Author: Elizabeth Weise

Dear Colleagues, It is to remind you that we are going to host Two Workshops in April and May for all Chinese language teachers. You are welcome to register for these two specially-prepared workshops on (1) Teaching Chinese Idioms (Sunday, April 10) by Dr. Wei SHAO, Chief Consul for Education of Chinese Consulate, Dr. Hui…

From NPR In an interconnected world, speaking more than one language is becoming increasingly common. Approximately one-fifth of Americans speak a non-English language at home, and globally, as many as two-thirds of children are brought up bilingual. Research suggests that the growing numbers of bilingual speakers may have an advantage that goes beyond communication: It…

RSA Students Touting The Benefits Of Learning Mandarin Chinese UPDATED: 7:30 pm PST March 9, 2011 REDDING, Calif. — Redding School of the Arts has offered a Mandarin Chinese Immersion program for four years. They offer the program at their campus at 3500 Tamarac Drive in Redding.It’s a voluntary program where kids spend their day…

Wednesday, Mar. 09, 2011 USC helps launch Mandarin Chinese immersion school COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina’s Confucius Institute is helping launch a Mandarin Chinese immersion school that opens in the fall. USC spokeswoman Peggy Binette said Wednesday the Institute is helping arrange for five teachers from China to serve on the faculty…

Shanghai: Head of the (global) class What can we learn from China’s top-scoring school system? By Connie Matthiessen Shanghai, China Let’s say you’re a 10-year-old student in Shanghai. What are you doing differently from millions of students around the world? Do you begin with military-style math drills followed by monk-like recitations of philosophy? Not exactly.…

2011 SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE JUDGING RESULTS   MARCHING SCHOOLS 1st Place  Starr King Elementary School (San Francisco Mandarin immersion) 2nd Place  Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila Elementary School (San Francisco Cantonese immersion)   SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS (in alphabetical order) International School of the Peninsula (Private Mandarin immersion) St. Mary’s Chinese Girls’ Drum…

  NOVEMBER 12-13, 2011 HYATT REGENCY SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT Connect your skills with experts in the most critical topics in contemporary Chinese Language education. To be discussed are the following; follow us on our website as the program develops! ✔ Curriculum, materials and articulation of Chinese programs ✔ Pedagogy, technologies and classroom management ✔ Cultural…