GW 中文 News

ACC Fulbright Scholarships Available for Spring 2012

2011-09-27T15:02:00.000-07:00

Students who are interested in applying for the ACC Spring term and are interested in a Fulbright scholarship or international travel funds, please contact the ACC office at acchina@hamilton.edu immediately. For downloading the application forms for the ACC Spring term and scholarships, please visit www.hamilton.edu/china.

The Fulbright scholarship requires applicants to be a US citizen, must sign an agreement with ACC, and carry out a community service during the program.

Important dates for the ACC Spring Term Application:
· Fulbright Scholarships: $2000-$6000: Application deadline: 10/15/2011
· International travel aid: $600-$1400: Application deadline: 10/15/2011
· ACC Spring term application deadline: October 15th, 2011

GW Winners' Speeches Published in China!

2011-09-20T17:03:00.000-07:00

We are happy to announce that following GW's sweep of the Chinese Bridge Competition (汉语桥演讲比赛) last spring (for the preliminary round at the Washington site), the winners, Tim Quinn and Caleb Dependahl, had their speeches published recently in 中国语言生活,an online magazine by The Commercial Press (商务印书馆)! The Commercial Press was founded in 1897 and continues to be one of the top, most well-respected publishers in all of China. It is quite an achievement for anyone to be published by The Commercial Press, and we are more than proud of Tim and Caleb! Congratulations! Also many thanks to Dr. Xiaoning Chen, our Visiting Fellow from China, who has contributed to the success of the two winners and initially recommended the speeches to the Chinese publisher.

Follow the link below to view the magzine and our winners'speeches:

http://yuyankaifa.com/yuyanshenghuo/201104/index.html

GWU to Hold the First Jiangsu Cup Chinese Speech Contest in Fall 2011

2011-09-20T16:37:00.000-07:00

GW is going to hold the first Jiangsu Cup Chinese Speech Contest in fall 2011! This is a collaborative event co-sponsored by Jiangsu International Culture Exchange Center and Nanjing University, China. Students will have the opportunity to win a sizable scholarship to study in China (M.A. degree or short term) or a free 8-day cultural tour of Jiangsu, China in summer 2012!

Information about the contest is available online at:
http://columbian.gwu.edu/jiangsucup

Interested GW students (undergrads) should get a Chinese teacher's recommendation first. Then they can enter the preliminary competition at the following site. Candidates will be asked to write an essay online (three paragraphs) and record a self-introduction (2-3minutes). The online preliminary competition will be open 9/22-9/30 at the following site:

Jiangsu Cup --GW Preliminary Competition
http://www.quia.com/quiz/3280403.html

If you have questions please contact Zhang laoshi at

Internship for Fall 2011

2011-06-09T06:08:00.000-07:00

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program announces internship opportunities for Fall 2011. The deadline to apply is Thursday, June 30, 2011.

Selected interns will be provided with an office space equipped with a computer, phone, access to Smithsonian collections, libraries, and other resources, as well as advice and research guidance from the APA Program and other Smithsonian staff. Smithsonian interns have the opportunity to develop both research and professional skills and to participate in numerous intern activities and events at the Smithsonian.

Applicants will be chosen based on their scholarly qualifications, experience working with APA communities, and the quality of the research project proposed and its suitability to the APA Program's missions and goals. Eligible applicants must be a current college student, recent college graduate (within one calendar year), and/or have been accepted to enter an advanced degree program. Most interns are at the senior or junior undergraduate level, though strongly qualified sophomores and freshmen will be considered. Graduate students are eligible to apply.

To apply, register on the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment System (SOLAA) through its website's left navigation, follow the instructions there, and choose the APA Program's internship option. Please note that accepted applicants will need to submit background check forms one month before their start date. Accepted applicants are responsible for arranging their own housing during their appointment.

Most internships at the Smithsonian are unpaid, but interns may receive academic credit through their universities. Students are encouraged to apply for independent grants or scholarships through their schools or outside sources to financially support them during their internship appointment. Funding is available on a competitive basis through the Minority Awards Program from the Smithsonian Institution's Office of Fellowships.

The Smithsonian Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Contact Krista Aniel, Internship Coordinator, for help or more information.

Telephone:
(202) 633-2691

Office Address:
Capital Gallery, Suite 7065
600 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20024
(Google Map)

Graduating Senior Receives the Fulbright Grant

2011-06-09T05:56:00.000-07:00

Sarah Tynen, B.A. International Affairs, 2011
Received a 2011-2012 Fulbright award to China and Critical Language Enhancement Award for the study of Chinese at the Middlebury school in Kunming.

Sarah Tynen is a graduating senior in The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, majoring in International Affairs with a concentration in Asian Studies and a minor in Chinese Language and Literature. During her time at GW, Sarah has interned for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, GWU Institute for International Economic Policy, and Hudson Institute. From 2009-2010, she studied abroad in Nanjing, China for a year, where she lived with a host family, studied Chinese, and taught English. Upon her return, she was elected Vice President of the GWU Organization of Asian Studies. After learning about Chinese-Middle Eastern and Chinese-Central Asian affairs, she was inspired to write her senior honors thesis on the role of the international Uyghur movement in the ethno-diplomacy of Chinese-Turkish relations. In March 2011, she attended a conference in Sydney, Australia to present her paper, which will be published by the Elliott School this summer. She will be returning to China in August 2011 on a Fulbright award.

The Grant
The Fulbright grant requires a total of 14 months in China: 4 months of language study and 10 months of research. Sarah will first study Chinese for four months at the CV-Starr Middlebury school in Kunming, Yunnan for the Critical Language Enhancement Award of the Fulbright scholarship. Upon completion, she will begin her 10-month Fulbright grant in Nanjing.
For her Fulbright research, Sarah plans to examine the impact of urban renewal on the preservation of tradition and cultural identity, To do so, she will conduct a case study in Old Nanjing, home to some of Nanjing's oldest housing structures and poorest residents. This will focus on the influence of urban redevelopment on the preservation of Nanjing cultural identity and tradition. Under the mentorship of Professor Chen Yunqian of Nanjing University, this study will serve as a tool for both Chinese and Westerners in creating urban development policies.

Tim Quinn 丁崑天 Placed 1st in the 10th Annual Chinese Bridge

2011-04-25T23:18:00.000-07:00

Story Contributed by Tim Quinn
Videos by Miaochun Wei

At the beginning of this semester, having just come back from study abroad, I was eager to find avenues to keep up with my Chinese and keep honing my language skills. When Wei Laoshi approached me and asked me if I wanted to compete in the Hanyuqiao competition, I agreed without hesitation. I didn’t even know what Hanyuqiao was at the time, all I knew was that it would give me extra opportunity to practice Chinese outside of my literature class with Professor Liana Chen.
When I agreed to participate I didn’t know who I would be working with nor did I know what I would be doing. I got an email from Professor Xiaoning Chen and I still remember our first meeting. We talked and she asked me about what I would like to do for the competition – I hadn’t a clue.

(Photo by Phyllis Zhang)

A few weeks went by and before I knew it I had a piece to practice complete with singing and tongue twisters. Chen Laoshi was strict, but I appreciated every moment of it and I am convinced that she has helped me immensely in maintaining and furthering my Chinese language capabilities. Given her impressive resume and her experience as an emcee, even a native mandarin speaker would be envious of the time I got to spend training with her.

In the weeks before the competition, I never even thought for one moment I had a chance at winning. I had entirely convinced myself that regardless the outcome I had decided to compete solely for the experience. It wasn’t until I got on the stage to give my speech that I fully came to realize just how much a help Chen Laoshi had actually been. Naturally, I was happy when I saw my scores (and I was even happier when I found out I won!) yet the most rewarding part of this experience hasn’t been the outcome, but rather the experience itself.

I am looking forward to going to China to participate in the next stages of this competition. However, what I look forward to more is coming back. Chen Laoshi has agreed to keep practicing with me during her time in Washington DC and it is this for which I am most grateful and excited. Yes, the awards and the recognition have been great. But the best part of participating in this year’s Hanyuqiao competition without a doubt has been the fact that it has given me the opportunity to meet and work with so many of our Chinese department’s wonderful faculty, especially Professor Xiaoning Chen. It was an absolute honor to represent GW and to represent such an excellent staff of dedicated and hardworking people. --Tim

The George Washington University
B.A. International Development/Anthropology
Class of 2012

Caleb Dependahl 戴永凯 Places 2nd in the 10th Annual Chinese Bridge

2011-04-25T22:47:00.000-07:00

Story contributed by Caleb Dependahl
Videos by Miaochun Wei

Photo by Jianxin Cui

Participating and placing in the 10th Chinese Bridge Speech Competition was even more enjoyable than last year! I am very happy that I could bring honor to GWU and specifically our Chinese Department once again. One thing that makes our Chinese Department stand out from the rest is our amazing faculty. The amount of support and encouragement I’ve received from every single professor is amazing.

My experience preparing for this year’s competition differed greatly from my experience last year. Due to a heavier workload, I originally had no plans to compete in Chinese Bridge again. However, a few weeks before the competition our Director, Phyllis Zhang, along with several other smiling professors just happened to ask me – repeatedly – if I would be competing in the 汉语桥 coming up. I knew that resistance was futile and decided to jump in and enjoy the ride! Professor Chen Xiaoning was immediately assigned to whip me in shape, and before I knew it I was memorizing speeches and distracting anyone unlucky enough to be down the hall from our practice room!

I give all of the credit to three professors, without whom I would never have competed or done as well as I did. First, I would like to thank Prof. Phyllis Zhang, Director of GW Chinese Program, for urging me to compete these past two years. She has continued to push me to challenge myself and realize my full potential, and for that I am truly grateful. Next, I would like to thank Professor Wei Gengyun again, the visiting fellow from China (2008-10). It was she who helped me prepare for the 汉语桥 last year, and if it weren’t for her I never would have attempted my first “没有快板的快板”. She helped me discover a talent I never knew I had. Finally, I never would have done so well this year without the help of Professor Chen Xiaoning, another visiting fellow from China. Her guidance, patience and encouragement have brought me to the point where I am ready to bring my skills to the next level.

I would also like to thank Professor Wei Miaochun for videotaping our performances, and Professor Dong Hongyuan for driving us to and from the competition.

I sincerely thank you all!

-- Caleb

Caleb Dependahl is a Junior in the Elliott School of International Affairs, double majoring in Asian Studies and Chinese Language and Literature

GW Sweeps Chinese Bridge Speech Competition

2011-04-25T21:37:00.000-07:00

(Photos by Prof. Jianxin Cui, Confucius Institute, UMD)

Tim Quinn (GW Chinese minor) and Caleb Dependahl (GW Chinese major) placed 1st and 2nd respectively in the 10th Annual Chinese Bridge Speech Competition preliminaries, Washington DC site. The competition of the DC site was held at the University of Maryland Confucius Institute, with 12 competitors from seven universities. Competitors were required to perform a formal speech, answer questions testing Chinese language and cultural knowledge, and perform a talent related to Chinese culture. The 1st and 2nd place winners of each region are sent to Beijing to represent the USA competing on the International Chinese Bridge on Chinese national television! Look forward to seeing their performances after this summer!

Dr. Julia Chen is currently a visiting fellow from China. Once a TV program host in Hubei TV Station, China, Dr. Chen used her pro skills to coach the two GW competitors. (Photo by Phyllis Zhang)

比赛前一天,我问崑天和永凯,要是没得奖,你们会失望吗? 他们说,我们不会在意,我们更在意这个学习的过程。我的心一下子放下了。现在，我常常想起的不是他们获奖的瞬间，而是在这间不大的办公室里，我们字斟句酌、反复锤炼的一个个场景……
On the day before the competition, I asked Tim and Caleb, if you guys don’t win will you be upset? They told me that winning didn’t even matter, what matters was the experience and what they had learned during the preparation process. I immediately was able to relax. Now, when I reflect on this experience, I generally don’t think about that award winning moment. Instead, I think of the time spent in that small office, practicing over and over, carefully weighing every word......
-- Julia Chen

Prof. Miaochun Wei had taught Tim before Tim went to the ACC program in China.

This is our third year that GW students have participated in Chinese Bridge Speech Contest, and we have the best performance this year. I have felt really delighted to see every contestant contribute tremendous time and efforts preparing for it with our teachers. They all exemplify GW spirit, increasing interest in learning Chinese language and culture, and above all, the mutual understanding of Chinese and Americans. I hope that their victory motivates both Tim and Caleb to continue further studies in Chinese, as well as encourages more of our students to pursue excellence in the global community in the future.
--Miaochun Wei

Prof. Miaochun Wei (left), Tim Quinn, Prof. Julia Chen (center), Prof. Phyllis Zhang (front, served as judge in this competition). Caleb Dependahl, Prof. Hongyuan Dong (right, served as judge in the previous competition).

GW Summer Intensive Chinese Courses

2011-04-04T09:50:00.000-07:00

Good news for students who wish to take summer Chinese courses:

CHIN1011:
INTENSIVE BEGINNING CHINESE
May 16-July 7 (Eight Weeks, 8 credits, equivalent of one academic year's work!)
Monday-Thursday 10am-3pm (with lunch break)
Instructor: Hongyuan Dong

CHIN2003 and CHIN2004
INTERMEDIATE CHINESE I AND II
May 16-June 25 & July 6-August 16 (4+4 credits)
Monday-Thursday 12-2:30pm
Instructor: Miaochun Wei

Questions? Contact us:

By phone:
202-994-7106 (Department office)

By email:
hdong@gwu.edu (CHIN1011)
mwei@gwu.edu (CHIN2003/4)

Prof. Chaves to Visit and Lecture in Shanghai University, China

2011-03-30T17:46:00.000-07:00

Jonathan Chaves, Professor of Chinese of Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, has been invited to visit Shanghai University, China. Prof. Chaves is going to give three lectures. See details below.

