PA Hardwood Industry Feeling Effect of Trade War with China
“According to the American Hardwood Export Council, the United States had 31 percent of the hardwood lumber market share in China in 2017. That has dropped to 18 percent this year. In the year after the tariffs on U.S. hardwoods were announced — between July 2018 and 2019 — lumber exports to China were...
Arizona State University closes its Confucius Institute
Arizona State University, who has a Language Flagship program funded by the Department of defense, closed its Confucius Institute. Read the article, August 23, 2019 National Defense Authorization Act fiscal year 2019, H.R. 5515, section 1091....
Michelle Saylor a Leader in Global Education
Dr. Michelle Saylor, Superintendent of the Bellefonte School District, was recognized as a Leader in Global Education. We congratulate Michelle, who is a team member of our CLTNet. Here is a nice article and video from Education Week. https://leaders.edweek.org/profile/michelle-saylor-superintendent-global-education/...
Save the date! 2018 CLTNet Summer Workshop
The 2018 CLTNet Summer Workshop will be held a part of the CALPER Summer Workshop series on June 22-23, 2018. The theme of the workshop is “Effective Use of Technology in K-16 Chinese Language Classrooms”. Presenter: Shijuan Liu (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) Presentation of wide range of resources and tools that are useful for...
SCASD approves AP Chinese
A course in AP Chinese Language and Culture has been approved by the State College Area School District Board. The course will be offered in the 2018-2019 school year....
CALPER’s latest CLTNewsletter is out
View our latest CLTNet Newsletter here....
New textbook: Essential Chinese Vocabulary
Routledge published a new book on learning vocabulary for beginning and intermediate students. The author is Dr. Wen-Hua Teng (University of Texas at Austin). Key features of “Essential Chinese Vocabulary”are: In-depth explanations of commonly used words and phrases contextualized with a range of authentic examples providing learners with a comprehensive understanding of the vocabulary-use...
2017 Studies in Chinese Learning and Teaching
The 2017 issue of Studies in Chinese Learning and Teaching is now available. The journal is supported by Carnegie Mellon University. Go to the journal at...
CLTA-WP Autumn Symposium
The 2017 Autumn Symposium of the Western PA chapter of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) will take place on October 15, 2917 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. An agenda can be viewed at http://clta-wpa.org...
Chinese is 2nd most spoken FL in the US
Census data from 2015 reveal that Chinese is the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/08/c_136428183.htm...