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全美中小學中文教師協會通訊 CLASS NEWS UPDATE Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary SchoolsP.O. Box 2348, Livingston, New Jersey 07039二00五年春季季刊 Spring 20052005 US Educators Delegation to China美国初高中教育行政主管访华圆满告成Under the invitation of the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCFL) in China, CLASS and the Hope Education Foundation collaboratively organized an US educators trip to China. The group consisted of 33 superintendents, principals, vice-principals, foreign language program directors and supervisors from nine states. They visited Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou from February 19 to February 25. Please see page 30 through page 34 for a detailed report and the reflections from some of the participating educators. 应国家汉办的邀请，经本协会和美国希望基金会的共同策划，来自美国九个州的初高中教育主管访华团一行46人 （33 位教育主管和13位家属）于2月19日至25日访华, 进行了为期一周的参观访问。协会胡家兴会长亲自带团赴北京、上海两地分别访问了教育部、国家汉办、北师大附中、北京语言大学、华东师范大学、华东师范大学第二附属中学等。有关报导， 请参阅本刊第三十页至三十四页。Message from the PresidentGreetings from balmy San Francisco! From the snowy severe winter to the fresh spring air从雪霁天晴朗，腊梅处处香到春城无处不飞花，daffodils are showing their glorious color and multi-color blooming trees fill the city streets. We can feel their energy and driving power bursting up gradually. Similarly, the seeds of the Chinese language learning in U.S sowed by many dedicated veteran Chinese educators in the past twenty years are bearing fruit. The growing interest in learning Chinese language and culture around the country is overwhelming. Many news media outlets have published articles and interviews on the development of Chinese programs around the nation. Is CLASS ready to accept the challenges of providing the information and service to the Chinese language field and served as a role of mediator between teachers and other resources? By looking at the following activities planned out or have already executed, we, the CLASS Board believe our promotion of the teaching and learning Chinese at K-12 schools will be ever more rigorous. However, we cannot do this work alone.I would like take this opportunity to thank our members, former and present board members, and our collaborators, such as the American Council of Teaching Foreign Language, the College Board, the National East Asian Language Center at Ohio State University, Chinese Language Teachers Association, the Council of Chinese Heritage Schools, the Northeast Conference, Global Knowledge Exchange (GKE), and etc. Our greatest thanks go to the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (Welcome new Director General Xu Lin 许琳!), the Ministry of Education, the Chinese Embassy and its education counsels for providing financial support, teaching materials and teachers training programs in the United States and in China. I would also like to extend special thanks to Golden Yuan, President of the Hope Education Foundation for his behind-the-scenes coordination and arrangements of all CLASS overseas events.2005 is the Year of Languages (YOL) 语言文化年. All the language organizations in the United States engage in different activities to build up greater public awareness of other languages and cultures through the YOL campaign. CLASS produced one of the best posters for display during the ACTFL conference in Chicago, and made plans for subsequent activities throughout the year. At last Novembers conference, the CLASS panel on Standards-based Teaching Units for K-12 Chinese Classes presented by Yuanchao Meng, Jeannine Subisak, Chih-Wen Su was well-received. The Chinese Language Teaching Materials Swap Shop session has become more popular year after year. There were over 80 teachers from the US, Singapore, Hong Kong and China in attendance. Fifteen teachers from different regions had the opportunity to present their teaching