主持人：陶飞亚教授

题目：《吴历的绘画与书法》On Wuli’s Painting and Calligraphy in the Context of Chinese Art History

The lecture on Wu Li would be delivered in Chinese, and would introduce his painting and calligraphy, placing him in the context of Chinese art history. It will be argued that there is no Western influence in his painting, despite claims to the contrary by some scholars. His poetry will then be discussed, in the context of the Jesuits using poetry as part of their evangelization. Wu Li's Christian poems will be analyzed in some detail and Chinese texts handed out to the audience.

预告：

4月13日上午10：00 A602B，《论中国诗歌的韵律及其英译》On Chinese Poem’s rhyme and its English Translation: case study on Zhangji

The lecture would address the question in particular of rhyme and why English translators have avoided it. My recent book on Zhang Ji, Cloud Gate Song, of which Prof. Dong has a copy, is the first to attempt rhymed translations which track the rhyme-schemes of the originals. This lecture will be delivered in English but with some Chinese as well, as needed.

5月25日上午10：00 A602B，《欧美研究中国文学史的现状与反思》

Teach English & Study Mandarin in Shenzhen

2011-02-14T16:00:00.000-08:00

(Opportunity for Chinese majors and non-Chinese majors)

Teach English & Study Mandarin in Shenzhen

Spend a year teaching English and learning Chinese in Shenzhen. This large, well-established, government-sponsored program is now in its 14th year. Shenzhen is a Mandarin-speaking city. It is the only program of its kind.

Preparatory training at Peking University includes the TEFL in China Certificate training and Mandarin classes (4 levels available) in August. Teach English September - June in a Shenzhen public school, and continue your study of Mandarin in our own courses, taught by Shenzhen University faculty.

Salary, housing, and contract bonus

Housing & tours during the training

On-Site Coordinators

Airline tickets reimbursed

Paid 3-week vacation Jan/Feb

Requirements: College degree (by July 2011), native speaker of English with citizenship USA / Canada / UK / Ireland / Australia / New Zealand

All majors are welcome. Teaching experience is not required. Prior study of Chinese is not required.

For information and an application: www.chinaprogram.org

E-mail: china.program@gmail.com

The Chinese Government Scholarship Available

2011-02-08T15:30:00.000-08:00

Each year we send a GW student to China to study Chinese under the Chinese government scholarship. The awardee will be able to study in a Chinese university (normally in the mandarin program) for a year fully paid by the Chinese government except for international travel expenses. Please note the scholarship does not apply to non-Chinese programs such as U.S. sponsored overseas programs.

Application deadline: March 10, 2011.

For more information please contact Prof. Phyllis Zhang.

Summer Scholarship: Summer Field Studies in China

2011-02-03T12:03:00.000-08:00

This is a U.S. government sponsored program administered by Associated College in China (ACC), Hamilton College. The following information is provided by ACC.

All students who are admitted to the program will receive a full scholarship to participate.

To apply, or for more information visit: www.hamilton.edu/china
(Application deadline is March 1!)

Who: A small group of highly qualified US students with advanced abilities in Chinese language. Applicants must have completed at least one semester of a study abroad program in China. Admitted students will receive full scholarships (Scholarship includes: international travel, program tuition, and lodging in China).

What: Further improve cultural competency and language proficiency through field experience and advanced language instruction.

Where: Several regions of China with an emphasis on rural areas; language instruction based in Beijing.

When: Summer 2011 (June 17-August 5)

Field Experience:

· Three- week field study in different parts of China

· Engage in comparative study of US and China’s contemporary society and educational systems through hands-on projects

· Focus on education in rural areas

· Deliver presentations at conferences/workshops for Chinese school teachers

· Teach at day camps in rural schools

· Participate in a one-week de-orientation and preparation for outreach activities

Advanced Language Instruction:

· Three- week intensive Chinese language courses and culture lectures in Beijing

· Focus on advanced language and culture studies

· Native speaking faculty with extensive experience teaching foreign students

· Earn credits from Hamilton College

All students who are admitted to the program will receive a full scholarship to participate.

To apply, or for more information visit: www.hamilton.edu/china

CEI Fellowship: Opportunity to Experience Living in China

2011-01-23T21:12:00.000-08:00

Deadline February 10th!

(The following information is from China Education Initiative or CEI, a non-profit organization)

Interested in international relations? An opportunity to experience living in China? Do you have outstanding leadership skills and wonder how you can further contribute to the cross-cultural communication between China and the US?

China Education Initiative (CEI) is a government recognized non-profit organization that enlists the most promising future leaders in the effort to address educational inequality in China. Without adequate resources, less than 5% of students from rural areas of China continue to higher education beyond middle school. CEI recruits, trains, and supports outstanding graduates from top-tier universities in China and the United States to work side-by-side as full-time teachers in China’s most under-resourced schools. Beyond their two-year teaching commitments, China Education Initiative alumni are provided with opportunities and support to further their professional careers in both China and the U.S. As the first and only organization to partner recent college graduates from China and the United States in a long-term service initiative, CEI provides a unique experience to develop skills as future leaders who want to strengthen the Sino-US relations and build bilateral solutions to global problems.

To learn more about CEI and to apply to our Fellowship program, please visit our website at www.chinaeducationinitiative.org or contact our campus ambassador at GWU: GW@chinaeducationinitiative.org.

Our Spring round 1 deadline is February 10th and Round 2 final deadline is March 10th!

Amanda James Commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Air Force

2010-06-04T13:10:00.000-07:00

Amenda James, BA in Chinese 2010

"Amanda James is one of the very finest students I have taught, from the time I started in the Fall of 1970 to the present day. She is intelligent, disciplined, trustworthy. Her attitude towards her studies is one of seriousness and commitment to success.”

“She was able to maintain the highest level of achievement in the extremely taxing major of Chinese Language and Literature, while pursuing with equal success training in the Air Force ROTC program. Upon graduation, she was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the Air Force, winning two awards, while simulataneously being invited to join Phi Beta Kappa, the supreme academic honor society." --Jonathan Chaves

Read the full story at gwtoday http://www.gwu.edu/explore/gwtoday/gwpeople/anairforceacademic

Chinese Major to Go to China as a Princeton-in-Asia Fellow

2010-05-24T21:29:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth Heller
Chinese major

As a graduate of the Columbian College at GW with a major in Chinese, I am so glad to have the opportunity to return to Beijing, where I studied abroad last year. I will be a 2010-2011 Princeton-in-Asia fellow working for a non-profit organization called the JUMP! Foundation. I recently attended orientation at Princeton University where I met over 100 other fellows who will be teaching at schools and universities or working in the fields of journalism, international development and business in seventeen Asian countries. In my fellowship next year, I look forward to combining my studies of Chinese language and culture and the skills I gained interning at two non-profits in DC. If you would like to read more about Princeton-in-Asia, you can visit http://piaweb.princeton.edu/, and if you would like to read my blog that I will be keeping in Beijing, you can find it at http://lizheller.blogspot.com/. I'd like to thank Professor Jonathan Chaves, my academic advisor and professor in the Chinese department, for making my experience at GW so great!

Video: Award Winner Caleb Dependahl's Speech at Chinese Bridge Competition

2010-05-09T22:11:00.000-07:00

Mr. Caleb Dependahl, a GW student double majoring in Asian Studies and Chinese language and literature, participated in the 9th Chinese Bridge Proficiency Competition and won the third place prize and special performance award. He impressed audience with his sense of humor as well as his exceptional speaking skills. Here is the speech part of his competition (videotaped by Phyllis Zhang).

At the reception after the contest in the Education Office of Chinese Embassy in Washington DC, Caleb was asked to give his talent show performance again. His Chinese fluency and humor impressed everyone. (Left, Xu Lin,Director General of Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters, China. Photo by Gengyun Wei, a Hanban visiting teaching fellow, who coached Caleb for this competition.)

GW Students Won Chinese Bridge Proficiency Competition Awards

2010-05-09T20:30:00.000-07:00

Written by Phyllis Zhang

with contributions from Caleb Dependahl and Amanda James

Photos by Phyllis Zhang and Gengyun Wei

The 9th Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition at the Washington site was held on April 16 at the University of Maryland. Twenty American students from eight universities competed in this event. Two GWU students, Caleb Dependahl (戴永凯）and Amanda James (蒋爱梦）participated in the competition. Caleb won the Third Place Prize and also a Special Performance Award (the only one among the six winners to win this special performance award). Amanda received Honorable Mention. Their excellent performance impressed all the participants and audience. The First Place Prize winner was David Hunsaker from Brigham Young University.

Amanda James, Chinese Language & Literature Major at GWU.

"Participating in the 2010 Chinese Bridge Competition was a fantastic experience. I spent several weeks preparing for the presentation, studying questions about Chinese language and culture, and getting ready for the talent portion of the contest, but even in putting in all that time I had a blast! Wei Laoshi put in a huge amount of time and effort to help me prepare, and getting together with her to study and go over things was so much fun and really rewarding. Not only was preparing fun, but it also expanded my knowledge of Chinese culture and helped me improve my Chinese language skills. The competition itself was great as well. There were twenty different students there from all over the country and all with different backgrounds. It was fun getting the chance to talk with them and hear about their experiences with Chinese and see their presentations. Some had lived in China for several years, and others had only just started studying in college a few years ago, so there were people there at varying levels, but we could all understand each other and our learning experiences and enjoy each others presentations and talents. I truly had a great time, learned a lot, and met some fantastic people!" --Amanda

Caleb Dependahl, Asian Studies; Chinese Lang. & Lit. Double Major at GWU

"大家好！ I can honestly say it was an honor to represent The George Washington University at the 9th annual Chinese Bridge competition. I have felt completely welcome and at home in the Chinese Department since my first week at GW. As I started preparing for the competition, I felt that I was not only participating to improve my Chinese, but that it was also a small opportunity for me to thank everyone in the Chinese Language Department.

I started preparing for the 汉语桥 competition at least two months before the event. From day one I practiced under the guidance of Wei Laoshi (魏耕耘老师). I know for a fact that if it weren't for her, I never would have attempted the performance I later gave and succeeded in. I don't know how many hours I spent preparing alone and with Professor Wei, but it all paid off in the end!

I wasn't sure what to expect from my fellow competitors at the Chinese Bridge competition. I had only heard that the year before there was a very clear line between the students with advanced Chinese and beginner level Chinese. I was pleasantly surprised to find several other students with a higher level of Chinese like me! The competition was very competitive and very close. In the end I finished amongst the top competitors, but more importantly, I have become close friends with some of the other students I met. Furthermore, my performance at the Chinese Bridge competition has led to several other opportunities that I never even expected!

I strongly encourage any student with interest to participate in the next Chinese Bridge competition. Through it, I discovered talents that I never knew I possessed, and realized that my potential in Chinese is far greater than I was aware of. It's difficult to truly communicate to American students the value of knowing the Chinese language. If I've learned anything thus far, it is that you never know where Chinese may take you!" -- Caleb

Gengyun Wei, Coordinator of the GW Competition Team

Ms. Gengyun Wei or Wei laoshi [center], was the coordinator of the GW competition team. A star teacher at her home school (Beijing Language and Culture University), Wei laoshi has been teaching at GWU as a Visiting Teaching Fellow for two academic years (2008-09, 2009-10). She also coordinated the first GW team for this international event in Spring 2009, and won a Third Place Price. This year, Wei laoshi spent a lot of time with the two GW competitors, helping them improve their presentations and language performance. She enjoyed working with these two excellent students. "My time was well spent and worthwhile! Nothing could make me happier than when I saw how they were appreciated by so many people at the Competition. That gave me the greatest joy for being a teacher!"

Other GW faculty members also attended the competition to cheer for the competitors. Ms. Jun Zhang (far left) was Caleb's teacher last fall. Ms. Gengyun Wei (second from left) was Caleb's tutor for this competition. Ms. Miaochun Wei (center) helped videotape part of the event, and Prof. Hongyuan Dong served as judge of this event with four other Professors from other universities. Prof. Phyllis Zhang, Director of the GW Chinese language program, also attended the morning session of the competition.

Beijing Summer Fellowship Program

2010-04-15T12:27:00.000-07:00

IMUSE 2010 Beijing Summer Fellowship Program

Project IMUSE (Initiating Mutual Understanding through Student Exchange) is a nonprofit organization offering undergraduate and graduate students around the United States with a unique fellowship opportunity in China. Each fellow will spend 10 days with other fellows from around the US and China, exploring US-China relations by attending events, learning from each other, and exploring their role in the future of their countries.

Fellowship delegates will be provided will full living accommodations in Beijing for two weeks as they participate in a series of group discussions, cultural activities, speaker events, and guided tours that will promote both their understanding of China and of their Chinese peers. All events will be conducted in English and no Knowledge of Chinese is necessary. Please refer to the website for more information:

http://www.projectimuse.org/application/

Applications are due no later than April 25, 2010.

