STUDY/TRAINING PROGRAMS
U.S./China LinksCommunicating in the Chinese Workplace
US/China Links is an internship program that provides Americans who possess the ability to speak Chinese with opportunities to participate in Chinese corporate culture. The primary goal of US/CL is to provide opportunities to work in Chinese enterprises to Americans who intend to build careers involving China. US/China links is supported by the National Security Education Program, the State of Ohio Office of Economic Development, the Qingdao City Economic Commission, the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University, the United States-China Education Council, The Ohio State University East Asian Studies Center, and The Ohio State University Foreign Language Center. For more information, contact Eric Shephred: U.S./China Links, 33 West 1 I th Ave, Suite 304, Columbus, Ohio 43201. Phone: 614-688-5583; Fax: 614-688-3355; E-mail: uscl@osu.edu;***************************************************
The Beijing New Asia UniversityThe Department of the Chinese Language
The Beijing New Asia University (Private) was established with the approval of the Beijing Municipal Government. The president of the University is Prof. Lu Bisong, formally president of the Beijing Language Institute. The Department of the Chinese Language offers various programs to foreign learners as well as to overseas Chinese who need to learn Putonghua (Mandarin.) For more information, contact: Miss Lu Ning, The Beijing New Asia University, 66 A Shuangquanqu, Haidian District, Beijing 100085, China. Tel/Fax: 86-10-62312865; URL: http://www.newasia.bj.edu.cn; E-mail: newasia@mail.online.edu.cn***************************************************
International Chinese Language ProgramNational Taiwan University
Formerly the Inter-University Program for Chinese Studies in Taipei (IUP, 1963-1997), the International Chinese Language Program at National Taiwan University (ICLP) provides a year-long program ofintensive instruction for selected undergraduate, graduate, and unaffiliated students. The program enrolls 35-50 full-time students per year. The academic calendar runs from mid-September to early-June. The purpose of the program is to enable students to achieve broad and independent competence in spoken Chinese and academic research or other professional use. For more information, contact: Inter-University Board for Chinese Language Studies, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2223 Fulton Street, Room 511, Berkeley, CA 94720-2318. Phone/Fax: 510/642-3873;***************************************************
The Beijing Language and Culture UniversityThe College for Teachers of Chinese
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) is an international university in China whose main objective is to teach Chinese language and culture to foreign students. The College for Teachers of Chinese (CTC) of BLCU was founded in November 1996. It was originally the Advanced Training Center for Teachers of Chinese of Beijing Language Institute. The Center aims to help TCSL teachers improve their Chinese proficiency and teaching expertise, and to promote cooperation and exchanges with overseas scholars in teaching Chinese language and culture to international students. The CTC offers different programs several times each year, including the Teacher Training Program and the Training Program on Chinese Culture for Overseas Chinese Teachers. For more information, contact: Admission Office for Foreign Students, Beijing Language and Culture University, 15 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China 100083. Tel: 62314075, 62327531-2059. Fax: 62314073.***************************************************
Summer Institute for the Training of Chinese Teachers (SINTRACT)June 20-August 14, 1999
Openings are still available for attendance at this summer institute for professional development. Current and future teachers of Chinese are invited to apply. You may attend the entire eight-week program, or you may select individual sessions. The institute, which will be held at Indiana University, will feature the following sessions:June 21-25: Introduction to educational systems and the Chinese language; demystifying Chinese; standard language/dialects; writing systems; simplified/traditional characters; grammar; related topics
June 28-July 2: Learning Strategies and Methodology
Learning vs. acquisition; native language/target language considerations; teacher-centered
vs. student-centered instruction; major methodological approaches; classroom techniques
and class management
July 5-16: Issues in Teaching the 4 Skills
Specific sessions on teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing; integration
of skills; textbook selection
July 19-30: Lesson Planning and Practice Teaching
Development of effective lesson plans and syllabi; observation of classes; preparation
of and teaching of classes
August 2-6: Technology
Sessions on the latest developments in computer software for Chinese language
teaching; plus discussion of appropriate use of other technologies (language labs,
cassettes/videotapes, etc.)
