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  • Summer Institutes for Immersion Teachers

    From Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition. If you care about immersion, you should join them. They have a great newsletter. -Beth ======== Summer Institutes for Immersion Teachers CARLA also offers three popular institutes that are designed specifically for immersion educators: Immersion 101: An Introduction to Immersion Teaching for Character-Based Languages June 25-29, 2012 Presenters:…

  • A great Mandarin show for kids to watch: “家有儿女

    A great Mandarin show for your kids to watch Many thanks to Liyao, who told me about this show. It’s called 家有儿女, Jia you nu er (Home with Kids in English.) and it’s kind of The Brady Bunch in Chinese. It’s about a Chinese father who lives in America and has two children, a son…

  • MIPC meeting in San Francisco Nov. 15

  • Australian commentary suggests sending students to China

    He pegs it at about $25,000 Australian dollars a year. Public school immersion starts to look like a pretty amazing deal from the perspective. But we only know of one possible immersion program in Australia. Are there others? Minding our languages Hugh White November 8, 2011OPINION Illustration: John Spooner The countries of Asia are becoming…

  • Fundraising, Hiring Underway for New Chinese Language Program In Orange Co.

    Open enrollment could begin in December for the Mandarin immersion program—the first public school program of its kind in Orange County. By Penny Arévalo November 7, 2011      When a Mandarin Chinese immersion program at Capistrano Unified was approved in September, the school board added a caveat that it be “revenue-neutral.” Parents were asked to set…

  • The report we’ll all be waiting for – out next year

    What Works in Chinese Language Immersion Programs? and immersion experts at work. (Eleise Jones) by Eleise Jones In order to create linguistically and culturally competent speakers of Chinese, we must have innovative and effective programs in the early grades. The opportunities and challenges of teaching Chinese to early language learners are most clearly evident in…

  • National Chinese Language Conference

                          Submit a Session Proposal The success of the National Chinese Language Conference is built upon the innovation, best practices, and shared experiences of educators and administrators in the field. Share your ideas and successes by leading a session at NCLC 2012. The Request for…