Teach English in China

2010-04-06T20:42:00.000-07:00

Greetings from WorldTeach!

We're thrilled to announce our new year-long program in Yunnan Province, China, departing in August 2010. Volunteers in the program will serve as full-time English language teachers in universities or middle schools in Yunnan in direct partnership with the provincial government, focusing on developing and building confidence in students' spoken English ability. Our volunteers will receive housing in teachers' apartments provided by the host schools, as well as a month-long orientation in China at the beginning of service.

A non-profit, non-governmental organization, WorldTeach facilitates long-term teaching opportunities for volunteer teachers in the developing world. The experience of living and working abroad in a host community is a chance to make a lasting impact while exploring another corner of the globe, gaining valuable cross-cultural and language skills.

More information about the year-long Yunnan program, including a program profile, country information, FAQs, sample placements and volunteers stories, can be found on the China Yunnan Year page on our website at: http://www.worldteach.org/programs/china_yunnan_year/

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any inquiries about our programs at info@worldteach.org.

WorldTeach
Center for International Development
Harvard University
79 John F. Kennedy St., Box 122
Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

617.495.5527 or 800.4.TEACH.0 phone
617.495.1599 fax
www.worldteach.org

2010-03-24T14:43:00.000-07:00

The Sigur Center Cordially Invites Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors Interested in Asia To An:

Undergraduate Open House

Learn about Asia-specific fellowships, scholarships, summer study abroad opportunities, career and academic advising, Sigur Center activities, and the Elliott School's BA and MA Asian Studies degree programs!

If you are a freshmen, sophomore, or junior of any major interested in Asia and want to learn more about the Asian Studies program and other opportunities, we invite you to attend this Open House to learn more!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Chung-wen Shih Conference Room
Sigur Center for Asian Studies
1957 E Street, NW, Suite 503

Food and drinks will be provided.

Postgraduate Fully-Paid Teaching Position in China

2010-03-08T12:01:00.000-08:00

Interested in China? Development? Education?

The China Education Initiative (CEI) is currently recruiting graduating seniors to serve as fully-paid teaching fellows for the 2010-2012 term.

The China Education Initiative (CEI)

Established in 2008 under the auspices of the Ford Foundation, Princeton University, and Tsinghua University, CEI is an innovative non-profit organization taking a unique approach to eliminating educational inequity in China by enlisting the US and China's most promising future leaders in the effort. Through the institution of a US-China Teaching Fellows program, CEI meets the pressing need for exceptional teachers in China's understaffed low-income rural schools, while fostering a constituency of young leaders positioned to advance the cause of educational equity and effect long-term systemic change.

The China Education Initiative:

· Provides exceptional and enthusiastic teachers to schools in need. CEI recruits, trains, and supports outstanding graduates from premiere Chinese and US universities, assigning them as Teaching Fellows two-year posts in understaffed low-income schools;

· Works at the forefront of China-US relations as the first and only program to pair Chinese and American university graduates in a long-term service initiative;

· Promotes cross-cultural collaboration by partnering US and Chinese Teaching Fellows in four-person teams (2 US and 2 Chinese Fellows), and connecting their economically disadvantaged and often socially isolated students to a world outside – yet intimately linked to – their own communities;

· Fosters an internationally connected cohort of young leaders who understand firsthand the challenges facing students in low-income Chinese communities, and who share the insight and conviction to advance the cause of educational equity.

Global & National Partnerships - CEI works closely with a network of renowned US, Chinese, and international partners, and is:

· The only program in China collaborating with Teach America’s global partner, Teach For All;

· The first non-governmental accredited full-time teacher sourcing channel in China, as designated by the Yunnan Provincial Department of Education;

· Drawing on Princeton in Asia's more than 100 years of experience as a partner institution;

· Working in partnership with China's premiere teaching training and pedagogy research institution, Beijing Normal University, and with the Dartmouth College Teacher Education Program, to implement a comprehensive teacher training and support system;

· Operating under the strategic guidance of McKinsey & Company.

CEI is offering a unique opportunity for promising future leaders to serve in two-year teaching fellowships in China's most indigent rural schools, while living and working side-by-side with their Chinese counterparts.

For those who are not graduating seniors, we are also currently recruiting for Campus Coordinators. To apply sumbit a cover letter and resume by March 31^st, 2010 to internships@chinaeducationinitiative.org

The application deadline, March 10, 2010, is fast approaching! To submit an online application or to find more information, please visit our website at www.chinaeducationinitiative.org

Cool! iPhone/iPod Touch Chinese-English Dictionaries

2010-03-02T12:39:00.000-08:00

(This message was sent by a user)

You may want to try this Chinese-English dictionary on your iPhone or iPod Touch. It's called Pleco. It works pretty well. We hope you will appreciate this app. Here is the website:
http://www.pleco.com/

Summer Chinese Immersion Program in TLI, Taiwan

2010-03-02T12:26:00.000-08:00

Check out this program if you are interested in visiting Taiwan and study Mandarin...
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Explore Taiwan - Language and Culture Tour
Explore Taiwan & Taipei
Experience Traditional & Modern Culture
Exercise Mandarin Chinese
Expand your view on Taiwan
Exchange knowledge with the Local People and Customs
Earn the Certificate of Study upon program completion

2010 TLI Summer Immersion Program

Period: 4-week study, 2 sessions available - July (Jul 5 - 30) and August (Aug 2 - 27)

Courses: 15 hrs per week of Chinese classes and 9 hrs of cultural excursions

Local Field Trips: Taipei City tours including Ximending commercial circle, 101 Tower, Baitou hot spring, Gongguan-Taida tea house

Out-of-Town Trips: Shengkeng Old Town (Tofu DIY Workshop), Jiufeng Old Town (Gold Mining), Sansia Folk Arts (Indigo Dye Workshop), Yilang Traditional Arts Center (Life in the old days)

The 2010 TLI Summer Immersion Program is designed for all levels of adult students who wish to participate in both Mandarin classes and cultural activities. The July session begins Jul 5 - 30 and the August begins Aug 2- 27. Every morning begins the group Mandarin classes beginning 9:30 am - 12:20 pm (M-F) followed by afternoon cultural excursions taking place 1:30 pm - 4:20 pm. The weekly excursions consist of field trips (i.e., 3 hrs) to cultural institutions within Taipei City limits and half-day tours (i.e., 6 hrs) to nearby towns and surrounding cities. Experiential Learning Approach, as one of the key program features of TLI culture course, makes learning more transferrable to real-life applications by moving inside cultural workshops to relating institutions and scenic spots of interest.

Fee: US$ 1,017 all-inclusive (Registration fee, textbook, accompanying material, culture course handouts, mini-itinerary, transportation to scenic spots, tour guide and accidental insurance).

Certificate: All participants will receive the Certificate of Study upon program completion.

Promotion: No registration fee (US$ 17) for early birds. Sign up before May 3, 2010 to receive the promotional offer!

Visit TLI at www.tli.com.tw or contact tli.taipei@msa.hinet.net for program detail. We welcome any of your feedback or query.

Have a head start!

Best regards,
Jessica Kuo
Director of International Communications
Taipei Language Institute
4F, No. 50, Roosevelt Road, Sec. 3
Taipei, Taiwan 100, ROC
Tel: (886-2) 2367-8228 ext. 820
Fax: (886-2) 2363-4857
E-mail: tli.taipei@msa.hinet.net
Website: http://www.tli.com.tw

5-Week Summer Internship in Shanghai, China

2010-02-27T07:14:00.000-08:00

Think China offers high school and college students an opportunity to intern with a top company in Shanghai, China for five weeks during the summer. They also participate in evening and weekend excursions while attending seminars, workshops, and participating in community service projects. All of this will give them an opportunity to continue speaking Chinese while preparing them for being members of a global society and increasing their marketability for universities and their future careers.

For more information please visit http://www.thinkchinagroup.com

GW Cultural Program in China--Summer 2010

2010-02-17T22:20:00.000-08:00

It is a short, three week program, without a language component. The program focuses on China's cultural frontiers, and involves travel through Gansu and Sichuan, along with a bit of time in Beijing. If students are interested, they can contact Prof. Shepherd directly (rshepher@gwu.edu), visit the course page at the GW study-abroad site (http://studyabroad.gwu.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=0600717D4F767005010172000E1F04010D0F1B010E08066B7200720E740175060673077377740A73&Type=O&sType=O

or visit a program description at http://chinaborderlands.blogspot.com/.

Teaching English and Study Mandarin in China

2010-02-12T13:15:00.000-08:00

Forwarded from the headquarters of Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA)

Teach English & Study Mandarin in Shenzhen

Spend a year teaching English and learning Chinese in Shenzhen. This large, well-established, government-sponsored program is now in its13th year. Shenzhen is a Mandarin-speaking city. It is the only program of its kind. Preparatory training at Peking University includes the TEFL in ChinaCertificate training and Mandarin classes (4 levels available) in August. Teach English September - June in a Shenzhen public school, and continue your study of Mandarin in our own courses, taught by Shenzhen University faculty.

Salary, housing, and contract bonus
Housing & tours during the training
On-Site Coordinators
Airline tickets reimbursed
Paid 3-week vacation Jan/Feb

Requirements: College degree (by July 2010), native speaker of English with citizenship USA / Canada / UK / Ireland / Australia / New Zealand

All majors are welcome. Teaching experience is not required. Prior study of Chinese is not required.

For information and an application: www.chinaprogram.org
E-mail: china.program@gmail.com

Full Scholarship: ACC Field Studies Program in the summer of 2010

2010-02-03T08:27:00.000-08:00

The Associated Colleges in China (ACC) is now recruiting FULBRIGHT-HAYS fellows to participate in our ACC Field Studies Program in the summer of 2010. This is a full scholarship program designed for your advanced level students.

The quickly-approaching application deadline is March 1, 2010. Attached is a flyer about this scholarship opportunity for you to pass along to your Chinese language students who are at advanced level and are interested in studying in China through a different venue.

For more information, please visit http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/acc/ or contact: Nitsa Weld at acchina@hamilton.edu.

The Alliance Announcement: Scholarships available for Summer and Fall 2010 China Programs

2010-02-03T08:17:00.000-08:00

For more information please visit www.allianceglobaled.org

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Scholarships available for Summer and Fall 2010 China Programs

The Alliance for Global Education is pleased to announce study abroad
scholarship funding from the IFSA Foundation that will allow us to award
scholarships of up to $6,000 for the 2010 summer and fall programs.
These will be need-based; students from non-traditional majors or
minority backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

There are also additional study abroad scholarship funds available for
disbursement in smaller amounts. Students who have been accepted into
an Alliance program are eligible to apply for study abroad scholarship
awards of up to $2,000 per student for the fall term and up to $1,000
per student for the summer term. Awards are based on financial need.

The Alliance offers intensive Chinese language, language and area
studies, and international business programs in China. Programs are
located in Xi'an, Shanghai, and Beijing.

Scholarship deadlines:

Summer 2010 term - deadline is April 1

Fall 2010 term- deadline is March 15

For more information, please visit:
www.allianceglobaled.org/application_and_financial_info/scholarships/

Application deadlines for Alliance programs in China:

Summer 2010 term- deadline is March 1

Fall 2010 term- deadline is April 15

The Alliance for Global Education currently offers the following
academic programs:

*Xi'an: Art, History, and the Silk Road at Xi'an International Studies
University

*China Now: Development, Politics, and Social Change at Beijing Language
and Culture University

*International Business at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

*Intensive Language at Fudan University

*Contemporary Chinese Society and Language at Fudan University

*Engineering and Society: Summer Term in Shanghai at Fudan University

*Internships available in Beijing and Shanghai!

Online resources for Chinese language and culture

2010-02-03T07:56:00.000-08:00

Explore this newly launched website to enrich your Chinese learning experience with a variety of forms: online lessons, audio & video, tests, and much more....

http://adult.chinese.cn/en/node_1049.htm

Boren Scholarship

2009-09-25T14:27:00.001-07:00

For those who are interested in applying for scholarships, you may find this useful:

http://borenawards.org/the_language_flagship

Tutor at Language Center available now

2009-09-16T05:25:00.000-07:00

The Language Center tutoring schedule is now available from this link:

http://gwired.gwu.edu/language/PersonalizedServices/TutoringSchedule/

It is also available from the Language Center web site.

The schedule will frequently change throughout the semester. Please advise your students to check the web site for the most up-to-date information.

The Language Center now houses the EAP Writing Support Center for non-native speakers of English, too. The hours highlighted in blue are for these students, and they need to make appointments through the Writing Center's TutorTrac service. Your students in foreign languages can still receive tutoring on a walk-in basis during the hours highlighted in yellow.

part-time faculty, 2009-2010

2009-03-13T14:42:00.000-07:00

George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at George Washington University, Washington, D.C. has one opening for a part-time lecturer to teach up to two courses in Chinese language at the Beginning level. Candidates should be native or near-native speakers, with preference being given to those with Master's degrees and college-level teaching experience. Applications are solicited only from local residents who are authorized to work in the United States. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please send a letter of self-introduction and a current CV to Alice Cheang, Chinese Program, at awcheang@gwu.edu.

Summer Exchange Opportunity in Beijing

2009-03-11T11:40:00.000-07:00

a summer fellowship opportunity

Project IMUSE (Initiating Mutual Understanding through Student Exchange) is a nonprofit organization begun last year by students at Harvard University, Tsinghua Univeristy, and Peking University with the goal of creating opportunities for American and Chinese college students to interact and share opinions regarding US-China relations.

