The Confucius Institute at Texas A & M University

Chinese Language Teaching Seminar - Prepare Texas students to successfully compete in an increasingly global marketplace

April 28, 2008
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

About the conference

The Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University and the Chinese Language Teachers Association—Texas are co-hosting this seminar to encourage Chinese language education and global competence among students in Texas.

The rise of China in the international economic and political stage has made learning Chinese as a second language a global trend in the last few years. In U.S. schools, the number of students learning Mandarin jumped from an estimated 5,000 to 50,000, a ten-fold increase, between 2000 and 2005.

However, starting a Chinese program is no easy task. In this conference, speakers will share their experience on how to establish and sustain a meaningful Chinese program, how to find qualified teachers, and what kind of technical assistance and resources are available.

Who should attend

State or local education administrators, school principals and teachers, policy makers, university faculty, and concerned parents are all welcome.

SCHEDULE

	EVENT
1:30 p.m-2:45 p.m	Learning and Teaching Chinese in K-12 in Texas	Dr.Michael Hydak,Instructional Coordinator,Foreign Language and Journalism Ms. Yinxia Su Visiting teacher from China Austin Independent School District Ms. Sandy Harvey Foreign Language Coordinator, Academic Decathlon Coordinator Fort Bend Independent School District
2:45 pm -3:15 pm	Chinese Language Teachers Certification in Texas	Ms. Maria Trevino Texas Education Agency Division of Curriculum Dr. Jim Kracht , Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,College of Education and Human Development,Texas A&M University
3:15-3:30 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.	Resources from the Communities	Dr. Meng Yeh, President of CLTA-Texas, Rice University Dr. Linda Skrla, Associate Dean for Research, College of Education and Human Development, Texas A&M University James Boyce, Grant Writer/Field Service Agent, ESC Region VI Representatives
4:30 p.m.	End of Seminar