A journey to the East and back
Here is a brief story about Morgan Alexander Jones, MBA ’15 of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at College University, who learned Chinese early on in his life, and is now the COO of US-China Strong. “One of the basic ways to start understanding Chinese culture is to learn the Chinese language.” Go...
CLTNet Summer Workshop
Chinese Program and Curriculum Design June 23 – 24, 2017 Penn State University Park campus Presenter: Professor Jie Zhang (University of Oklahoma) Chinese programs of different sizes will be examined according to their curriculum design, their course offering and sequencing, and their textbook selection. Using case studies, we will discuss: 1) ideas for how...
Immersion Program in Delaware
Newcastle Elementary School in the Colonial SD in Delaware has an Immersion Program in Chinese. Watch a short video. ...
Learning Mandarin – a view from the UK
“How Mandarin can unlock our children’s potential in an increasingly connected world” by Mark Herbert, The Telegraph, January 10, 2017 An essay about the value of learning another language in general and Mandarin in particular. Mr. Herbert provides background information on the “Excellence in Mandarin Programme”, which was started in the UK in September...
2017 Chinese New Year
Celebrate the 2017 Chinese New Year in Philadelphia. Take a look at all of the events scheduled in the city. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation published a list. Chinese New Year Events...
Where is Chinese spoken in PA?
Want to find out where Chinese is spoken in Pennsylvania? Take a look at the MLA Language Map. You can also find where other languages are spoken across the U.S. The interactive map lets you see the variety of languages spoken in the United States and can be a useful tool for classrooms also....
Mandarin learning is a must
Learning Mandarin is critical to the educational and economic success of American students. Views from Delaware and Utah programs are featured in this article. by Jack Markell and Gary R. Herbert, U.S. News and World Report, October 25, 2016 Go to Article ...
Bilingual education on the rise in China
Bilingual education on the rise in China as parents seek to ready their kids for life in a more globalized atmosphere By Zhang Xinyuan, Global Times, October 9, 2016 This is an essay on the rise of bilingual schools in China, which offer a model to education that has elements of Western and Chinese...
Berks IU new programs
The Berks County Intermediate Unit (IU) launched two new programs this Fall. The first is a pilot with Wilson School District and Brandywine Heights School District. Berks IU partnered with Alvernia University to offer a dual credit option to Chinese 2 students. At Wilson, Chinese is being taught face to face and at Brandywine...
LiM at Juniata this Fall
An important aspect of studying abroad is sharing your culture with your new peers, and these three Chinese speakers want to take it a step further: They want to share their culture with Pennsylvania’s classrooms through Juniata College’s Language in Motion (LiM) program. Coming to the United States from Taiwan for the fall semester,...