This year, IMUSE is sponsoring an exchange fellowship for fifteen outstanding students each from American and Chinese universities. Fellowship delegates will be provided will full living accommodations in Beijing for two weeks as they participate in a series of group discussions, cultural activities, speaker events, and guided tours that will promote both their understanding of China and of their Chinese peers.

Application to become an American delegate is open to students at any American college, including both undergraduates and graduate students. The application for the fellowship is available here,at http://www.projectimuse.org/programs. Our website also contains more information about Project IMUSE and about our activities in the United States and China last year. More information can also be found on the “IMUSE” group page on Facebook or on the “Project IMUSE” product page.

The deadline for the application is April 1, 2009.

contact person:

Evan Kornbluh

Board of Directors, IMUSE 2009

kornbluh@fas.harvard.edu

Social Justice Jobs in Community Organizing Available to GW graduating students and alums!

2009-02-23T08:56:00.000-08:00

Social Justice Jobs in Community Organizing Available to GW graduating students and alums!

Direct Action & Research Training (DART) Center will be on the GW campus on Mon., March 9 @ 7:00 PM in the Career Center, Room 208 to discuss careers in the field of community organizing, and to schedule interviews with students interested in empowering their communities and working for social change.

Please RSVP if you are interested by contacting Sunil Joy at sunil@thedartcenter.org or calling 785.841.2680 with your name, phone # and email address.

DART is now accepting applications for the 2009 DART Organizers Institute, the paid, four-month field school for people interested in launching a career in community organizing. Participants will undergo a combined classroom and field training covering such topics as:

• Entering a community
• Identifying and training local leaders
• Strategic planning and issue cutting
• Relationship and community building
• Direct Action on community issues
• Fundraising

The DART Center, has built coalitions throughout the country that have won important victories on a broad set of justice issues including:

• Education reform in low-performing public schools
• Job Training
• Drugs and Violence
• Criminal Recidivism
• Living Wage
• Neighborhood Revitalization
• Predatory Lending
• Affordable Housing, etc.

The DART Organizers Institute combines a 7-day classroom orientation with 15 weeks of infield training at a DART host organization. This is a paid training program that includes: a $7,000 living stipend, transportation to the classroom orientation and host city, and mileage reimbursement during the infield training. Room, board, and tuition will also be paid by DART during the 7-day classroom training. After successful completion of the program, DART will work to place graduates into permanent full time salaried positions ranging from ($27-30,000/year for Associate Organizers and $30-34,000 for Lead Organizers).

Graduates from the four month DART Organizers Institute have gone onto accept Executive Director and Associate Community Organizing positions throughout the country.

The 7-day classroom orientation and 15 week infield training starts July 12, 2009 and runs through November 7, 2009. Training locations will include placements in several states around the country.

Although it may be helpful, no direct experience is necessary. Organizer Trainees (OTs) hired to participate in the DART Organizers Institute must demonstrate a desire to pursue community organizing as a long-term professional career. A master's degree or similar life experience is preferred though unnecessary. Candidates must have a college degree or be graduating prior to June 1, 2009. Also, candidates must display a workmanlike diligence, be driven to produce sustained results, have proven capacity to build relationships of trust, create and execute a plan, act professionally, feel comfortable working with religious institutions, be accountable and willing to hold others accountable, demonstrate disciplined thought and action, and work in a team setting. OTs must also have access to a car during their training and be flexible regarding relocation. Fluency in Spanish/English is a plus and people of color are encouraged to apply.

To find out more about DART or to apply, we encourage you to send your resume to: Sunil Joy, DART Network, 820 New York Street Lawrence, KS 66044 or by email: sunil@thedartcenter.org. If you have any questions, please call: (785) 841-2680. Also, you can download applications or view profiles from previous OTs at the DART website: www.thedartcenter.org.

Sunil Joy
DART Network
ph: (785) 841-2680
email: sunil@thedartcenter.org
www.thedartcenter.org

2009 Chinese bridge

2009-02-18T06:21:00.000-08:00

You are invited to observe and support competing MIDDLE - HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
in Chinese language competition!!!

Theme:

“FUN WITH CHINESE, HOPE FOR SUCCESS!”

中文主题: “快乐汉语成就希望!”

Friday, April 3, 2009 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Multi-Purpose Room (ground floor)
Nyumburu Culture Center, University of Maryland

Come see the FINEST in Chinese language performance!!!
Three-part team competition: language selection, prepared questions, & performance.

Hosted by the Confucius Institute at the University of Maryland (CIM)

Coffee Hour, Spring 2009

2009-02-12T07:40:00.000-08:00

包括魏老师(Miaochun Wei)在内，一共会有很多外国话的老师都邀请学生来参加咖啡时间，让我们一边儿喝咖啡，吃西式糕点，一边儿也让中文口语能力越来越强！

ASL - EAP - Chinese - French - German -Hebrew - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Russian - Spanish

* Eckles Library, Mt. Vernon Campus
* February 17, March 24, April 21
* 2:00 - 3:00pm (Hebrew and French 2:30 - 3:30pm)
* Light refreshments will be served.

Sponsored by the GW Language Center and the Office of Academic Affairs at Mount Vernon Campus

Schoarlship opportunities

2009-02-12T07:39:00.000-08:00

1. Kathryn Davis Fellowships for Peace:
Investing in the Study of Critical Languages
Full Scholarships for Intensive Language Study at the Middlebury Summer Language Schools in: Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese, and Russian http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/ls/applications/kwd.htm

2. National Geographic Student Expeditions Scholarship Program

http://ngstudentexpeditions.com/about/scholarships/

3. Taiwan Tech Trek Internship : www.nsc.gov. tw/ttt

Two types of internships are available:

a. Individual internships: The TTT Program Office will arrange internship positions at various host institutes and companies in Taiwan based on participants' choices.

b. Special group projects: Interns will be teamed in groups of 4~12 people to conduct in-depth research into major issues in Taiwan such as future technology, Taiwan's international status, etc. At the end of the internship, each group is required to submit a group project report to TTT Office.

internship opportunities in Bejing and Shanghai

2008-10-20T05:02:00.000-07:00

For students who might be interested in doing a spring, summer or fallsemester in Beijing or Shanghai:International Arts and Artists, located in Dupont Circle and foundedin 1995, and the China Studies Institute, founded in 1998, arearranging for American students to complete internships and classes inChina. IA&A is offering in conjunction with the China StudiesInstitute the China Internships Program, a combination of aninternship and two classes in Beijing Shanghai.Program alum Sumita Ghosh will be offering a question and answersession at IA&A's Hillyer Art Space Day: Monday, October 20, 2008Time: 11:30AM until 12:45pmAdmittance: FreeWho: Students interested in studying or interning in Shanghai or Beijing in 2009Where: 9 HIllyer Court NW, near intersection of Mass. Ave NW and Florida Ave NW
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New class

2008-10-09T07:53:00.000-07:00

Dear Students,

Having examined the diverse needs of our students, we have redesigned the second semester of First Year Chinese (Spring 2009) in order to ensure a teaching and learning environment that will address each student's specific needs in a fair and equitable manner. If your ability in speaking and listening is ahead of your reading and writing; for example, if you have studied or lived in China, or if you took more than a year of Chinese in high school, or if you are a heritage learner and speak Chinese at home but can write only a small number of characters, you should consider the following option:

Register for the lecture section CHIN 002 sec.10 (CRN: 40139) for accelerated reading and writing, and one of the following drill sections, CHIN002.30 or CHIN 002.36. We will use the same textbook but place greater emphasis on reading and writing.

Please feel free to contact Chang laoshi (hchang@gwu.edu) to discuss any concerns.

Lecture class
CHIN 002.10 (CRN: 40139) TR 9:35-10:50am in Gelman B01A

Drill class
CHIN002.30 (CRN: 43020) MW 9:35-10:25am in Gelman B01A
Or
CHIN002.36 (CRN: 47274)MW 11:10-12pm in Bell 105

Language Tea Times at The Sigur Center

2008-09-28T17:55:00.000-07:00

The Sigur Center Presents:
Language Tea Times!

Schedule:
Chinese:
October 2
October 23
November 13

When: 12:30 – 2:00 PM on Thursdays
Where: The Sigur Center for Asian Studies, 1957 E St, NW
Suite 503, the Chung-wen Shih Conference Room

These events are open to anyone who is interested in Japan, Korea, or China and/or wants to practice their language skills. Bring your lunch and practice your language skills with others, drink tea, learn about the culture, and talk about anything you want! Meet others who study these languages as well as native speakers! Light refreshments will be provided (including tea, of course!).

Please RSVP to gsigur@gwu.edu with your language and level.

Chinese Tutor at Language Center Available Now

2008-09-15T15:17:00.000-07:00

Now you may have more assistance to enhance Chinese learning on campus! Chinese Tutor at Language Center is available now!

It is effective starting Monday, September 15th. They have a very large student staff this semester. This means lots of opportunities for you to come in for tutoring. Come visit the tutors who are nice and friendly. It's free and they can come any time a tutor is on the schedule. NO APPOINTMENTS ARE NEEDED.

Find the schedule here:
fall 2008 student schedule1.pdf

Coffee Hour Available Now

2008-09-14T13:33:00.000-07:00

Tuesday (9/16) is the first Mt. Vernon Coffee Hour of this semester. Representatives for each language (for Chinese, Geng1Yun2 Wei4 Laoshi；魏耕耘老师) will be there for conversation practice with students. Eckles Library2-3pm (Hebrew 2:30-3:30) Refreshments will be served.

There will be also coffee hour at 2:00-3:00 p.m. on 10/14, 11/11, and 12/9.

Take this chance to have more practice in Chinese! See you there!

Chin004 Spring 2008 Summer extra credit work

2008-08-11T20:22:00.000-07:00

中文004 2008春季班
暑期加分作业

Instruction:
1. Read the text first. (David and Helen in China; DHC)
2. Write down your answers to the following questions using complete sentences, in handwriting, DOUBLE-SPACED. Handwriting helps you memorize much better than typing.
3. Bring this assignment to the the first class meeting of CHIN 105, Tuesday, September 2 or Wednesday September 3, depending on the section schedule.
4. Your instructor will give you bonus points depending on how well your assignment is done. The maximum extra credit will be two points, to be added to your final grade in CHIN105.
5. It is highly recommended that you self-study the remaining parts of the textbook, Lessons 16, 17, and 18, that we did not cover during the semester.
6. Please see the Chinese blog on the East Asian Languages and Literatures Department website for more online resources for Chinese language study.
7. The decision whether to award extra credit is subject to the instructor of CHIN105.

Feel free to ask if you have questions.
Have a nice and fruitful summer! Don’t forget your best friend-- Chinese!
暑假快乐！　多学、多复习，让你流利的中文能力保持下去！

魏老师J

第七课
1. 海琳想找房子的原因是什么？
2. 海琳是怎样找房子的？
3. 海琳觉得第一家怎么样？她为什么不要？
4. 第二家跟第一家有什么不同？为什么她喜欢第二家？
5. 请你介绍一下第二家公寓的每个条件，比方说：房东、环境、公寓里的情况等等。
6. 房东对她有什么要求？
7. 海琳最后的决定是什么？你想她会不会租？
8. 如果你找房子，你的要求是什么？
9. 要是你是房东找房客，你有什么要求？

第八课
1. 中秋节是一个什么样的节日？在什么时候？
2. 中秋晚会是谁主办（host）的？为什么要邀请其他学生参加？
3. 晚会上大为最高兴的是什么事？为什么说“他开始喜欢这里的生活了”？

第九课
1. 这家公司是做什么的？他们为什么要找一个中英文都流利的人？
2. 海琳的什么方面强，什么方面不强？她是怎么向经理说自己的能力的？
3. 既然海琳的中文能力并不够强，而且又没有经验，那经理为什么还同意雇她？
4. 海琳为什么愿意接受一个低一点儿的职务？你认为她这个决定做得对不对？

第十课
1. 中国的新年是怎么算的？为什么叫做春节？
2. 春节期间有些什么风俗习惯？这些风俗习惯是怎么来的？
3. 春节期间人们常吃什么东西？
4. 大为和海琳春节的时候有什么安排？

第十一课
1. 为什么大为要问刘东中国人社交方面的规矩？
2. 刘东认为什么方面大为应该注意？
3. “哪里哪里”是什么意思？什么时候可以说？
4. 为什么大为觉得去做客应该带点东西去？
5. 为什么刘东叫大为不要去晚了？
6. “怠慢了”是什么意思？什么时候说这样的话？

第十二课
1. 赵先生觉得海琳怎么样？他愿意不愿意海琳做他的儿媳妇？
2. 赵太太喜欢海琳吗？她有些什么想法？他愿意海琳做儿媳妇吗？
3. 海琳的伯母有什么想法？
4. 德生原来想象中的海琳是什么样的人？他现在的看法呢？
5. 海琳喜欢德生吗？德生跟她原来想象的有什么不同？
6. 如果你是德生，你会怎么想？如果你是海琳，你应该爱德生还是爱大为？

第十三课
1. 为什么大为对龙的印象最深？
2. 为什么王老师说龙的问题很复杂？
3. 为什么有人说龙跟闪电有关？为什么有人说龙跟动物有关？
4. 龙的形象有什么特点？这些特点是怎么来的？
5. 中国的皇帝为什么要把自己称做龙？
6. “望子成龙”是什么意思？

第十五课
1. 为什么大为每天要到布告栏去看几分钟？
2. 布告栏上贴着些什么？
3. “舞会通知”上说有什么舞会？什么时候举行？在哪里举行？
4. 写“征友启事”的是男性还是女性？有些什么要求？
5. 计算机班是为什么人开的？什么时候开始上课？
6. 家教启事上说为什么样的人补习或辅导？补习或辅导些什么？

Grants Available from Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research

2008-04-16T16:31:00.000-07:00

Contact: Anne Ciechanowski
Coordinating Advisor
Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research
714 21st Street NW
202-994-0517
ciech@gwu.edu

Fulbright Teaching Assistantships – contact our office soon if you are interested!
Fulbright Research Grants – contact our office soon if you are interested!
Critical Language Scholarships for summer language study abroad
Freeman-Asia Study Abroad Scholarships
Gilman Study Abroad Scholarships
National Security Education Program Boren Undergraduate Scholarships for Study Abroad
National Security Education Program Boren Graduate Fellowships
Princeton in Asia
Rotary Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships for Language Learning
Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships for Post-BA Graduate Study
Volunteers in Asia

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Fulbright Teaching Assistantships

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers graduating seniors and recent graduates hundreds of 8- to 12-month Teaching Assistantship grants to the following countries: Andorra, Argentina, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Nepal, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Uruguay, Venezuela
GW Deadline: September 5, 2008 – Get in touch with our office soon if you are an interested junior or senior!