August 9-13: Testing/Assessment of Students
Examines existing tests (such as CAL, etc.) achievement tests, proficiency
tests, placement tests, and "prochievement" tests; metaprogram considerations
such as professionalassociations, recruiting students, serving as a resource on campus
For more details on the summer institute, including a tentative list of master professors and an online application form, please visit the web pages of Foreign Language and Culture Exchange at www.flce.org, or contact us at 734-645-6035 (phone), 734-973-5592 (fax), or info@flce.org (E-mail)
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The U.S - China Educational ExchangePrograms in China
The U.S.-China Educational Exchange, a non-profit organization in the U.S. invites students to consider the following programs:
Study Chinese in China
Current sites include: Xuzhou Normal University in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province; Southwest
JiaotongUniversity in Chengdu, Sichuan Province; North China University of Technology in
Beijing;Suzhou International Foreign Languages School in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Teach English in China (year-long, semester-long and summer programs)
The U.S.-China Educational Exchange assists those in the United States interested in
teaching English and other subjects to locate positions there. The basic qualifications
are: being a native speaker of English, having a minimum BA degree and commitment to
teaching. Teaching experience/certificate is preferred, but not required. Once the
candidates are accepted, the U.S.-China Educational Exchange will provide necessary
orientation (aspects of teaching in China, reading list, travel arrangement, visa
application, connection with people who have taught or are still teaching in China,
logistic preparation and so on).
For more information, contact: Yong Ho, Director, U.S.-China Educational Exchange Foreign Languages Department, New School University, New York, New York. Tel/fax: 201-432-6861 Email: HSINTL@aol.com, cc. ho@newschool.edu
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The Inter-University Programs forChinese language Studies (IUP)
The Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies (I.U.P., formerly also known as the "Stanford Center") has extended its deadline for applications for academic year 1999-2000 at its center in Tsinghua University, Beijing, to April 15. Candidates will be notified by May 1. Some fellowship money is also available. In light of the late deadline, applicants may opt to submit a written essay in Chinese (minimum 1000 characters, unedited by a teacher) in lieu of taking the Chinese Proficiency Test (CPT, which entails a $25 test fee). Applicants who opt out of taking the CPT should add a $25 Essay Reader fee to the normal application fee.The Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua is now the primary program sponsored by the Inter-University Board, and the only one operated under the direct oversight of a Field Director, currently Prof. Vivian Ling. Prof. Ling, Field Director of the former IUP-Taipei in 1994-1997, launched IUP-Tsinghua in 1997, very much after the model of the former IUP-Taipei. Thus, IUP-Tsinghua has inherited the best aspects of the IUP tradition built over three decades.
For information on the program, see our web page at http://ieas.berkeley.edu/iub/ or email the Program’s Administrative Office at UC Berkeley: iub@socrates.berkeley.edu. If the URL given above doesn’t come up, shorten it to http://ieas.berkeley.edu and click the Programs button, then IUB.
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The Ohio State UniversitySummer Programs East Asian Concentration (SPEAC)
Training Program for Teachers and Intensive Chinese Language Program
The Ohio State University Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, in conjunction with the OSU National Foreign Language Resource Center, is offering intensive summer programs for teachers of Chinese and learners of Chinese during the summer of 1999. The Training Program for Teachers of Chinese is an intensive three-week (June 21 - July 9) training program which develops participants’ Chinese teaching skills through lectures and master classes. The ten-week (June 21 - August 27) intensive Chinese (Levels I and IV) language program allows learners of Chinese to complete one level of language study during the summer quarter. For more information, , please contact Judson Murray, SPEAC Coordinator, Foreign Language Center, The Ohio State University, 276 Dieter Cunz Hall, 1841 Millikin Rd., Columbus, OH 43210. Tel: 614-292-4361; Fax: 614-292-2682; E-mail: murray.45@osu.edu;***************************************************
1999 Peking University
Summer Chinese Language Program Explore the language and culture of China in an eight-week study and travel program based at Peking University. Six weeks of intensive language study at all levels of Chinese are followed by a thirteen-day tour of China’s major historical and cultural sites. Earn college credit while living in China! For more information, contact: CLERC - 510 Broadway, Suite 300, Millbrae CA 94030. Tel: (650) 259-2100; Fax: 259-2108; Email: clerc@nanhai.com; URL: www.nanhai.com