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  • Heritage Speakers of Mandarin Chinese Needed

    The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages is currently seeking speakers of Mandarin Chinese between the ages of 18-29 who learned to speak Mandarin at home or in the community (not at school).  Note – if you first learned Mandarin at home but then studied Mandarin in school, you are eligible to take part in…

  • German classes being cut to make way for Mandarin

    German in a Multicultural World Shannon Jensen for The New York Times Robert Williams, who teaches German at Fairfax High School in Virginia, says students come in with negative images of Germany, and Mandarin is encroaching. By SAM DILLON Published: April 13, 2012 ON the day in November 1989 that the Berlin Wall came down, Michael Legutke, a…

  • Chinese Language Education and Research Center conference, Santa Clara

    Chinese Language Education and Research Center                                                加州中文教学研究中心 2012 CLERC Seminar & Workshop Series III  When  ­    时间 Saturday April 28  ,  2012 2:00pm – 4:00pm     Where­­­­­­     地点 CLERC Lecture Hall 3000 Lakeside Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95054     Contact   联系人 Jessy Li       Tel: (408)380-8088        Fax:  (408)380-8089 jessy.li@nanhai.com http://www.nanhai.com     CLERC Textbook Showroom 中文教材展示区   Open：2:00 – 5:00pm…

  • San Francisco’s first Mandarin immersion class graduates

    Mandarin masters: Starr King’s 1st class grows up Jill Tucker Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Brant Ward / The Chronicle Jack Gaughan is among the first students to have enrolled in the Mandarin immersion program at Starr King Elementary in San Francisco. Of the original 23 students, 16 remain with nine joining later. IMAGES  View All…

  • Calgary charges $510 for bus to immersion program

    Parents balk at higher fees CBE says it must cover shortfall BY RICHARD CUTHBERTSON, CALGARY HERALD APRIL 14, 2012 As the Calgary Board of Education overhauls what it charges for busing and noon supervision, it is facing criticism over which alternative programs it is targeting for significantly higher fees. The new schedule released by the board…

  • New book on Chinese in elementary school available online

    Chinese Language Learning in the Early Grades enlarge image (Image courtesy: Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School) Download the handbook New York, April 12, 2012—Asia Society today released a new book (available as afree download): Chinese Language Learning in the Early Grades, a handbook of resources and best practices for Mandarin immersion. Chinese immersion programs are…

  • Spots still open in Pasadena Mandarin immersion

    Late Applications for PUSD Open Enrollment Being Accepted There are a few spots left in the Mandarin and Spanish dual-language immersion programs and some College and Career Pathways programs. By Cassandra Morris Email the author April 10, 2012       Upload Photos and Videos The Pasadena Unified School District opens its late application period for open enrollment…