Fulbright Research Grants

The U.S. Fulbright program offers graduating seniors and recent graduates over 1000 9- to 12-month research grants to over 140 countries around the world. Applicants may propose library or field research, university course work, independent projects – read the Program Overview to learn more. Ten research grants are available to Korea for the 2009-2010 academic year.
GW Deadline: September 5, 2008 – Get in touch with our office soon if you are an interested junior or senior!

Critical Language Scholarships

Sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers, the Critical Language Scholarships Program offers intensive overseas study in the critical need foreign languages of Arabic, Bangla/Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Turkish and Urdu. The Program is part of the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI), a U.S. government interagency effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical need foreign languages. Scholarship recipients receive full funding to participate in beginning, intermediate and advanced level summer language programs at American Overseas Research Centers and affiliated partners. Recipients are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period and later apply their critical language skills in their professional careers.
Deadline: January 2009

Freeman-Asia Study Abroad Scholarships

The primary goal of the Freeman-Asia Program is to increase the number of American undergraduates who study in East and Southeast Asia, by providing students with the information and financial assistance they will need. You must have applied or have been accepted to a country-based study abroad program from among the following countries/regions: Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. Awardees are expected to share their experiences with their home campus to encourage study abroad by others and to spread understanding of Asia in their home communities. Awards range from $3000 to $7000, depending on the length of study. Awards total up to $5,000-7,000 per semester/year.
Deadline: October 15, 2008 for study abroad during the Spring 2009 semester

Gilman Scholarship Program for Study Abroad

The Gilman Scholarship Program broadens the student population that studies abroad by supporting undergraduates who have been traditionally underrepresented in US study abroad and those with high financial need. A student must be a Federal Pell Grant recipient at the time of the term abroad to qualify for the award. The program aims to encourage students to choose non-traditional study abroad destinations, especially those outside of Western Europe and Australia. The program seeks to assist students from a diverse range and type of two-year and four-year public and private institutions from all 50 states. Additional Critical Language Stipends are available for students studying Critical Needs Languages, such as Korean. Awards are for up to $5,000 with an additional $3,000 Critical Language Stipend possible.
Deadline: October 7, 2008 for study abroad during the Spring 2009 semester

National Language Flagship Fellowship
Through an innovative partnership between the federal government, education, and business, The Language Flagship seeks to graduate students who will take their place among the next generation of global professionals, commanding a superior level of fluency in a language critical to U.S. competitiveness and security. NSEP offers a limited number of full fellowships to qualified American students to participate in one of the Flagship Programs, which are comprised of two year-long domestic and overseas components. Language Flagship Programs are offered for Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Korean, Persian/Farsi, and Eurasian Languages (Russian, Central Asian).
Service requirement: Recipients incur a service requirement – to serve in a paid position of the recipient’s choice in a national security-related government field – no shorter than the length of their award
Deadline: Mid-January 2009

National Security Education Program David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarship for Study Abroad
The NSEP David L. Boren Undergraduate Scholarships offer a unique opportunity for U.S. undergraduates to study abroad in regions critical to U.S. interests - including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America & the Caribbean, and the Middle East. (The countries of Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand are excluded.) NSEP defines national security broadly, recognizing that its scope has expanded to include not only traditional concerns of protecting and promoting American well-being, but also the challenges of global society, including: sustainable development, environmental degradation, global disease and hunger, population growth and migration, and economic competitiveness. NSEP emphasizes the importance of language study as a major component of your study abroad program. Awards total up to $8,000 per summer and $10,000 per semester of study.
Service requirement: Recipients incur a service requirement – to serve in a paid position of the recipient’s choice in a national security-related government field – no shorter than the length of their award
Deadline: Mid-January 2009

National Security Education Program David L. Boren Graduate Fellowship
The National Security Education Program's (NSEP) David L. Boren Graduate Fellowships enable U.S. graduate students to add an important international and language component to their graduate education through specialization in area study, language study, or increased language proficiency. NSEP supports students studying languages, cultures, and world regions other than Western Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Boren Fellowships are intended to support U.S. graduate students who will pursue the study of languages and cultures deemed critical to U.S. national security, and who are highly motivated by the opportunity to work in the federal government. Fellowships enable students representing a broad range of disciplines to add a significant language and international dimension to their curricula. Students already enrolled in internationally oriented programs are encouraged to intensify their study of areas, languages, and cultures through overseas study and domestic tuition support.
Service requirement: Recipients incur a service requirement – to serve in a paid position of the recipient’s choice in a national security-related government field – no shorter than the length of their award
Deadline: Late January 2009

Princeton in Asia

Princeton in Asia provides approximately 80 seniors or recent graduates with a year-long teaching or workplace fellowship with partner schools and organizations in the following countries: Cambodia, P. R. China, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Deadline: Early December 2008

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships

Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarships provide funding for one academic year of study in another country for recent graduates. This award is intended to help cover round-trip transportation, tuition, fees, room and board expenses, and some educational supplies up to US$25,000 or its equivalent. Academic-Year Scholarships are the most common type of scholarship offered.
Deadline: Varies by Rotary Club; March-June 2009

Rotary Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships

Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarships are for either three or six months of intensive language study and cultural immersion in another country and provide funds to cover round-trip transportation, language training expenses, and homestay living arrangements up to US$12,000 and US$19,000, respectively. Applications are considered for candidates interested in studying Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, and Swedish.
Deadline: Varies by Rotary Club; March-June 2009

Volunteers in Asia

VIA offers opportunities for approximately 40-50 college graduates to teach in China, Indonesia, Laos, and Vietnam for 1-2 years. Other opportunities include Community Fellowships available for work in Vietnam. Volunteers work either as English teachers at educational institutions or as English resource volunteers with local non-profit organizations. Applicants should be English-fluent college graduates living in the US who are excited about a new set of challenges and a new world of opportunity across the Pacific. Previous in-country experience is not required.
Deadline: Mid-February 2009

Anne Ciechanowski
Coordinating Advisor
Center for Undergraduate Fellowships and Research
714 21st Street NW
202-994-0517
ciech@gwu.edu
www.gwu.edu/~fellcent

HSK information

2008-03-11T12:56:00.000-07:00

HSK Organizer and Certificate Issuer　　

The CNCCPT Office and the HSK Center of BLCU (Beijing Language and Culture University) are both in charge of the HSK affairs.

The HSK Test　　

To be admitted to the test room, every examinee will be required to present his or her admission ticket and a photo-bearing ID (U.S. Driver’s License, ID card, passport, or a residence permit). No candidates will be allowed to enter the test room without the afore-mentioned two evidences. The candidates whose admission ticket is missing can only be admitted to the test room after the ticket is reissued (with handling charges). Tape recorders, cameras, dictionaries, notebooks, textbooks, and other unnecessary objects are not allowed in the room. Mobile phones shall be switched off and put away, and all bags will be placed at an area designated by the exam coordinators. 　　

Candidates arriving five minutes late (from the start of the listening comprehension test) may be admitted to the testing room and begin the test right away. If examinees are 5 to 35 minutes late for the test, they may not start until the next section begins, and no extra test time is to be offset for late arrivals. 35 minutes after the beginning of the exam, no candidates will be admitted to the test room.

Things to note during the test

　　（1）Once in the test room, candidates shall put the admission ticket and the ID item on the upper right corner of the desk for inspection. All the activities of the candidates are subject to the instructions of the supervisor. 　　

（2）Duration for HSK (Basic – Beginning) is about 135 minutes; HSK (Elementary-Intermediate) about 145 minutes without break; and HSK (Advanced) about 180 minutes with a break after the written test. In principle, candidates shall not leave the test room during the course of the test. If so under some exceptional circumstances, the candidate shall gain the permission from the supervisor. 　　

（3）HSK has strict control of the time limits for each section of the test, and candidates shall answer the corresponding test questions within a given time period and avoid jumping to the later sections or turning back to the previous ones during the test.

　（4）Candidates shall not take the test papers or answer sheets out of the room, or tear apart, replace, or copy the contents of the test.

　　（5）Candidates shall abide by the test instructions and rules and those who violate the rules will be warned and not even allowed to continue the test by the organizer.

(6) No hats, pagers, beepers, watches with alarms, access to book bags, etc. during the test.

Chinese Proficiency Test (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi; HSK)

2008-03-11T12:55:00.000-07:00

HSK
Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi Chinese Proficiency Test

2008 HSK Test Dates at the University of Maryland:
Sunday, May 18, 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 19, 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Holzapfel Hall, Room 0134
http://www.hsk.org.cn/english; and go to “test info”
HSK General Introduction　　 China's Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, known as HSK, or the Chinese Proficiency Test, is a standardized test at the state level designed and developed by the HSK Center of Beijing Language and Culture University to assess the Chinese proficiency of non-native speakers (foreigners, overseas Chinese, and students of Chinese national minorities).
HSK consists of the basic Chinese proficiency test (HSK Basic), the elementary and intermediate Chinese proficiency test (HSK Elementary-Intermediate), and the advanced Chinese proficiency test (HSK Advanced). HSK is held regularly in China and other countries each year. Certificates of HSK will be issued to those who have secured the required scores.　　 The Chinese Ministry of Education has established China National Committee for Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK)(CNCCPT). The Committee is the supervisor of HSK and the issuer of the Chinese proficiency certificates. CNCCPT has an office called Office of China National Committee for Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), which takes care of the HSK affairs with the HSK Center, BLCU.
About Applicants of HSK　　 HSK (Basic, or Beginning) applies to those learners with basic Chinese proficiencies, namely, those who have taken 100 to 800 hours of regular modern Chinese learning (including those with equivalent learning experiences).
HSK (Elementary – Intermediate) is for those who are at the elementary and intermediate level in Chinese proficiency, i.e. those who have taken 400-2000 regular hours of modern Chinese courses (including those whose proficiency in Chinese is similar to that standard).
The HSK (Advanced) is designed to measure the Chinese proficiency of those who are proficient in Chinese, i.e. who have taken 3000 regular hours or more modern Chinese learning (including those whose proficiency in Chinese is similar to that standard).
Functions of HSK Certificates　　（1）to certify that the holder has acquired the required Chinese Proficiency to enter a Chinese college or university as an undergraduate or graduate student.　　（2）to certify that the holder can be exempt from taking a certain Chinese language course depending on the level of certification.　　（3）as a basis for employers to evaluate the Chinese proficiency of job applicants.
Preparation for HSK　　 As a standardized test of general language proficiency, HSK is not based on any particular textbook or course of study. Therefore candidates may refer to any textbook in preparing for the test. Nevertheless, it is important that all candidates read the HSK Test Syllabus carefully, a guide for the pre-test preparation.

The Basic-“Beginning” HSK Chinese Proficiency Test
Sections
Question Number
Duration
1　Listening
1-50
Approx. 35 mins.
2　Grammar
51-90
40 minutes
3　Reading
91-140
60 minutes
There are no true breaks allowed during the test unless circumstances are urgent.
The Elementary -“Intermediate” HSK Chinese Proficiency Test
Sections
Question Number
Duration
1 Listening
1-50
About 35 minutes
2 Grammar
51-80
20 minutes
3 Reading
81-130
60 minutes
4 Cloze Test
131-170
30 minutes
There are no true breaks allowed during the test unless circumstances are urgent.
The Advanced HSK Chinese Proficiency Test
HSK (Advanced) comprises the following three independent tests: a 120-minute written test, a writing test and an oral test. There are 3 sections in the 120-minute written subtest as specified below:
Section
Question Number
Duration
1 Listening
1-40
Approx. 30 min
2 Reading
41-55
15 minutes
56-80
25 minutes
3 Cloze
81-120
40 minutes
A ten-minute break after the end of the written test will be taken before the writing and oral tests. The duration of the writing test is 30 minutes, when candidates are to finish a composition of 400 to 600 words.
The oral test will take 20 minutes, of which 10 minutes is set for the preparation and the other ten for the interview. In the first 2 minutes of the interview candidates will read aloud a passage and then answer two given questions, each taking about 3 minutes.
http://www.hsk.org.cn/english; and go to “test info”

The Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) in Taiwan (the Republic of China)

2008-02-29T22:26:00.000-08:00

The Center for Chinese Studies (CCS) in Taiwan (the Republic of China) provides “Research Grant Program for International Scholars in Chinese Studies” which is designed for foreign professors, associate professors, assistant professors and doctoral candidates in departments related to Chinese studies at foreign universities, as well as researchers at related foreign academic institutes.

