Summer Programs in Chinese
Over 1350 students and teachers will enroll in STARTALK Chinese programs this summer. See a list below of Chinese Student and Teacher programs.
Summer Programs for Students of Chinese
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and Chinese Language Association for Elementary and Secondary Schools (CLASS) Glastonbury, CT and Wallingford, CT ACTFL/CLASS Discovering Chinese Summer Initiative for Students Dates: July 2 - July 27 http://www.actfl.orgOral and written proficiency / cultural knowledge will progress significantly after an intensive four-week instructional program as measured by pre-and post-interviews and written tests.
Arlington Public Schools Summer Exploratory and Enrichment for Chinese Dates: July 9 - July 27 http://www.arlington.k12.va.us
Two courses will be offered: one exploratory and one maintenance and enrichment for those who have completed Chinese I, helping to expand, enhance, and support the existing courses offered during the school year.
Beloit College Beloit, WI A Lifetime of Adventure: Summer Intensive Chinese Language Study at Beloit Dates: June 9 - August 10 http://www.summerlanguages.com
This residential program offers talented high school students (age 17 and above) the opportunity to complete a year's worth of college-level language training in nine weeks. Our model features superb instructors, 25 hours per week of classroom study, an integrated approach to language and culture, and a variety of extracurricular activities. Competitive scholarships cover the cost of tuition, with scholarship recipients responsible for the cost of housing and meals.
Brigham Young University Provo, UT BYU Chinese Language Camp Dates: July 23 - August 17 http://ce.byu.edu/cw/startalk/
Twelve high school students will complete the equivalent of BYU's Chinese 101 course, reaching at least Intermediate Low proficiency in speaking and reading Chinese.
Bryant University Smithfield, RI Bryant Summer High School Chinese Immersion Program Dates: July 16 - July 29 http://china.bryant.edu
This program is a Chinese language summer camp that includes two weeks of language studies where participating American students and teachers are paired with visiting Chinese high school students and teachers.
Chicago Public Schools/DePaul University, Chinese Language Institute (CLI) Chicago, IL Student Language Institute Dates: June 18 - July 13 http://www.cps.k12.il.us http://www.olce.org
The SLI program creates an opportunity for 20 students currently enrolled in high school Chinese Level 3 to continue their linguistic and cultural studies during Summer 2007 in a university setting in preparation for AP / Chinese Level 4.
China Institute New York, NY Chinese Summer Immersion Academy Dates: July 30 - August 24 http://www.chinainstitute.org/summer-academy/index.html
The Chinese Summer Immersion Academy at China Institute will offer a head start in Chinese to 20 selected New York metro-area high school students with no prior Chinese language background. The Academy will take place from 9:30-3:30, 5 days a week. Equivalent to one semester of high school Chinese, it will emphasize oral commmunication while also introducing learners to Chinese reading and writing, and to the richness of Chinese culture.
Concordia Language Villages Moorhead, MN Authentic Learning, Authentic Teaching: Chinese Language Acquisition in Context Dates: July 2 - August 11 http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org
Two- and four-week scholarships are available for 40 high school students to participate in the Chinese Language Village. Both Programs are cultural- and language-immersion settings for beginning to advanced speakers.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Campus (ERAU) Prescott, AZ ERAU Upgrading Language Programs for High School Students Dates: June 16 - July 26 http://www.erau.edu/omni/pr/academicorgs/prcoaas/foreignlanguage.html
Three college credits will be offered to high school juniors and seniors in beginning Mandarin Chinese.
University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI A Chinese Language Immersion Sports Camp Dates: July 8 - July 28 http://chinesestudies.hawaii.edu/confucius/projects/summer/
Sixty high school students with no previous experience in Chinese will learn Mandarin Chinese through total immersion in a sports camp where Chinese martial arts and ping-pong will be taught in Mandarin Chinese by People's Republic of China national-level champions in the sports.
