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ACC 10th Anniversary Celebration!!!
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ACC-CLASS SUMMER K-12 CHINESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS INSTITUTE FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF CHINESE
(FULL SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE)
With the generous funding of the Fulbright-Hays GPA grant, Associated Colleges in China (ACC), in collaboration with Chinese Language Teachers Association of Secondary Schools (CLASS), is pleased to announce its first Summer K-12 Chinese Teachers Institute to be held in Beijing and Chengdu, China from June 30-August 4, 2008. This six-week summer institute will provide refresher language courses, cultural lectures, and pedagogical workshops to K-12 in-service and pre-service Chinese language teachers whose first language is NOT Chinese. 10 full scholarships will be awarded to highly qualified participants to attend the program.
Program Features
- Six-week refresher Chinese language courses focusing on participants' language skills through a highly interactive and performance-based curriculum.
- A series of well organized cultural lectures and tours to expand participants' knowledge of Chinese culture.
- Bi-weekly pedagogical workshops on National Foreign Language Standards, K-12 curriculum design, best practices, classroom process, teaching needs of non-native CFL teachers, and assessment.
- Weekly hands-on teaching practicum, task design, lesson planning, and tests.
- Authentic teaching material collection and development
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Eligibility
A citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States; and
at least one of the following:
- A Chinese language teacher in an elementary or secondary school in the US.
- A graduate student or senior in an institution of higher education who is a prospective teacher of Chinese language and has demonstrated a strong commitment to K-12 Chinese language education.
Scholarships
- 10 full scholarships available through a grant provided to ACC by the Fulbright-Hays GPA Program.
- International travel up to $1500, program tuition, in-country travel, and lodging in China will be covered.
Application Deadline
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A Summer Adventure
Contact Summer Field Studies Program
315-859-4292
315-859-4222 (fax)
bchen@hamilton.edu
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