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Here’s some interesting background on Mandarin immersion programs in British Columbia. Vancouver (arguably the most beautiful city in North America, but I digress…) is about 17% Chinese. But it’s only now getting a Mandarin immersion program in its public schools, along with suburbs Coquitlam (see previous article) and Burnaby. Interestingly, Vancouver and Burnaby are contemplating…
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Coquitlam (ko-kwheet-lum for those not from the area) is a town slightly southeast of Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. The greater Vancouver area has an fairly high Chinese population, about 17%. In the 2001 census, 15% of the population spoke a Chinese dialect. The town is also home to British Columbia’s only French-speaking neighborhood, Maillardville.…
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CAIS will be offering summer camps again in 2010. There will be two separate programs, one for pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten students and the other for first grade through 8th grade students. This year’s summer programs will be offered in two, four-week sessions. Session One will be held June 21-July 16. Independence Day will be observed on Monday, July…
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The Teachers of Critical Languages Program, a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, is designed to expand schools’ abilities to teach Chinese and Arabic, placing experienced EFL teachers from China and Egypt in American K-12 schools for an academic year where they teach Mandarin or Arabic language and…
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One concern many parents have when starting their child in Mandarin immersion is that they’ll never be able to leave their town, much less their school, without giving up Mandarin. But with literally dozens of Mandarin immersion programs opening up around the country these days, that’s less a problem than it used to be. In…
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The Chinese Education Conference (CEC) is the largest K-16 national conference dedicated to promoting Chinese education in the United States. CEC provides: Best practices and hands-on teaching methods Innovative technology tools and essential resources Networking opportunities for administrators and teachers Annually, the CEC brings together a national audience of over 500 teachers, administrators, and community…
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National Chinese Language Conference 2010 The third annual National Chinese Language Conference will be held during April 22–24, 2010, in Washington, DC. With growing interest in fostering students’ global competence, Chinese language and culture programs are expanding quickly across the United States, and indeed the world. This conference is dedicated to encouraging dialogue in the…