Howard Community College Columbia, MD Intense Critical Language Learning Experience for County High School Students Dates: June 18 - August 9 STARTALK at Howard Community College
Thirty high school students will be taught Mandarin Chinese (simplified) through a variety of techniques to develop skills in listening, speaking, writing, and reading and will receive 8 college credits for the 8-week program.
Hunter College New York, NY Intensive Chinese for High School Students Dates: July 2 - August 24 http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/classics/chinese/summer.html
Students (50 - 60) will complete an equivalent of one year of beginning Chinese in a Chinese-only environment.
University of Mississippi Oxford, MS Mississippi High School Short Pipeline Project Dates: July 2 - July 20 http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/modern_languages/StarTalk.html
The project will provide thirty rising high school juniors and seniors in North Mississippi and contiguous areas with four weeks of intensive instruction in Chinese on the campus of the University of Mississippi during the summer of 2007.
OneWorld Now! Seattle, WA OneWorld Now! Summer Language Camp Dates: August 20 - August 31 http://www.oneworldnow.org
An intensive 2-week summer language camp in Mandarin Chinese 1 will be organized for 50 Seattle Public School students.
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Penn Young Scholar Chinese Academy Dates: July 2 - August 10 http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ceas/
Two levels of Beginning Chinese (I and II) is offered to high school students with encouragement that they participate in further study of Chinese language and culture.
Rutgers University, Rutgers Language Institute New Brunswick, NJ Promoting Chinese in the New Jersey World Languages Classroom: The Rutgers/NJ School District Summer Project Dates: June 1 - August 31 http://wli.rutgers.edu
Program will enhance high school students' language proficiency, gaining insight into cultural perspectives of the society through experiences with the products and practices of the Chinese people.
Southern California Council of Chinese Schools Torrance, CA Chinese Immersion Summer Program Dates: June 25 - July 26 http://www.teachingChinese.org http://www.SCCCS.com
Program will provide 320 students with a global vision and sensitivity to foreign cultures as well as enhancing Chinese language competency and generating a lifelong interest in learning Chinese.
Stanford University's California Foreign Language Project Palo Alto, CA Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture Program for High School Students and Professional Development for Their Teachers Dates: June 25 - July 20 http://www.stanford.edu/group/CFLP/
This project offers an accelerated program for 30 students in Mandarin Chinese language and culture with opportunities to expand their learning beyond formal instruction.
Summer Programs for Teachers of Chinese
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and Chinese Language Association for Elementary and Secondary Schools (CLASS) Glastonbury, CT and Wallingford, CT ACTFL/CLASS Discovering Chinese Summer Initiative for Teachers Dates: July 5 - July 15 and July 14 - July 25 (2 sessions) http://www.actfl.orgThe two-week intensive training program will equip teachers of Chinese to develop standards-based instructional units, assess students' linguistic competence and to deliver such instruction in the classroom.
Brigham Young University Provo, UT BYU Chinese Language Camp Dates: July 23 - August 17 http://asiane.byu.edu/chinese
Three apprentice teachers will work closely with a master teacher over the length of the program while twelve high school students complete the equivalent of BYU's Chinese 101 course. A three-day seminar will be held for at least seven other teachers.
Bryant University Smithfield, RI Bryant Summer High School Chinese Immersion Program Dates: July 16 - July 29 http://china.bryant.edu
This program is a Chinese language summer camp that includes two weeks of language studies where participating American students and teachers are paired with visiting Chinese high school students and teachers.
Chicago Public Schools/DePaul University, Chinese Language Institute (CLI) Chicago, IL Teacher Professional Development (TPD) Dates: June 18 - June 29 http://www.cps.k12.il.us http://www.olce.org
The TPD program provides a four-week pedagogy-based professional development for teachers of Chinese language to introduce traditional and contemporary considerations for effective curriculum planning, design and development as applied to teaching Chinese in the U.S.
The College Board Stanford, CA Summer Institutes for Chinese Guest Teachers Dates: August 3 - August 12 http://www.collegeboard.com/k12chinese
This institute will provide valuable professional development for teachers from China serving as guest teachers in K-12 schools in the U.S.
