Professor Ying Wang, Professor Yuchi Zhiping, Professor Tao-Chung Yao, Professor Dong Weiguang, Professor Madeline Chu, Professor Wang Ping, Dr. Zhijun Mu, Professor Cornelius C. (Neil) Kubler, Ms. Dela X. Jiao, Dr. Chen Qinghai, Professor Yu Yueming, Professor Hongchuan Yi, Dr. He Wenchao, Professor John Yu

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ATTENDEE'S INFORMATION FORM

Return only the following form to Dr. John Yu at jzqyu@yahoo.com    immediately.

Family name:

First name:

Names in Chinese characters:

Gender:

Highest degree:

Job title:

Affiliation:

University address: Home address:

1st email address (check it carefully):

2nd email address:

Office phone number:

Home phone number:

Fax number:

The possible topic of your paper:

Would you like your paper to be published if accepted?

Will you attend the conference without a paper?

How many others will travel with you?

Are you interested in a tour into Shennong Jia (possibly extra)?

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