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Since 2006, The Confucius Institute @ China Institute (CI@CI) in partnership with the prestigious East China Normal University (ECNU) has been leading the professional development in teaching Chinese as a second language in the U.S. This spring, three renowned professors from ECNU will visit CI@CI in New York for the first time, to present this symposium, Scholars’ Perspective: Teaching Chinese as a Foreign/Second Language. All three professors are leading scholars in their respective fields and will be discussing various topics such as, theories and principles of Chinese phonetics and phonology, understanding Chinese characters from multiple perspectives, and contextualizing the use of Chinese languages. Symposium will be given in Mandarin Chinese.
Friday, April 30~ 1:30-5:30PM
China Institute ~125 E 65th St. New York, NY 10065
$10 member/$15 non-member
Refreshments will be served.
Seating is LIMITED.
Please click here to REGISTER. OR,
RSVP by April 26 to Ho Young Hung at hhung@chinainstitute.org or call 212-744-8181 ext. 116.
Please click here for the introduction of the symposium topics.
This workshop is in collaboration with NYS Asian Languages Bilingual/ESL Technical Assistance Center (ALBETAC).
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ABOUT CHINA INSTITUTE: Founded in 1926 by renowned educators John Dewey and Hu Shi, China Institute is the oldest bicultural organization in the United States focused on advancing a deeper understanding of China through programs in education, culture, business and art in the belief that cross-cultural understanding strengthens our global community.
ABOUT ECNU: ECNU is one of China’s premier universities, with a special focus on teachers’ education. With a population of over 40,000 students, including 3,000 students from over 40 countries worldwide, ECNU is known for producing leading scholars and scholarship on international educational theory and practice in Chinese language teaching. In December 2008, ECNU was designated as one of China’s key research and training centers for Chinese language teachers.
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