[IWLA] Pedagogy and Practices for Building an Integrated Chinese Language - Culture Course of Study

[Julio C Rodriguez]

The Middle Kingdom in Middle School: A STARTALK Program on Pedagogy
and Practices for Building an Integrated Chinese Language - Culture
Course of Study

DATES: July 21-30, 2010
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, May 14, 2010
CONTACT: Lauren Collins, lauren....@colorado.edu, (303) 735-5120

INFORMATION & APPLICATION: www.colorado.edu/cas/tea/programs/startalk_program.html
(Please also see attached application form and instruction.)

The University of Colorado Program for Teaching East Asia, in
collaboration with faculty of CU’s ALTEC language technology center
and Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations, will offer a
STARTALK eight-day residential summer workshop for native Chinese
language teachers teaching in middle school settings around the United
States in July 2010. Applications for the program are now being
accepted from middle school Chinese language teachers.

Program Overview
“Middle Kingdom in the Middle School” will focus on Chinese language
acquisition pedagogy and related issues, including standards-based
instruction, assessment, and curriculum development. A secondary focus
of the workshop is on effective language instruction at the middle-
school level, with attention to guided instruction in developing
integrated, team-taught units in collaboration with other disciplines,
and effective strategies for institutionalizing Chinese language
within the middle school setting. Guest speakers will provide
expertise on articulation issues, hands-on culture activities, and
case studies of successful Chinese language-culture programs embedded
in the middle school curriculum. Each participant in the workshop will
be expected to complete three workshop products: (1) a draft plan for
working with teachers of other disciplines in the teacher’s own school
building, (2) a draft for a cross-disciplinary team-taught unit on
Chinese language-culture to be implemented in the 2010-2011 school
year, and (3) a brief review of curriculum materials.

Program Support to Participants
All major costs of institute attendance are underwritten by the
Program for Teaching East Asia (TEA) through funding from STARTALK.
Teachers selected for participation will receive a $350 stipend to
defray costs of travel, weekend meals, and incidentals. The program
also covers a double occupancy room in the University of Colorado
dormitories and weekday meals. Participants are eligible for a $50
tuition stipend if they elect to take the course for credit through
the CU School of Continuing Education. The cost of a two-credit course
is $120.

For more Information and an application, go to
www.colorado.edu/cas/tea/programs/startalk_program.html or call Lauren
Collins at 303-735-5120.

Lauren Collins
Program for Teaching East Asia
Center for Asian Studies
University of Colorado
303-735-5120
www.colorado.edu/cas/tea

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