building a new model of k 16 chinses language pipeline
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BUILDING A NEW MODEL OF K-16 CHINESE LANGUAGE PIPELINE
University of Rhode Island
Wayne He, Qian Xie , Xiaoyan Hu
何文潮、谢芊、胡小艳
Agenda
Overview of Chinese Studies at URI and outreach effort of URI
K-16 Partnerships for Building Sustainable Chinese Programs
Management and language & culture instruction in the K-12 classrooms
Center for Chinese
Language & Culture
Rhode Island K-12 Chinese Language
Consortium
Chinese Language Flagship Program
Overview of Chinese Studies at URI
Chinese Summer School
Confucius Institute
Chinese B.A.
Program
Chinese Teacher Certification
Program
Chinese B.A. Program
Approved June 2011! 30 credits in Chinese
language & literature 6 credits in Chinese/Asian
studies (in English) Combine with other majors:
IEP, IBP, Flagship
Chinese Teacher Certification Program
Partnership with URI School of Education
Agreement with Minzu University, China
URI Confucius Institute Chinese language and culture teaching &
Language program development Teacher training School and district leadership travel to
China Institute for Asian Studies for High School
Students High school student travel to China
The URI Chinese Flagship Program One of only nine in
the U.S. Funded by NSEP Open to all majors at
URIMaintain 3.3 GPAProfessional goals
related to ChinaHonors-level Chinese
program
The URI Chinese Flagship Program
Creating Global Professionals
GOAL: Superior proficiency in Chinese
Capstone Year in ChinaNanjing UniversityInternship
Summer Immersion Opportunities
URI Chinese Summer School
Flagship Summer Programs
Qian Xie
The Implement of Chinese Programs in Rhode Island
K-16 Partnerships for Building Sustainable Chinese Programs
Current Partner DistrictsBarringtonPawtucketSouth KingstownNorth KingstownJamestownEast Greenwich
K-16 Partnerships for Building Sustainable Chinese Programs
3 Year PlanYear 1: Establish After School ProgramsYear 2:
○ Maintain After School Programs○ Develop Chinese as Part of World Language
CurriculumYear 3: Self-Sustaining Chinese Language
Programs
Chinese Programs Offered
a. After-school program b. In-school program c. Chinese Club
Partner Schools
a. Approaching and developing of partner schools and districts
b. Types of Schools: private & public, K-12
c. Program in individual Schools: After-school, in-school, Chinese club.
Curriculum Development
a. Guidelines for after-school program b. Teaching meeting c. Future Development
Teacher Training
a. Certified Teachers b. American Classroom teachers c. Chinese student Volunteers
Prospect of Program in the Region
a. Opportunity:
The growing interesting in Chinese from students, parents, schools and community.
b. Challenges:
Lack of resources in schools, current objective of schools.
c. Building up a Chinese learning environment.
Foster the interest in a wider range.
XIAOYAN HU
Teaching Chinese in the Six Different Types of
Programs
1. In-school Program
Montessori elementary school
Age groups ： 4-5 years old 6-8years old Teaching time ： once a
week, half an hour each time
Teaching task: basic Chinese language teaching
2. Heritage Chinese Class Saturday heritage
Chinese class in URI Age ： 4-8 years old group ；
13-16years old group Teaching time ： once a week,
each time the younger group one hour, the older group one hour and a half
Teaching materials: younger group 《快乐汉语》 older group 《走向未来》
3.Afterschool Program Curtis Corner middle
school Students ： seventh grade
and eighth grade Teaching time ： once a
week, each time one hour Teaching task: Chinese
culture introduction, basic Chinese learning, make <my first Chinese book>
4.College Chinese for High School Students
Chinese class with 3 URI credits
Students ： eleventh grade students
Teaching time ： once a week, each time three hours
Teaching material: Integrated Chinese
5. URI Chinese Summer School Students ： College
Students and Adults of All Ages
Teaching time ： eight-week program, four weeks at URI, four weeks at Zhejiang University
Teaching task: Intensive Chinese language instruction from beginning through advanced levels
6.Conversational Chinese Class Conversational
Chinese for Executive Leaders
Students ： URI faculty and staff members, community members
Teaching time ： once a week, each one hour and a half
Teaching task: basic Chinese
