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2019-04-25 14:27:54
A great annual event of the Chinese education - ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) has been held on November 16th to 18th at New Orleans
A great annual event of the Chinese education - ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) has been held on November 16th to 18th at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Office of Global Mandarin Education established by the Ministry of Education organized the exhibition space for the Taiwan pavilion. The pavilion was joined by 10 Mandarin educational institutes and units including “Steering Committee for the Test of Huayu Proficiency”, “Hanzi Face Cultural Group Limited”, “International Chinese Language Program of National Taiwan University”, Mandarin Training Center of National Taiwan Normal University, Chinese Language Center of National Cheng Kung University, Mandarin Learning Center for Adults of Tamkang University, Wenzao Chinese Language Center of Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Feng Chia University Chinese Language Center, Center of Chinese Language and Culture, Fu Jen Catholic University, and Mandarin Learning Center of Chung Yuan Christian University. We took the learning experience of “Mandarin in Taiwan” to the global spotlight.The exhibition promoted culture in a lively way by arranging Chinese staff who wore traditional Chinese costumes to invite foreigners of non-Chinese origin to learn about the special characteristics in Mandarin. Activities like Happy Hour were introduced to attract more Mandarin educators understanding Taiwanese Mandarin. Application policies were also being explained at the exhibition. Many interactions focused on Taiwanese and American way of Mandarin education, bringing up a lot of intriguing discussions that show the uniqueness of Taiwanese Mandarin. The exhibition arranged many activities such as Taiwan pavilion policy introduction and Q&A with prizes, handmade mini sky lantern, and offering prizes for gathering points from individual booths. These activities offered opportunities for the Mandarin educational institutes to share their experience in Mandarin teaching to visitors, show the excellent courses available in Taiwan for Mandarin education, qualified teachers, resources, etc. These discussions might have triggered related cooperation opportunities. In order to establish a communication and relationship between Taiwanese Mandarin educational institute and overseas educational institute, an oration with dining event has been joined by Chen Chia-yen, Director of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Houston and his team, held by the National Chinese Language and Culture Coalition (NCLCC). The event intended to improve communication between the institutes. The ACTFL Association of Chinese Schools president has been invited by Vice President Yeh Chin-huei of the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) to join the dining held by CLASS. The meeting with CLASS presidents of various associations, NCLCC association representative, ACTFL director, and other educational institute representatives established a successful communication between researchers in Mandarin educational organizations of Taiwan and the United States, and improved the knowledge of the global market in understanding the current market and resources available in Taiwanese Mandarin education. Taiwan has joined ACTFL for many years. With the rich experience we have, we found that every year the mainstream schools and language institutes in the United States contact us through this platform to establish a cooperative relationship with Taiwan educational institutes. The theme for 2018 was “Where Language Educators Meet”. Taiwan representatives took this opportunity to promote the excellence in Taiwanese Mandarin education along with over 8,000 educators, over 800 types of educational courses, over 250 language related product manufacturers. The exhibition was heated up by the lively sales activities that highlighted Taiwan. The reputation of Taiwanese Mandarin education has been improved and expected to further develop, being promoted to the rest of the world and create more cooperative opportunities. -
2019-04-25 14:21:44
California Department of Education grants the Seal of Biliteracy to encourage bilingual studies
In order to encourage high school graduates to listen, speak, read, and write in languages other than English, the United States introduced “The Seal of Biliteracy” to high school students, which fulfilled the requirement in a few states. The award is a recognition in learning and capable of using a second language other than English. This is especially useful for the students applying for university or seeking job opportunities in the future. The State Seal of Biliteracy, also known as SSB, was first introduced by the California Department of Education in the 815 Assembly Bill and passed by the legislative counsel in 2011. The bill has been approved by the governor as an instructional program in California Education Code sections 51460-51464. The bill has been revised in 2017 according to AB 1142, and has been effective since January 1st, 2018. California has received the highest number of awards from the United States Department of Education in 2016 and considered as the leader of encouraging multi-language education in the country. Today, over 27 states including Washington DC has joined the program after California. In 2017, the California Department of Education started to use vertical analysis to collect student academic performance data for SSB. Educational institutes (LEA, including public schools, private schools, or charter schools, etc) may use choose to use these data as an index for them to enter universities or make progress in career. The purpose of SSB is to encourage students in learning different languages, for employers to easily determine their multicultural capability, increase team relationship, as recognition of magnitude and respect to multicultural community and language. The State Seal of Biliteracy is granted by the Superintendent of the California Department of Education according to the standard listed in the legislation. When the plan was first introduced in 2012, 10,685 students had received SSB in the first year. In 2017, 46,090 students have been awarded the SSB. The number of students received SSB has grown four times since the SSB seal certified by the California Department of Education has been applied to the high school transcript. Although the educational institutes willingly participate in the SSB scheme, being able to speak multiple languages has always been a respected skill. While globalization causes great influence in the world, the bilingual ability has become an important skill in seeking employment opportunities. Regarding standard requirement in SSB please visit the website of the California Department of Education for more details. www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/er/sealofbiliteracy.asp Source: Ministry of Education Epaper -
2019-04-25 14:20:32
The National Academy for Educational Research “2019 Sinica Corpus and standard system application workshop” event news!
