Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
The 2009 USC Symposium on Chinese Language Instruction: Standards and Evaluations in Curriculum and Classrooms
USC East Asian Languages and Cultures & East Asian Studies Center present a one day seminar on Chinese language instruction.
When:
February 14, 2009 2:00pm to 5:15pm
Lillian Vosloh Forum, Building UU
Pasadena City College
(right next to Parking Lot 7)
Co-sponsored by CLTA-SC and Pasadena City College
Panel I
Making it Happen – Keys to an Ideal K-12 Chinese Program
Qualified and dedicated teachers; well-articulated standards-based and K-12 curriculum; student-centered classroom; real-life and authentic assessment; proficiency-oriented instruction; immersion environment ; true Integration of language and culture
by CLASS leadership: Carol Chen-Lin, Lucy Lee, Yu-lan Lin, Yuanchao Meng, Dali Tan
Panel II
Making Standards Meaningful
the nuts and bolts of standard-based curriculum in classrooms, tests and assessments
by 1st Panelists and Professors Jianhua Bai, Richard Chi, Jennifer Li-Chia, Tao-Chung Yao
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