Concordia Language Villages Moorhead, MN Authentic Learning, Authentic Teaching: Chinese Language Acquisition in Context Dates: July 2 - July 14 http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org
A cohort of 20 Chinese teachers will gather from across the United States for a two-week course that links the best practices in second language education with the innovative immersion techniques used at Concordia Language Villages for over 45 years. Teachers will earn four semester hours of graduate credit through Concordia College. Program participants will have the opportunity to both observe and interact with students and staff at the Chinese Language Village.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott Campus (ERAU) Prescott, AZ ERAU Upgrading Language Programs for High School Students Dates: June 16 - July 26 http://www.erau.edu/omni/pr/academicorgs/prcoaas/foreignlanguage.html
This program will train foreign language teachers to teach high school students while high school juniors and seniors are studying Mandarin Chinese.
University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI A Chinese Language Immersion Sports Camp Dates: July 8 - July 28 http://chinesestudies.hawaii.edu/confucius/projects/summer/
Ten in-service Chinese language teachers will be invited to undergo a concurrent pedagogic training session and to interact with, observe, and assist with classes in the sports camp where Chinese martial arts and ping-pong will be taught in Mandarin Chinese by PRC national-level champions in the sports.
Hunter College New York, NY Teaching Practicum and Professional Development Dates: July 2 - August 24 (4 or 8 weeks) http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/classics/chinese/
Two courses focus on supervised teaching, lectures and projects on curriculum and material design, lesson planning, teaching methodologies, and assessment, and the use of technology in teaching.
Indiana University Bloomington, IN Chinese Pedagogy Institute (CPI) Dates: June 17 - June 29 http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/CPI/index.htm
This intensive two-week residential institute will offer instruction to 15 prospective and current high school Chinese teachers.
Middlebury College, Sunderland Language Center Middlebury, VT Teacher Workshops and Continuing Education Programs in Chinese Dates: July 15 - July 28 http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/startalk
Ten Chinese teachers will be enrolled in a two-week intensive immersion workshop during the Middlebury Language Schools' summer 2007 session.
Northern Kentucky University, NKU Research Foundation Highland Heights, KY Educating World Language (Chinese) Teachers Dates: June 4 - July 20 http://www.nku.edu
This program consists of a seven-week intensive summer institute for 12 graduate credits leading to alternative certification for teachers of Chinese. Also, there is also a free workshop on Chinese teaching at end of June or early July. Also, there is also a free fifteen hour workshop on teaching Chinese language June 4-June 10.
Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria, VA Powering Up Your Chinese Language Courses with Technology Dates: June 26 - June 29
A summer institute of four full-day sessions studying technology and language pedagogy for up to ten teachers of Chinese.
Rutgers University, Rutgers Language Institute New Brunswick, NJ Promoting Chinese in the New Jersey World Languages Classroom: The Rutgers/NJ School District Summer Project Dates: June 1 - August 31 http://wli.rutgers.edu
Program will provide teacher candidates with the opportunity to enhance high school students' language proficiency while gaining insight into cultural perspectives of the society through experiences with the products and practices of Chinese people.
Seattle Public Schools Seattle, WA Chinese Language Teacher Certification Dates: July 16 - August 31 http://www.seattleschools.org/area/main/index.dxml
A teacher certification program enabling teachers of Chinese to quality for conditional teacher certificates in Washington State and to continue on the path to full Chinese teacher certification.
Southern California Council of Chinese Schools Torrance, CA Chinese Immersion Summer Program Dates: June 25 - July 26 http://www.teachingChinese.org
Professional development program will training teachers and aids to provide students with a global vision and sensitivity to foreign cultures as well as enhancing Chinese language competency and generating a lifelong interest in learning Chinese.
Stanford University's California Foreign Language Project Palo Alto, CA Mandarin Chinese Language and Culture Program for High School Students and Professional Development for Their Teachers Dates: June 25 - July 20 http://www.stanford.edu/group/CFLP/
Ten Mandarin language teachers will participate in a one-week professional development workshop run concurrently with the student program, receiving training in curriculum design and classroom practice.