The National Academy for Educational Research (a.k.a. NAER) applied “Establishment of Sinica Corpus and standard system” of the Hanyu Eight years plan in 2013. Starting from 2014, the Sinica Corpus database has been kept updated, along with the addition of new researches in Huayu ability standard, Chinese characters, terms, and grammar standard. In order to share the fruit of our project, NAER organized the event “2019 Sinica Corpus and standard system application workshop” on April 26th (Friday) at Taipei Hospital 11F Great Hall. Click here to apply. https://goo.gl/5Sr5n8 08:30-09:00 Report for the morning session 09:00-09:10 Opening Ceremony 09:10-10:40 Workshop basic lecture (1) Speaker: Pai ming-hung assistant researcher 10:50-12:20 Workshop basic lecture (2) Speaker: Wu chien-cheng assistant researcher 13:30-14:00 Report for the afternoon session 14:00-14:50 Workshop advanced lecture (1) Speaker: Pai ming-hung assistant researcher 15:00-15:50 Workshop advanced lecture (2) Speaker: Wu chien-cheng assistant researcher 15:50-16:30 Comprehensive forum and Closing Ceremony -
2019-04-25 14:12:12
The most entertaining language learning courses “Learn Chinese by sightseeing in Taiwan”
Ever have a problem because of language barriers when you visit other countries? Is Chinese the most difficult language in the world? The Chinese language centers in Taiwan’s universities are cooperating with the tour industry to offer a new choice for visitors to Taiwan! Taiwan is a beautiful island in the far west of the Pacific, where tourists would be interested in the natural scenery, renowned local snacks, and sophisticated cultural background. No matter whether or not you have heard of, or even know about this place, visiting once will be enough to leave you with an unforgettable memory in life. Recently, many Chinese language centers in universities have been cooperating with the tour industry by introducing custom tours that combine the local cultural experience and language learning. Foreign visitors may enjoy the trip to Taiwan and naturally speak for themselves. From delicious food to historic sites, visitors can now experience the culture inside out. For example, Tamkang University Chinese Center offers a culinary tour. With the guidance of a professional Chinese instructor, the visitors can buy ingredients in a traditional market and cook for themselves. Visitors learn how to actually get involved in the actual living environment by experiencing making self-cooked meals to eating night market food. Experience with real local Taiwanese taste! Chung Yuan Christian University Chinese language center introduces four sets of itineraries, including historical site tours, aesthetics in modern and historical structures, native tribe cultural experience, and other special cultural ceremonies such as dragon boat paddling. Whether or not you love the natural scenery or special local culture, visitors will be satisfied with the intriguing arrangement. Now we take a look at the South Central part of Taiwan. If you want to experience the cultural creative base and Fengjia night market, join the tour offered by the Feng Chia University Chinese language center that combines themed cultural tour and Chinese language education. The visitors will first be taught with the basics and related words, and they will be able to apply what they learned on different tours and situations. Wenzao Ursuline University mainly focuses on combining the Chinese language course with Taiwanese local food. Taiwan is surrounded by the ocean with very rich and fresh seafood. The Fo Guang Shan purification trip takes you to the Buddha memorial hall that combines Asian and foreign cultures in its traditional but modern architecture. Enjoy the vegetarian food in religious tranquility with a peaceful mind. We also look at the Hakka culture and local food where people cook for themselves. The Hakka architecture and natural scenery of wetland offer great food and nice views. You don’t want to miss this if you are a food-lover who wants to try all sorts of different food while in Taiwan. If you want to make lifelong memories for your visit, try the combined learning and local experience tour program. Sightseeing will no longer be a browse-and-leave tour, and you can learn to speak a few sentences of the language that 1.2 billion of the population on earth is using. Other than learning Chinese while visiting Taiwan, the Ministry of Education officially cooperates with universities in training Chinese educators. They also connect with overseas universities and academies to recommend excellent Chinese educators teaching in the overseas campus. People living overseas may have the opportunity to learn Chinese with Taiwanese culture without leaving their country. To know more about the above tour courses and Mandarin education-related information please visit the website. https://ogme.edu.tw/ -
2019-03-07 13:48:57
Keep ASF out
Keep African swine fever out !ASF is a devastating, infectious disease for pigs. Death toll can be as high as 100%. As of today, no vaccine or cure is available.In case of an ASF incursion, a 200 billion NT dollar loss is expected. We need your cooperation to protect the pig industry in Taiwan:NO bringing of meat products into Taiwan.NO purchasing on the internet of meat products from abroad.NO visiting of foreign animal farms. Violators who bring meat products to Taiwanwill be fined up to 1,000,000 NT dollars!! Resource:1. National Secience and Technology Center for Disaster Reduction2. Ministry of Education -
2018-12-28 10:21:32
2019 Fun Little Master Mandarin Camp
The Extension School of Continuing Education (SCE) of National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) is well known for Mandarin Teaching and Learning for decades. Apart from holding OCAC Language Study Program for Expatriate Youth, SCE also holds Chinese teacher workshops for many years. In order to encourage overseas Chinese students and international students to visit Taiwan tp learn Chinese and experience Chinese culture, SCE has designed the Mandarin Summer (Winter) Camp,which meets the needs of children leraners.Let children leran and explore their world through Mandarin! 2019 Little Master Mandarin Summer (Winert) Camp has three sessions, we also offer “Mandarin Short-Term Camp” particulally designed for groups. Students between 6~9 years old, interested in Mandarin and Chinese culture(Students over 14 years old.Please refer to our 2019 Amazing Formosa Mandarin Study Tour) Get further information: 2019 Fun Little Master Mandarin Camp Contact: National Taiwan Normal University Ms.Huang / Mr. Ting Chiu Contact no: +886-2-7734-5834 / +886-2-7734-5824 E-mail: elena0201@ntnu.edu.tw / wenting741008@ntnu.edu.tw Message: Please dial +886-2-7734-5800 on regular holidays, or leave your name, question and contact information by email. We will contact with you as soon as possible.