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Opportunities for Current Teachers

Professional Organizations
There are several professional organizations that represent Chinese language teachers at various levels and provide resources for those seeking certification, professional development, and employment opportunities among other services. The two primary groups are:

  • Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA) | link
    A professional organization devoted exclusively to the study of Chinese language, culture and pedagogy, with a membership composed of specialists in Chinese language, literature, linguistics and culture teaching at colleges and universities, as well as teachers of Chinese at primary and secondary schools
  • Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) | link
    A professional organization primarily devoted to providing professional support to primary and secondary education Chinese language teachers


Other groups include:

  • Alliance for the Advancement of Heritage Languages | link
  • Association of Chinese Schools (ACS, East Coast schools) | link
  • Chinese Language Teachers Association in Greater New York | link
  • The Chinese School Association in the United States | link
  • National Chinese Association of Chinese Language Schools | link
  • [People's Republic of China] National Office of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (Hanban) | link
  • Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) | link
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages | link
  • National Foreign Language Center | link
  • National Coalition of Less Commonly Taught Languages | link
  • Title VI International and Area Studies National Resource Centers | link


Professional Development

Summer Study Abroad Program: Scholarships in China available for K-12 teachers and students enrolled in undergraduate or graduate education programs who plan on teaching Chinese language.  This program seeks to strengthen Chinese language instruction in U.S. schools by providing teachers with the opportunity to study intensive Mandarin language and Chinese as a Foreign Language teaching methodology.

Program dates; June 23-August 5, 2007;  Location: Hong Kong Institute of Education and the Yale-New Asia Chinese Language Centre at the Chinese University of Hong Kong;  Application deadline: March 26, 2007.

The program is funded by the Department of State and administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers in Washington, D.C. and the Hong Kong American Center in China.

For eligibility requirements and application information, please visit www.caorc.org  or call Melynda Benlemlih, U.S. Dept. of State, at 202-453-8879.
STARTALK
The STARTALK 2007 competition, administered by National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland, will focus on summer programs for high school students, and professional development programs for prospective and current teachers for levels K-16. Thirty-four institutions from 22 states and the District of Columbia, including both public and private universities and high schools, and heritage schools, will host these programs. Over 600 teachers and 1144 students are expected to participate this summer; over 400 will enroll in the Arabic programs and over 1350 in Chinese. A complete listing of the 2007 Summer Programs will be available by mid-March. Click here for more information.

The College Board Annual Conference Scholarships | link
The College Board is offering professional development scholarships for the 2006 Advanced Placement Annual Conference.

U.S. Schools-Teachers of Critical Languages Program | e-mail
An international educational exchange program organized by the new National Security Langauge Initiative of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. State Department. For more information or to request an application, please e-mail tclp@state.gov

 

 

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