strategies, to demonstrate their favorite classroom activities, and to share their resources used in the K-12 Chinese language classrooms. The 2005 US Educators Delegation 美国初高中教育行政主管访华团visited Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou from February 19 to February 25. Thirty-three US educators from K-12 schools were invited by the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCFL) in China. Those US educators and 13 of their family members had the opportunity to witness in person a dynamic modern Chinese society and the hospitality of Chinese people. They came to realize the significance of teaching Chinese to young Americans after interacting with Chinese students fluent in English. They promised to render their full support to create or extend their existing Chinese programs. During the trip, they visited schools and interacted with students. At the Ministry of Education, they learned about new reforms in the Chinese educational system, international cooperation and exchange programs, the rise of E-learning in courses for Chinese language and culture, as well as new programs developed in tandem with the US Department of Education. At the NOCFL office, the newly appointed Director General, Madame Xu Lin extended her welcome to our distinguished guests. Other Deputy Directors presented their projects regarding textbook development, HSK Chinese Proficiency Test, teacher training workshops and Volunteer Program, ChenGo e-language program. Please see pages 30-34 for a detailed report and the reflections from the participants. AP Chinese中文进阶先修课将作为全面中文教育的媒介及未来中文课程设计的蓝图。Horizontal articulation (K-12 and heritage schools) and vertical articulation (secondary and post-secondary) have become better since the announcement of AP Chinese. Currently, no single curricular model exists for the Chinese program. The AP Chinese may have become a unifying agent and its model could be potentially served that role model. The AP Chinese Task Force will create an outline for the course and draft the exam specifications. The public can view online AP Chinese issues at On May 10, there will be an AP online presentation on core components of the course and exam, professional development and curricular resources for the course. Professional Standards for K-12 Chinese Language Teachers 中小学中文教师资格标准, a collaborative project of CLASS and the National East Asian Language Resource Center at the Ohio State University, has recently completed the final draft. Thanks to the Curriculum Committee and Professional Development Committee for their hard work.With the support from the leadership of the Northeast Conference, CLASS co-sponsored a special full-day session on April 2 in New York. Prof. Yao Jide and Prof. Mu Jihong from Yunnan University were invited to give lectures on the Chinese minorities and the ancient Tea Road 茶马古道. Thanks to the support from NOCFL, the two speakers travel expenses to and from China are covered. We would also express our special thanks to Jill Cheng of the Cheng & Tsui Company for her generous support to provide a delicious luncheon to all workshop attendees. CLASS board members, Carol Chen-Lin and Chih-Wen Su, assisted CLASS to host the guest speakers and take them to visit schools and colleges in New England area. Please see page 7 for a report from Yu-lan Lin who is the coordinator for this Chinese workshop at the Northeast Conference.Here is a summary of the forthcoming events sponsored by CLASS. Hanyu Qiao U.S. High School Student Speech Contest 汉语桥高中生演讲比赛will be held on May 7 in Washington, DC. It is a first ever national event supported by CLASS in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy, the NOCFL and the Yuwenbao, a North-American monthly Chinese language and culture magazine for Chinese language learners. Please see page 14 for the