CLTA-VA February news letter - 祝大家羊年快乐！！

[Tina Kao]

Dear CLTA-VA members and friends, 

祝大家羊年快乐！！

February Monthly News 

SPRING CONFERENCE, MARCH 21, 2015 - Don't forget to register online -  http://tinyurl.com/CLTA-VA-Conference 

The spring conference is going to be held in George Mason High School, 7124 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA,  close to West Falls Church Metro stop.  A group rate for hotel/lodging is end by 3/1/2015

We are delighted to have two distinguished speakers, Dr.  Miao-fen Tseng (曾妙芬 ), the Director of the Institute of World Languages and Associate Professor of Chinese at the University of Virginia to deliver a keynote speech and workshop entitled “Empowering students with authentic tasks and rubrics".  Please refer to flyer for the abstract and bio. 

 At noon, we are going to announce the HES awards, news, and luncheon with all of our members, and friends, followed by many sessions. 

 

 【 COLLEGE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP (HES)  IN TAIWAN OPEN FOR REGISTRATION -  】

 We encourage you nominate your students and submit HES scholarship application.  You can send the packet and/or contact Fu laoshi at f...@wlu.edu for more in details.  The recipients will be given the HES award at luncheon on 3/21/2015 by Director Liu from TECRO Education Division.  Here are site for more details websit:http://taiwanscholarship.moe.gov.tw/ or http://www.moetwdc.org/english/index.html.  

 

【 HANBAN SPONSORED SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM, 7/15 to 7/31 IN China OPEN FOR REGISTRATION -  】

Confucius classroom in GMHS has 10 seats to attend the  summer camp in China.  All cost in China is sponsored by Hanban. Each participant will be only responsible for the INTL ticket, and program fee of $250.00.  See attached  registration form for more information or contact Tina Kao at tinak...@gmail.com

【STARTALK PROGRAM IN UVA, OPEN FOR   REGISTRATION -  】

The Department of East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Virginia is pleased to announce its eighth annual teacher residential program! The program has built a national reputation as a rigorous and hands-on practical teacher training program that continues to attract an increasing number of applicants from around the nation. Please refer to the attached program flyer in pdf format. 

【CLTA-VA WEBSITE & MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT】

Please check out the CLTA-VA site, www.clta-va.org for any updates, and support our organization by joining/renewing CLTA-VA membership.  You can download the form via web site.

 

祝大家羊年快乐！！

Look forward to seeing you at the spring conference!