The content of the research, to be undertaken in Taiwan, should be within the field of Chinese studies. Research tenure is three months to one year, one direct round trip economy class flight ticket and research subsidies will be provided by the CCS.

Applications should be submitted to the CCS by May 31, 2008, for more information and download the application form, please visit CCS official website http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/ccs/EN/Reward.asp

summer chinese classes

2008-02-21T11:21:00.000-08:00

Summer Chinese intensive classes:
first-year chinese: Chin001,002, May 19th-Aug.16th, Mon-Thu 6-8:30pm
second-year chinese:003,004, May 19th-Aug.16th, Mon-Thu 6-8:30pm

Please find the details :http://my.gwu.edu/mod/pws/

Introduction to Scholarship Program of Taiwan

2008-01-30T12:06:00.001-08:00

Introduction
To
Scholarship Program of Taiwan

Provided by
The Scholarship Program of Taiwan
Steering Committee

I. Purpose
Since 2004, four government agencies of the Republic of China (Taiwan) --- Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), and National Science Council of the Executive Yuan (NSC) ---have jointly established the Scholarship Program of Taiwan to encourage outstanding international students to undertake degree programs in Taiwan. While providing study opportunities for a wide range of disciplines, at Taiwan’s universities and colleges, this program also aims to:

a. Promote knowledge, understanding and friendship between Taiwan and countries around the world.
b. Explore opportunities to increase academic and educational links with international institutions of higher learning.
c. Develop outstanding professionals and experts to meet the needs from Taiwan’s business and industry sectors.

II. Types of Scholarships
In terms of recipients’ nationalities and study programs, there are four participating agencies funding this program, each with a different focus:

a. MOFA Scholarship:
 Recipients from countries with diplomatic relations with the R.O.C. (Taiwan), or from those specified as diplomatically favorable by MOFA.
 Undergraduate or postgraduate programs. Pre-degree Mandarin Language Enrichment Program (LEP) is to be included as recipients’ choice for improving their language abilities.
b. MOE Scholarship:
 Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship.
 Undergraduate or postgraduate programs. LEP is to be included as recipients’ choice for improving their language abilities.
c. NSC Scholarship:
 Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship.
 Postgraduate programs.
d. MOEA Scholarship:
 Recipients from countries other than those specified in the MOFA Scholarship.
 Postgraduate programs, only for the areas involving scientific technology (such as physics, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, medicine and agriculture to name a few)

III. Value
Scholarship offerings vary from agency to agency as outlined below:

a. MOFA Scholarship: International airfare for economy-class, direct-route and roundtrip
flights, plus a monthly stipend of NT$30,000 (approximately US$950).
b. MOE Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$25,000 (approximately US$790) for
undergraduate or LEP study, and NT$30,000 for a postgraduate
program.
c. NSC Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$30, 000.
d. MOEA Scholarship: A monthly stipend of NT$30, 000.

IV. Duration
The award period for each study program varies as follows:

a. Undergraduate program: maximum 4 years.
b. Master’s program: maximum 2 years.
c. Doctoral program: maximum 3 years.
d. LEP program: maximum 1 year.

For any combination of these study programs, the length of the total award for each recipient
is a maximum of five years. LEP study must be undertaken in the first year, if it is to be included in the total award period of the recipient’s choosing.
Annual award periods are from September 1st through August 31st. If recipients fail to
arrive in Taiwan to study during this period, their award status will be cancelled and cannot be extended for another year. If recipients begin studies after the semester/term/quarter starts, their award period will become effective from the month they arrive in Taiwan to matriculate at their individual universities/colleges/Mandarin training centers. Whether beginning in September or later, the LEP award period ends in August although its length may be less than the specified maximum of one year.
In terms of the actual award period for one study program, it will begin from the month that
recipients arrive in Taiwan to matriculate at their intended educational institutions. All awards will end the month their specified award period is completed. However, if recipients graduate, drop out, are expelled from their institutions, or their scholarships are revoked, whichever comes first, the award will be terminated.

V. Eligibility
An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

a. Possess prior excellent academic performance and be of good moral character.
b. Does not hold the Republic of China (Taiwan) nationality.
c. Does not have the status of an overseas Chinese student.
d. Is not currently enrolled at an educational institution in Taiwan, for the same study program that he/she intends to take for a SPOT scholarship.
e. Is not an exchange student in accordance with a cooperation agreement between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a SPOT scholarship.
f. Is not applying for a study program leading to the same-level degree as previously undertaken under the SPOT Program.
g. Has not received SPOT scholarships for a total of 5 or more years.
h. Has not previously had an award revoked either under the SPOT program or the program “Ministry of Education Huayu Enrichment Scholarship.”
i. Is not a current recipient of a scholarship or subsidy being offered by any one of government or educational institutions in Taiwan.

Those who are undertaking degree programs at international universities/colleges may be
eligible to apply for SPOT awards, if those degree programs are comparative with the same level of degree programs in Taiwan.

VI. Application and Selection Process
For application receipt, review and selection, applicants must send their completed
documents to the Taiwan representative office, closest to their home countries’ permanent
residence. In principle, the application period is from February 1st through March 31st of each
year, unless individual Taiwan’s representative offices specify otherwise. For application
guidelines and forms, scholarship types and quotas, as well as information about the selection
process and outcome announcement, applicants may directly contact the relevant representative
offices at the end of January.
A complete application includes the following materials:

a. A completed application form.
b. Photocopy of passport or other nationality certificates.
c. Photocopy of the highest-level diploma and a complete grade transcript.

d. Supporting admission application material (e.g. photocopy of application form).

e. Photocopy of a certificate of the acceptable levels of English or Chinese language proficiency, depending on whichever language will be used for instruction in class.

f. Additional documents, if any, to be specified by individual representative offices.

In principle, selection priority will be given to those who intend to undertake a degree
program and have successfully secured admission to a university/college.

VII. Re-Applying
Upon completion of a degree program, recipients may re-apply for a SPOT Scholarship to
undertake another degree program, by following the rules of the application process as specified above. Each recipient’s total award period cannot exceed 5 years.

VIII. Renewal
To review recipients’ award qualifications for the next academic year, individual universities/
colleges will conduct an evaluation process for the SPOT scholarship renewal by February 28th of
each year.
Each educational institution may set grading criteria for the minimum academic average for a semester, or may take the common criteria--- 60 out of 100 for undergraduates and 70 for postgraduates. For recipients in grade 3 of their doctoral programs, this evaluation should be done by the way as specified by individual institutions, since systems vary from discipline to discipline, in terms of requirements for session credits and scheduling of dissertation writing.
Recipients will be permanently disqualified from receiving any SPOT awards, effective September of the new academic year, if they fail to achieve a specified minimum academic average for two single consecutive semesters of study.

VIIII. Suspension and Revocation
(I) Suspension
A. Degree Programs:
If a recipient fails to achieve a specified minimum academic average for a semester,
stipends for one month will be suspended in the following semester.
B. LEP Program:
a. Attendance Records:
With the exception of a serious illness or accident, if a recipient is absent from his/her required Language sessions for 12 or more hours within a single month, stipends for the following month will be suspended.
b. Academic Performance:
Beginning from the second study term/quarter in Taiwan, if a recipient’s academic
average for a study term/quarter is less than 80 out of 100, stipends for one month will be suspended in the following term/quarter.
c. TOP Mandarin Proficiency Rating (http://cpt.mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/Eng/index.asp):
 A one-month-stipend suspension will be imposed if a recipient fails to submit to his/her individual Mandarin training center, a photocopy of a TOP (Test of Proficiency---Huayu) certificate with results rated at the basic level or above, by July 31st, one month before his/her LEP award period is due. Registration fees for this TOP test are the full responsibility of the recipient.
 However, if the recipient succeeds in this TOP test during his/her next-stage award period for a degree program, the suspended one-month stipends as stated above will be reimbursed, by his/her application with the university/college that he/she will be attending.
(II) Revocation:
A recipient may be permanently disqualified from receiving a SPOT scholarship and the remaining stipends will be cancelled, if one of the following situations arises:
A. Degree Programs:
a. Failure to submit at the time of matriculation for each semester, an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) with the reason “Study,” on the deadlines as specified by his/her university/college.
b. Failure at the evaluation for annual renewal of his/her SPOT scholarship.
c. Failure to submit a photocopy of an acceptable English /Chinese language proficiency certificate, if he/she transfers to a new program of study, for which the other language is to be used for instruction.
d. Dropping out or being expelled from school.
e. In receipt of another scholarship or subsidy, offered by one of Taiwan’s government or educational institutions.
B. LEP Program:
a. Failure to submit at the time of matriculation for each study term/quarter, an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) with the reason “Study,” on the deadlines as specified by his/her Mandarin training center.
b. Failure to achieve an academic average of 80 or above out of 100 for two single consecutive terms/quarters of study, beginning from the second term/quarter after studying in Taiwan.
c. Absence from exams as a result of missing a score for a study term/quarter, with the exception of a serious illness or accident.
d. Dropping out or being expelled from school.
e. In receipt of another scholarship or subsidy, offered by one of Taiwan’s government or educational institutions.

X. Transfer
After studying for a semester/term/quarter at a university/college/Mandarin training center, a recipient may be allowed to transfer once during the course of a degree/LEP program, only if the pertinent educational institutions approve this request.
A recipient, who undertakes degree study, must submit the new institution a photocopy of an acceptable English/Chinese language proficiency certificate, if he/she transfers to a new program of study, for which the other language is to be used for instruction.

XI. Scholarship Granting
In principle, stipends are granted before the 5th day of each month, through the universities/
colleges/Mandarin training centers which the recipients attend, and by a method as specified by the individual institutions.
It is mandatory that recipients participate in the National Health Insurance Plan and purchase the policies of the Student Accident Insurance during the period of their residence and study in Taiwan. The recipients’ educational institutions will deduct fees for these insurance plans from the recipients’ stipends, before the processing of the fund granting to them.

Introduction to Taiwan Language Scholarship

2008-01-30T12:05:00.000-08:00

HES

Introduction
To
Ministry of Education
Huayu Enrichment Scholarship

Provided by
Ministry of Education
Republic of China (Taiwan)

I. Purpose
To encourage international students and individuals to undertake Mandarin study in Taiwan, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan) established in 2005, the program “Ministry of Education Huayu Enrichment Scholarship.” While providing study opportunities for Mandarin language and Taiwan’s culture at university- or college-affiliated Mandarin training centers, this program also aims to:
a. Contribute to a better command of the Mandarin language, and hence a greater understanding and appreciation of Taiwan’s culture.
b. Promote friendship between Taiwan and countries around the world.
c. Explore opportunities to increase exchange with international education institutions.

II. Value
A stipend of NT$25,000 (approximately US$790) is to be offered to a recipient by month.

IIII. Duration
The following are four options for a recipient to choose from, regarding the award periods:
 One year
 Nine months
 Six months
 Three months

A recipient is also to be allowed to select an award period of two months, if his/her intended
Mandarin training center offers a session for a term of two months.
Annual award periods are from September 1st through August 31st. If recipients fail to
arrive in Taiwan to study during this period, their award status will be cancelled and cannot be extended for another year. If recipients begin their studies after the study term/quarter starts, their award period will become effective from the month they arrive in Taiwan to matriculate at their individual Mandarin training centers. Whether beginning in September or later, the award period ends in August.
In terms of the actual award period for this Mandarin study program, it will begin from the
month that recipients arrive in Taiwan to matriculate at their intended Mandarin training centers.
All awards will end the month their specified award period is completed. However, if recipients
drop out, are expelled from their institutions, or their scholarships are revoked, whichever comes
first, the award will be terminated.

IV. Eligibility
An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

a. Possess prior excellent academic performance and be of good moral character.
b. Does not hold the Republic of China (Taiwan) nationality.
c. Does not have the status of an overseas Chinese student.
d. Is not a current student either at a Mandarin training center, or at a university/college in Taiwan.
e. Is not an exchange student in accordance with a cooperation agreement between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a HES scholarship.
f. Has not previously received an award either under this scholarship program or the Scholarship Program of Taiwan.
g. Is not a current recipient of a scholarship or subsidy being offered by any one of government or educational institutions in Taiwan.

Those who are financially self-supporting while undertaking their degree or Mandarin studies
in Taiwan may be eligible to apply for HES awards, upon completion of their current programs of
study.

V. Application and Selection Process
For application receipt, review and selection, applicants must send their completed
documents to the Taiwan representative office, closest to their home countries’ permanent
residence. In principle, the application period is from February 1st through March 31st of each
year, unless individual Taiwan’s representative offices specify otherwise. For application
guidelines and forms, scholarship quotas, as well as information about the selection process and
outcome announcement, applicants may directly contact the relevant representative offices at the
end of January.
A complete application includes the following materials:

a. A completed application form.
b. Photocopy of passport or other nationality certificates.
c. Photocopy of the highest-level diploma and a complete grade transcript.

d. Supporting admission application material (e.g. photocopy of application form).
e. Additional documents, if any, to be specified by individual representative offices.

