Information on this page pertains to the project funded by the 2008 State Innovations grant from Longview Foundation.

Purpose: Develop a cadre of excellent teachers of Chinese from the local communities, as well as abroad

Timeframe: Spring through Fall, 2008

Description:

• Hold two workshops on “Creating Chinese Language Programs,” one outside of the Seattle area.
• Bring expert speakers in the field of Chinese language pedagogy to present workshops to visiting and current teachers of Chinese.
• Expand on the mentoring program begun in 2007 for visiting teachers from China.
• Develop a support network for existing teachers of Chinese, focusing on curricular support for Chinese language classes.
• Promote educational and cultural exchanges among students, teachers, and other professionals between our region and other Chinese-speaking regions.
• Support the development of certification programs for new Chinese language teachers.
• Participate in the planning and launch of the new Washington State Confucius Institute.
• Create a web presence for the Chinese Language Teachers Network to better disseminate information about the group and its activities.

Key Personnel:

• Adam Ross, Co-President of the Chinese Language Teachers Network, teacher of Chinese at Lakeside School in Seattle
• Chunman Gissing, Founding member of the Chinese Language Teachers Network,  teacher of Chinese at University Prep School in Seattle; Chinese examiner with IBO
• Lotus Perry, Co-President of the Chinese Language Teachers Network, Chinese Instructor at University of Puget Sound in Tacoma
• Meitsu Chuang, Founding member of the Chinese Language Teachers Network, Chinese examiner with IBO

Status as of:  12/15/2008 | 8/31/2008

Status as of 12/15/2008

• The CLTN held a very successful fall workshop with Lanting Xu on September 14 focused on curriculum support for language teachers.
• Members of the Chinese Language Teachers Network are scheduled to present the "Creating a Chinese Language Program" workshop for Lake Washington School District February 4, 2009.
• CLTN members have participated in ongoing conversations about establishing a Confucius Institute in Washington state.

Status as of 8/31/2008

• Bring expert speakers in the field of Chinese language pedagogy to present workshops to visiting and current teachers of Chinese.
  • We held our spring workshop featuring CLTA Past President Dr. Jennifer Liu at University Preparatory Academy in Seattle on March 29. Her workshop focused on lesson planning for Chinese classes, and the day’s activities was attended by over 40 participants.
  • The CLTN is organizing its fall workshop:
    September 14, 2008 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Washington State CLTN Fall Meeting and Workshop led by Lanting Xu
    Location: Wyatt Hall, Room 109
    University of Puget Sound, Tacoma WA 98416
    On behalf of the Washington State Chinese Language Teacher's Network (CLTN), I would like to invite you to attend the 2008 CLTN Fall Meeting and Workshop on Sunday, September 14, from 9:30-4:00 at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. The pedagogy workshop will be led by Lanting Xu, author of the new secondary school Chinese language textbook series Huanying. You can read more about Ms. Xu in the San Jose Magazine’s feature on “Educators of the Year”: http://www.sanjosemagazine.com/main/?p=225 (scroll down to the bottom of the page for the feature on Ms. Xu).
     
• Develop a support network for existing teachers of Chinese, focusing on curricular support for Chinese language classes.
  • We are planning for our September workshop to focus on curriculum design and selecting textbooks.
• Support the development of certification programs for new Chinese language teachers.
  • Members of the CLTN met on August 6 with representatives from the University of Washington Department of Asian Languages and Literature, the East Asia Center and the East Asia Resource Center to discuss how UW can support the development of these programs.
• Create a web presence for the Chinese Language Teachers Network to better disseminate information about the group and its activities.
  • We have created an interim website to detail our activities and to disseminate information about workshops: http://www2.ups.edu/faculty/perry/CLTN/ and now migrated it to its own URL: http://www.cltn-wa.org. 
     

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