Resources for the Workshop on "Creating a Chinese Language Program."

The key resource for the program is the guide published by Asia Society:

"Creating a Chinese Language Program in Your School: An Introductory Guide"

 

Outline of the Workshop and Links to Resources

1. Understanding the Context: Why is everyone interested in learning Chinese these days?

• Expanding Chinese Language Capacity in the State of Washington (PPT) - presentation by Dr. Shuhan Wang at International Education Leadership Summit in Seattle, January 30, 2006
• 2006 Summit Report (Word) or PDF
• Asia Society Resources
  • Expanding Chinese Language Capacity in the United States
  • Creating a Chinese Language Program in Your School: An Introductory Guide (pages 6-7)

2. Understanding the Language: What do we need to know about Chinese?
   Creating a Chinese Language Program in Your School: An Introductory Guide
   (pages 10-12)
   Basic Facts about Learning Chinese (PPT by Adam Ross)

• Which variety? (Cantonese or Mandarin)
• Why is learning Chinese challenging for native English speakers?
• What about the writing system(s)?
• Which is used on the AP exam? (Answer: Both)
  College Board > AP Chinese Language and Culture
  http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/
  sub_chineselang.html?chineselang

3. Planning the Program: Where do we begin?
   An Introductory Guide (pages 16-19)
   • Who needs to be involved? (stakeholders) | Stakeholder Worksheet (PDF)
   • What are the program goals? | Worksheet Goals (PDF)
   • What levels of proficiency can learners attain?

4. Staffing the Program: Where are the teachers?
   An Introductory Guide (pages 22-24)
   Guest speakers:
   • Chunman Gissing: Staffing the Program (PPT) (large 12 Mb)  -- based on outline in the Asia Society Guide
   • Teacher Certification.
    
5. Funding the Program: What does it cost?
   An Introductory Guide (pages 24-25)
    
6. Choosing a Program Model: What are the choices?
   An Introductory Guide (pages 28-32)

• Early Language Learning Models:
  http://www.cal.org/earlylang/progdev/chart.html
• Model Early Language Learning Programs
  http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/0211gilzow.html

7. Planning for Instruction: What do we teach?
   An Introductory Guide (pages 34-36)

• OSPI > Standards for World Languages
• STARTALK Curriculum Planner

8. Assessing Student Proficiency: How well can they learn?
   An Introductory Guide (pages 37-38)

• College Board Chinese AP
• International Baccalaureate
• Center for Applied Linguistics Oral Proficiency Assessments >
  ELLOPA, SOPA, COPE
• Standards-Based Measurement of Proficiency > STAMP
• Chinese Proficiency Test HSK
• Lingua Folia http://www.ncssfl.org/links/index.php?linguafolio

9. Sustaining Quality: How can we create an enduring program?
   An Introductory Guide (pages 42-44)
   • Alignment across grades and schools
   • Professional development for teachers
   • Partnering with Heritage Language Communities
   • Monitoring effectiveness over time

Interspersed throughout: what's currently happening in Seattle and Washington state to expand Chinese language opportunities?

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