VI. Suspension and Revocation
(I) Suspension
a. Attendance Records:
With the exception of a serious illness or accident, if a recipient is absent from his/her
required Language sessions for 12 or more hours within a single month, stipends for the
following month will be suspended.
b. Academic Performance:
Beginning from the second study term/quarter in Taiwan, if a recipient’s academic average
for a study term/quarter is less than 80 out of 100, stipends for one month will be suspended in the following term/quarter.
(II) Revocation:
A recipient may be permanently disqualified from receiving a HES scholarship and the remaining stipends will be cancelled, if one of the following situations arises:

a. Failure to submit at the time of matriculation for each study term/quarter, an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) with the reason “Study,” on the deadlines as specified by his/her Mandarin training center.
b. Failure to achieve an academic average of 80 or above out of 100 for two single consecutive terms/quarters of study, beginning from the second term/quarter after studying in Taiwan.
c. Absence from exams as a result of missing a score for a study term/quarter, with the exception of a serious illness or accident.
d. Dropping out or being expelled from school.
e. In receipt of another scholarship or subsidy, offered by one of Taiwan’s government or educational institutions.

VII. Transfer
After studying for a term/quarter at a Mandarin training center in Taiwan, a recipient with an award period of one year may be allowed to transfer once during the course of his/her study, only if the pertinent educational institutions approve this request. Recipients who carry an award period of less than one year may not apply for a transfer.

VIII. Scholarship Granting
In principle, stipends are granted before the 5th day of each month, through the Mandarin
training centers which the recipients attend, and by a method as specified by the individual institutions.
It is mandatory that recipients, who carry an award period of six or more months, participate in the National Health Insurance Plan and purchase the policies of the Student Accident Insurance during the period of their residence and study in Taiwan. The recipients’ educational institutions will deduct fees for these insurance plans from the recipients’ stipends, before the processing of the fund granting to them.

Taiwan Language Scholarship Application Form

2008-01-30T12:04:00.000-08:00

教育部華語文獎學金申請表
Application Form for
ROC (Taiwan) Ministry of Education Mandarin Enrichment Scholarships

INSTRUCTIONS:
This application form should be typed and completed by the applicant. Each question must be answered clearly and completely. Detailed answers are required in order to make the most appropriate arrangements. If necessary, additional pages of the same size may be attached. 申請人請詳實工整填寫，慎勿遺漏，以利配合作業，如有需要，可自行以同款紙張加頁說明。
1. PERSONAL DATA 個人基本資料
a.NAME姓名 Title 稱謂： Mr./Mrs./Ms.
Surname（Last name）姓：
Given Name(s) 名：
Chinese Name 中文姓名： Please attach a photograph that has been taken within the last 3 months.
最近三個月相片
b. PLACE OF BIRTH
出生地
c. NATIONALITY國籍 Note: Foreigners who are concurrently holding a Taiwan nationality are not eligible to apply.
d. CONTACT INFORMATION
聯絡地址、電話、電子郵件 Permanent Address永久地址：
Mailing Address (If different from above)郵寄地址：
Telephone電話： E-mail電子郵件：

e. SEX性別 □ Male 男　 □ Female女
f. MARITAL STATUS
婚姻狀況 □ Single單身 □ Married 已婚
g. DATE OF BIRTH
生日 (Day日／Month 月／Year 年):

h. HEALTH CONDITION
健康狀況 □ Excellent □ Good □ Fair
i. ANY CHRONIC DISEASES 慢性病 □ None無
□ Yes有 If yes, Please specify. 如有請指明

j. CONTACT PERSON, IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
緊急事件聯絡人 Name姓名: Relationship 關係:
Address地址:
Tel電話: E-mail 電子郵件:
2. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY語言能力
LANGUAGE
PROFICIENCY 語言能力 COMPREHENSION聽 READING 讀 WRITING 寫 SPEAKING 說
Excellent
優 Good良 Fair
可 Excellent優 Good良 Fair可 Excellent優 Good良 Fair可 Excellent優 Good良 Fair
可
CHINESE
ENGLISH
Other
(please state)
3. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND 教育背景
Level 程度 Name of Institution
校名 Country/City
地點 Period of Enrollment
修業年限
Secondary
Education 中學
Undergraduate Level Education 大學
Graduate Level Education 研究所

4. REFERENCES 推薦單位 (人) 資料
Name 姓名 Position職務 Phone , E-Mail or Mailing Address電話及郵電地址

5. PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT 工作經歷 (Use one line for each position)
Position
職務 Company/Organization
機構名稱 Period of Employment
服務期間 Responsibilities
工作說明

6. PRESENT EMPLOYMENT 現職狀況
a. COMPANY/ ORGANIZATION
機構名稱
b. POSITION
職稱 c. From起始日期
d. CONTACT INFO. 聯絡資訊 Address 地址：
Tel 電話：
Fax 電傳： E-mail 電子郵件：
e. TYPE OF ORGANIZATION 機構種類 □ Govt. Ministry/ □ University/ □ Govt./State-owned
Agency政府部門 Institution大學校院 Enterprise 公營企業
□ Locally-owned □ Joint Venture □ Foreign-owned □ NGO
Enterprise私人企業合資企業 Enterprise 國際公司非政府機構
7. LANGUAGE CENTER WHICH YOU PLAN TO ATTEND IN TAIWAN擬就讀之語文中心 (For information about university-affiliated language centers in Taiwan, pleaser visit the official government website for advice on study in Taiwan at http://www.studyintaiwan.org)
University affiliated language center:
8. Duration 擬申請之受獎期限
The following are four options for a recipient to choose from, regarding the award periods:
□ One year (1年)
□ Nine months ( 9個月)
□ Six months (6個月)
□ Three months (3個月)
□ Two months (3個月)
9.PLEASE BRIEFLY STATE YOUR STUDY PLAN WHILE IN TAIWAN請簡述在台讀書計畫

10. DECLARATION:
I declare that:
 The information I have given on this application is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Applicant’s Signature Date
_____ /_____/_____

Taiwan Language Scholarship Newsrelease

2008-01-30T12:01:00.000-08:00

News Release
2008 Ministry of Education Huayu Enrichment Scholarship

To encourage international students and individuals to undertake Mandarin study in Taiwan, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan) established the “Ministry of Education Huayu Enrichment Scholarship.” Focused primarily on providing opportunities to study Mandarin language and the culture of Taiwan at university and college-affiliated Mandarin training centers, this program aims to:
a. Contribute to a better command of the Mandarin language, and hence a greater understanding and appreciation of Taiwan’s culture.
b. Promote friendship between Taiwan and the United States.
c. Explore opportunities to increase exchanges with international educational institutions.

Information about the scholarship is as follows:

Duration : The following are four options for a recipient to choose from, regarding the award periods:
Once awarded, scholarship recipients will be allowed to choose an award period of
 One year
 Nine months
 Six months
 Three months

Award recipients may also select an award period of two months, if his/her intended Mandarin training center offers two-month sessions.
Annual award periods are from September 1st through August 31st. If a recipient fails to arrive in Taiwan to study during this period, his/her award status will be cancelled and cannot be extended for another year. If recipients begin their studies after the study term/quarter starts, their award period will become effective from the month they arrive in Taiwan to matriculate at their individual Mandarin training centers. Whether beginning in September or later, the award period ends in August.

Award Benefits:
A monthly stipend of NT$25,000.00(NT$32.5=U.S. $1, subject to change)
Important Dates：
Application Receipt Deadline: March 15, 2008
Award Notification : late April 2008---At that time, recommended candidates will receive a letter from the Cultural Division at TECRO. After receiving the final notification from TECRO, awardees should apply to a university with an approved Mandarin Language Training Center.(see attached list)

Eligibility Requirement:
An applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

a. Possesses a record of excellent academic performance and is of good moral character.
b. Does not hold the Republic of China (Taiwan) nationality.
c. Does not have the status of an overseas Chinese student.
d. Is not a current student at either a Mandarin training center or university/college in Taiwan.
e. Is not an exchange student in accordance with a cooperation agreement between an international university/college and an educational institute in Taiwan, at the time of receiving a HES scholarship.
f. Has not previously received an award under this scholarship program or the Scholarship Program of Taiwan.
g. Is not a current recipient of a scholarship or subsidy being offered by any of the government or educational institutions in Taiwan.
h. Is a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an institution of higher education in Alabama、Delaware、Maryland、Florida、Georgia、Kentucky、North Carolina、South Carolina、Tennessee、Virginia or the District of Columbia.
I. Possesses a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale.
J. Possesses sufficient Chinese language proficiency in speaking and listening to be able to satisfy basic survival needs and maintain a very limited conversation on familiar topics; sufficient comprehension to read very simple related written material in a form equivalent to usual printing and typescript.
Health: A student selected for Scholarship is required to have a pre-departure medical examination, the result of which must indicate that the awardee is physically and psychologically healthy. This examination must include a test for infectious diseases including the HIV virus . Recommended candidates will be instructed where to send
exam results after award notification.
Cost Sharing: Scholarship recipients are responsible for all housing, tuition fees, health insurance and travel costs.

Application Checklist: The following completed documents are required before the application can be processed:

 Completed application form
 Proof of highest level of schooling attained and transcript
 Proof of application to an eligible Taiwan university or language center
 Study plan (statement of intent)
 Two (2) letters of recommendation
 Photocopy of applicant’s passport
Each participant should submit application form along with supporting documents to the Cultural Division of TECRO ( 4201 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. #20,Washington, DC 20016-2137 ) before March 15, 2008. To download the application form , please visit http://www.moetwdc.org/English/index.html or contact Ms. Hai-ying Shen,(Tel: 202-895-1925, Fax: 202-895-1922 , E-mail: annshen@moetwdc.org) to request that an application be sent.

Chinese Language Center List (華語中心一覽表)

地區中文機構名稱成立時間通訊地址電話號碼
北
部
地
區國立台灣師範大學
國語教學中心
Center for Chinese Language and Culture Studies
1956年台北市106和平東路一段162 號
162 Hoping East Road, Sec. 1 Taipei, Taiwan, ROC Tel : 886-2-2321-8457
Tel : 886-2-2391-4248
FAX : 886-2-2341-8431
mtc@mtc.ntnu.edu.tw

國立政治大學
國際教育交流中心
Center of International Education & Exchange (IEE)
2004年台北市文山區指南路二段64號
64, Section 2, Zhi-nan Road, Wenshan District, Taipei 116, Taiwan, ROC Tel: +886-2-29393091 ext. 62040, 67141
Fax: +886-2-29399850
iee@nccu.edu.tw

淡江大學
成人教育學院
College of Continuing Education, Chinese Language Program
1991年台北市106金華街199巷5號
No5,Ln,199,Kinhwa St.,
Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel:886-2-2321-6320 ext.39 or 52
Fax:886-2-2321-4036
cce@mail.cce.tku.edu.tw

中國文化大學
華語中心
Mandarin Learning Center
1992年台北市106建國南路二段231號
4F, 231,Sec.2, Chien-Kuo S. Rd., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Tel： 886-2-27005858 ext.8131 or 8132
Fax： 886-2-27069121 or 886-2-27075312 stsheng@sce.pccu.edu.tw

國立台灣大學
台大國際華語研習所
International Chinese Language Program (ICLP)
1999年台北市辛亥路2段170號4樓
P.O. Box 13-204,Taipei,106.Taiwan Tel:886-2-23639123
Fax:886-2-23626926
iclp@ntu.edu.tw

國立台灣大學
文學院語文中心中國語文組
Chinese Language Division Language Center
台北市辛亥路二段170號
2F, Language Building, No.170 , Sec.2, XinHai Rd, Taipei,Taiwan, 106. R.O.C. TEL：886-2-2362-8180 ext.222
FAX：886-2-83695042

輔仁大學
語言中心 (華語學習中心)

Fu Jen Catholic University Language Center
1964年台北縣新莊市中正路510號
N0.510 Chung Cheng Rd.
Hsinchuang,Taipei,Taiwan 24205,ROC Tel：(02)2903-1111
ext.2414
佛光人文社會學院
語文教育中心
Chinese Language Instruction Center
2001年 260宜蘭市中山路257號
No.257 Sec. 3 Zhungshan Rd.,
Ilan City,Taiwan 260 Tel：(03)931-3343
ext.1560~1561
clic@mail.fgu.edu.tw
國立中央大學
語言中心
Language Center
2003年 320中壢市中大路300號
NO.300,Jungda Rd.,Jhongli City,
Yaoyuan,Taiwan 320

Tel：(03)422-7151 ext.3800 or 3803
Fax：(03)425-5384
ncu3802@ ncu. edu. tw

銘傳大學
華語文訓練中心
Mandarin Studies and Culture Center
2002年 111台北市中山北路五段250號
B203, 250 Chung Shan N. Rd. Sec.5, Taipei 111 Taiwan Tel: +886-2-2882-4564 ext 2395 or 2747
mscc@mcu.edu.tw

交通大學華語中心
National Chiao Tung
University Chinese
Language Center 2005年 30010新竹市大學路1001號
1001 Ta Hsueh Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan 30010 Tel: +886-3-5131231
Fax：(03)886-3-5721431
cdaisy@mail.nctu.edu.tw

中華大學語言中心
Chung Hua
University Chinese
Language Center 2004年新竹市香山區東香里六鄰五福路二段707號
No.707,Sec.2,
WuFU Rd.,Hsinchu Taiwan 30000
Tel:+886-03-5186175
Fax: (03)886-3-5373771
service@chu.edu.tw
開南大學華語中心
Kainan Chinese
Language Center 2006年台北市中正區濟南路一段6號
Office of International Programs and Services
Kainan University
No. 1 Kainan Road
Luchu, Taoyuan County
Taiwan33857

Tel.: +886-3-341-2500, ext 1021
e-mail: nc@mail.knu.edu.tw

北台灣科學技術學院華語中心

Northern Taiwan Institute Of Science & Technology - Mandarin Language Center
2006年台北市112北投區學園路2號
No. 2, Xueyuan Rd., Peitou, 112 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Tel:(02)2891-0145 Ext.2710,2720
FAX :(02)2896-5951
e-mail:sdyuh@ntist.edu.tw
中
部
地
區逢甲大學
語言教學中心
Language Center, Chinese Division
1975年台中市西屯區文華路100號
PO Box 25-202, Xitun 407 Taichung, Taiwan R.O.C. Tel:886-4-2451 7250 Ext. 5871, 5872, 5875 , 5876
Fax:886-4-2451 0243
fculc@fcu.edu.tw

東海大學
華語教學研究中心
Chinese Language Center
1971年台中市407西屯區東海大學898信箱
NO.181 Sec3,Taichungkang Rd.,
Taichung,Taiwan 407
Tel:886-4-23590259
Fax:886-4-23594408
clc@mail.thu.edu.tw

國立中興大學本部語言中心
Natinal Chung Hsing University
Chinese Language Center
2006年台中市南區國光路250號
250,Kuo Kuang Rd.,
Taichung,Taiwan
Tel: 886-6-2740715
Tel: 886-6-2757575 ext. 52040
Fax: 886-6-2740715
shuling@mail.ncku.edu.tw

靜宜大學
華語文教學中心
Mandarin Studies and Culture Center
1996年台中縣沙鹿鎮433中棲路200號
200, Chungchi Rd.,
Shalu, Taichung County, Taiwan 433, Tel:886-4-26328001 ext.12041 , 12042
Fax:886-4-26330340
clhuang@pu.edu.tw

南部地區國立成功大學
文學院華語中心
College of Liberal Arts, Chinese Language Center
1982年台南市701大學路1號
1 Ta-Hsue Road
Tainan City 701, Taiwan
Tel: 886-6-2740715
Tel: 886-6-2757575 ext. 52040
Fax: 886-6-2740715
shuling@mail.ncku.edu.tw

南台科技大學華語中心
(校本部)
Southern Taiwan University of
Technology 2006年台南縣永康市南台街1號
No.1,Nantai St,Yung-Kang City,Tainan Taiwan 710 Roc
Tel: 886-6-2533131ext.6010
Fax: 886-6-3010067
chilance@mail.stut.edu.tw

國立中山大學華語教學中心
National Sun Yat-sen University
Chinese Language Center
1997年高雄市804鼓山區蓮海路70號
70 Lian-hai Rd. 80424 Kaohsiung, Taiwan TEL：886-7-5252000 EXT.3030/3031 FAX:886-7-5253039
alfc@mail.nsysu.edu.tw

文藻外語學院
華語中心
Center of Chinese Language
2002年高雄市807三民區民族一路900號
900 Mintsu 1st Road, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan, R.O.C. Tel：886+7+3426031 ext 3303, 3302
Fax：886+7+3464672
ccl@mail.wtuc.edu.tw

國立高雄師範大學語文教學中心
National Kaohsiung Normal University,
Center for Chinese Language and Culture Studies

2006年高雄市芩雅區和平一路116號
No.116, Hoping 1 st Rd. , Lingya District, 802, Kaohsiung , Taiwan , R.O.C. Tel:(07)7172930 Ext. 2524
Fax： 07-7166896
Email：uj@nknucc.nknu.edu.tw

國立高雄大學華語文中心
(校本部)
Chinese Language Center at National University of Kaohsiung.
2006年高雄市楠梓區高雄大學路700號
Na-Tzu District,Kaohsiung 811,Taiwan Tel:(07)5919261
Fax：( 07)5919258
Email：clc@nuk.edu.tw
國立屏東教育大學本部語言中心
National Pingtung University of Education
Center for Chinese Language and Culture Studies
2006年屏東市林森路1號

No.1 Rd. , Ming-shen Rd.,
Pingtung , Taiwan Tel:(08)7226141 Ext.2639
Fax： 07-7166896
ann0315@mail.npue.edu.tw
東部地區慈濟大學
華語文教學中心
Chinese Language Teaching Center
2003年 970 花蓮市中央路三段701號
No701. Sec3 ,Chung Yang Rd.
Hualien ,Taiwan 970
TEL：(03)856-5301 ext.7689 . . .
FAX：(03)8466065
cltc@mail.tcu.edu.tw

Chinese online resources

2008-01-19T14:54:00.000-08:00

让你的中文更好!!

中文学生们，

　　恭喜你们努力地学完了一整个学期的中文，这个学期以来，你们的中文能力提高了许多，也有很多人成功地申请到中国留学的课，很值得高兴。在放假休息的时候，为了维持和进一步地提高你的中文水平，下面有一些学习资源你可以参考参考，尤其是不去中国的同学，你更应该努力维持中文水平，不要因为放假的关系就把中文都忘记了。
1. 把你以前的课本里，学过跟没学过的课文看看，尤其是学过的，复习是很重要的一部分。
2. 去＂黑板（hei1ban3; Blackboard）＂下载(xia4zai3; download)这个学期学过的课文跟生词的听力练习，这对你听中文的能力是很好的帮助。
3. 通过下面的网页(wang3ye4; webpage)可以提高中文能力跟你对中文的兴趣。
Learning Chinese Online Page
Everything you wanted to know about learning the Chinese language.
www.csulb.edu/%7Etxie/online.htm
For your purpose, we recommend the following websites:
General:
Real Chinese (By BBC) 11 units Date: None
China Through A Lens (By China Internet Information Center 中国网) 27 conversational lessons with sound files Date: None
Chinese Language and Culture Forums: Pinyin Chat Box (By Haynes, Jamie Butler) Type the pinyin word followed by the tone number. For an umlaut, type "uu". For an umlaut with tone mark, type "uu" immediately followed by the tone number. Example, type 'Zhe4 ge Pin1yin1 liao2tian1 shi4 hen3 you3 te4se4.' the sentence 'Zhè ge Pīnyīn liáotiān shì hěn yǒu tèsè.' will be displayed in chat window. Date: None
Chinese Multimedia (By University of Oxford, Centre for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language) Multimedia learning materials including 22 lessons, vocabulary and exercises. Video clips accompany the texts. Vocabulary, character lists are available. Good supplementary materials for elementary-intermediate learners, particularly for the users of the textbook Practical Chinese Reader. Date: None
Conversational Mandarin Chinese Online (By Xie, Tianwei) Online materials for learning Chinese conversation. It includes 15 units with patterns and practice drills. Date: Updated 2004
Chinese Voices Project Online reading and listening materials for low-intermediate learners.
Chinese Language Page There are various resources and links on this page, such as games, newspaper cites, introduction to culture, geography, Chinese cuisine, and etc.
Find Chinese Penpals (By MyLanguageExchange.com) This is a web site to find penpals for learning and exchanging languages. Users may find penpals all over the world. Users can do text chatting. It used to have voice chat rooms. It stopped it's service now, but recommended Skype and Paltalk as two voice chat programs. If penpals have nothing to talk about, they can find some lesson plans to study together. Very good online activities to help learning. Singing up is required to join the community. Date: 2000-2004
Learning Chinese (By China Internet Information Center) Seventeen lessons with recordings for vocabulary and text. Supplementary learning material for intermediate or advanced learners. Date: 2001
Loecsen Orizon (By Loecsen Orizon) A web site providing conversational Chinese (and other languages) for travelers. Sentences are accompanied by sketch pictures to illustrate the situation where conversation happens. Date: None
http://zhongwen.com/ Zhongwen.com contains the complete text of Amazon's (sometimes) best-selling and (frequently) best-reviewed : Chinese Characters: A Genealogy and Dictionary using my character tree system. Distributed by Yale Univ. Press. Copyright 1996-2006 by Rick Harbaugh.
http://www.zhongwen.com/zi.htm 字典网(zi4dian3wang3) Most of the major Chinese character dictionaries on the web are interlinked at a character-to-character level, allowing visitors to quickly jump across dictionaries to check the same character entry without having to search again for the character.
http://www.mandarintools.com/ Online Chinese tools. It contains more links to learn Chinese. Date: 1996-2005.
http://chinalinks.osu.edu/ Marjorie Chan ‘s ChinaLinks at The Ohio State University. It provides with different links and search engines. Date: 14, July 2005
http://www.pristine.com.tw/lexicon.php The Pristine Lexicon is a free, online Chinese-English, English-Chinese lexicon and dictionary for language learning, technical research and general use. Date: 1990-2007

Listening materials
Chinese Video Exercises (By Hu, Mingliang) Audio and video clips followed by online exercises. Good listening materials for intermediate and advanced students. Date: None
Integrated Chinese Audio (By University of Rhode Island Virtual Language Lab) Chapter 1-11 audio files (mp3) Date: None
Learn Chinese with Free Podcasts (By ChinesePod.com) This is a wonderful podcasting program developed by Ken Carroll, Jenny Zhu and Aric S. Queen in Shanghai, China. It provides programs of learning Chinese at beginning and intermediate levels. Date: 2005-2006
Learning through listening 听故事学成语 (By Wellesley College) Created by Prof. Ma Jing-Heng and her associates. Contains 15 Chinese fables with sound files and online exercises. Good for intermediate and advanced students. Date: 1999
Ting 听- Chinese English Center (By Shea, Marilyn) A large collection of Chinese words and sentences in audio files. Good for listening. Date: 1999-2004

Characters:

Animated Chinese Characters (By Xie, Tianwei) The animation of stroke order for Chinese characters. Date: Late updated 2005
Chinese Radical Names (By Xie, Tianwei) Several lists of the names of Chinese radicals. Date: 2003
Chinese Radicals (By Douwe Osinga) A simple and free program, but it is very easy and useful to use. It tests your knowledge of Chinese radicals (214). Date: 2001-2005
Chinese Writing Master 3.0 (By Changjei Computer Co.) This program contains 6000 animated characters. Users can copy and paste any characters to the program and it will display animated stroke order. It also exports the stroke order pictures and saves the animation in gif files. Date: 2005
eStroke (By EON Media Limited (Hong Kong)) This program animates every Chinese character present in songti or kaiti font showing how a character is written stroke by stroke as well as stroke direction. Users just copy and paste or drag and drop the characters they see on the web or in other applications such as Word. The program will show stroke order in animation. This is a textbook-independent character learning program. Date: 2005
Learning Chinese (By Min-Multimedia) Introduction to writing Chinese characters. Blank writing grid is provided. Date: 2001-2004
Liwin's CyberChinese Calligraphy (By Winters, Jeff) Stroke Order Animations and Pronunciation for Characters in Practical Chinese Reader I. Date: None
Online Chinese Talking Flashcards (By Lau, J.) An online flashcard program to learn characters. Covers the characters in the textbook Integrated Chinese, 1000 high frequency characters and HSK work list. Date: 2004-2005
Practice for order of Chinese characters 汉字笔顺练习 (By MyMadarin.com) Characters of the textbook 标准中文 (by Peoples Education Press) and 中文 (by Jinan University Press) are animated. Sound of each character can be heard. Date: 2000
The Chinese character and word learning system 中文字词学习系统 (By The University of Hong Kong Dragonwise Project 2 现龙计划) A database of more than 500 characters. Character structure and stroke order is illustrated by animation. Students can also use the online interactive exercise to enhance learning. The characters are pronounced in Cantonese, but the animation and drills can be used by Mandarin learners. Date: 2001
l Words and Pictures 看图识字 (By Min-Multimedia) Characters and pictures are presented and accompanied by a voice of a teacher and a child reading the words. Good for kids to learn. Date: 2001-2004
l www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/radicals.html　CHINAKNOWLEDGE - a universal guide for China studies. It provides students with introductions to Chinese languages and literatures, art, religions, history, and music. Date: 2000

l Web links for Integrated Chinesehttp://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/character/http://eall.hawaii.edu/yao/ic1flashcards/http://trc.ucdavis.edu/msjacob/ppts/default.htm http://www.language.berkeley.edu/ic/gb/toc.html http://www.pinyin.info/rules/index.html

l Conversational Chinesehttp://14.travel-way.net/~chinese/index.html
l Other ResourcesPoem reading: There are 24 Tang Poems with audio files, characters and pinyin. Click and enjoy.http://www.jtwgroup.com/tang_of_poetry.htm
l Conversations: China Development Gateway with 17 lessons on everyday situations:http://en.chinagate.com.cn/e-learn/1.htm
l A comprehensive Website about Chinahttp://en.chinagate.com.cn/

最后，希望你们好好用不必上课的时间，一方面享受快乐的悠闲假期，另一方面也可以轻松学习中文。别忘了你们最好的朋友──中文跟你的老师们！

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乔治华盛顿大学东亚语文系中文部
2008年1月