application form.International Cooperation & Exchange中美学校交流互动及建立姐妹学校计划CLASS is conducting a survey on the existing sister schools, and schools that are interested in starting such a program. Detailed survey form can be found in page 12 of this newsletter. The deadline for returning the survey is May 10th. The US-China Joint Conference 首届中美中文教师研讨会 that will be held at Tongzhou, Beijing in July 18-23 is at the final planning stage. The enthusiasm of proposal submissions was great. The committee has selected twenty proposals from CLASS members for presentations at the conference. Around 40 teachers from the U.S. will participate in the conference. Please see pages 7-10 for details.CLASS Teacher Summer Study Program CLASS 暑期教师培训from July 25 to August 5 at East China Normal University in Shanghai has received the support from NOCFL. The content of the program has recently been finalized. Twenty participants from the US-China Joint Conference are offered two-week professional development training in that university specialized for the teaching Chinese as a foreign language.CLASS National Essay Contest 全美中文作文比赛will be held in the fall of 2005. Dali Tan and her committee members are working hard to develop the guidelines, rubrics, and timelines for this event. Please see pages 15-16 for details.The National Chinese Honor Society 全美中文荣誉学会 chaired by Diane Mammone is accepting applications. Information and application form are available on the CLASS website I hope to see many of you at the ACTFL 2005 Conference on November 18-20 at Baltimore. Bring your ideas, and share with your colleague, unload your frustrations, and get a lot of support. No one should alone in her/his field. We are a big family! Actually, the internet has brought us much closer. I am very impressed by the e-mail correspondences exchanged among the participants of last years CLASS-Fulbright group. One question often generated many responses from afar. Thanks to Adam Ross, Jeannine Subisak, Julia Kessel and many others who have shared their lessons. CLASS is in the process of adding members to its Yahoo group mail list. We would like to have prompt communication with our members. See you all in Baltimore! Best wishes for a rewarding second half of the school year! Catherine Yen 胡家兴 , CLASS President会长的话:春天到了万象更新。这不也象征着中文教育在美国逐渐地茁壮？慢慢地该绿树成荫了。 感谢各位老师在岗位上不辞劳苦辛勤地培育学习中文的幼苗，传播中国文化的精髓。学习中文的风气正在蓬勃的发展。老师们的功不可殁。去年九月第一次坐游轮到阿拉斯加看风景， 游洛基山，上冰川，以为从此可以过悠闲的日子。十一月接下会长的职位后才意识到责任的重大。闲书，录像影片，电视， 电影都得搁一边儿了。不由得体会到前任会长和理事们在过去近二十年来的努力耕耘。牺牲自我全心全力为协会的付出。在此献上最诚挚的谢意。全美中小学中文教师协会能得到美国外语界的尊重，中国对外汉语教学领导小组办公室的器重也靠历年来教育界同仁们的努力，及老师们的共同参与所发展的成果。二月中，我有幸随四十六位美国教育行政主管和其家属到北京、上海、苏州访问一周。中国教育部和汉办提供了一流的接待，一手的资料。访问团有机会参观两所重点中学及风景名胜地。参观名胜让他们学习中国历史，地理与中国民情。与中国领导及学生交谈让他们更了解中国社会的现况。他们回美后对中文的推广将起很大的作用。鉴于这次的成功，明年汉办会继续邀请本协会组团。自从大学理事会公布开设AP 中文后，美国报章杂志有许多报导关于美国各地对学习中文的热潮。AP中文在教育界也 成了一个极大的推动力。大学、中学 和社区中文学校 重新关注教学的目标。期望学生们在进入大学以前的中国语言的运用与文化知识达到一个较高的水准。几位参与第一年的工作小组的CLASS与CLTA老师们正在与大学理事会拟定课程大纲及考试的形式。2005 到2006 年将是繁忙的一年以便为2006 年开AP 中文课做齐全的准备，2007年五月第一次的 AP 中文考试就正式推出了。七月将有三十多位老师到北京参加中美教学研讨会及由汉办主办的第一届世界汉语大会。随后有二十位老师到上海师范大学参加两周的教师培训。感谢筹备委员，林游岚，王执文，竹露茜，陈少元 从两年前就开始筹划工作。感谢通州教委、北京市教委与汉办的大力支持。今年CLASS有许多大活动。请大家看会刊内的报道。在此我特别要感谢黄爱德老师 (Adam Ross) 跟竹露茜老师 (Lucy Lee) 为编辑此会刊所付出的时间与精力。还要谢谢为会刊提供的消息的老师们。请老师们鼓励学生参加汉语桥演讲比赛，作文比赛。请老师们参加CLASS特别为老师们所提供的进修与交流的机会。十一月的全美外语大会在巴提摩Baltimore 举行。希望老师们及早报名参加。我可以担保大家会尽兴，丰收而归。详情下一期通讯 会报导。祝大家身体健康！万事顺心！胡家兴 敬礼Organizational Business Report協會會務報告热烈欢迎新会员Welcome New MembersReported by Chair Chih-Wen Su:Good news! We now have 39 new members joining CLASS this year thus far. We welcome the following new members to our association. Please include their contact information (see the insert of this newsletter) in your CLASS directory.1. Bao, Suyi鲍苏艺CA2. Chang, Joyce李敏慧NY3. Chen, Hsiao-Li (Julie)陳曉莉MD4. Chen, Xiaoyu陳小渝WI5. Chen-Louie, Anne 陳安莉CA6. Cheng, Esther郑晓佳CA7. Cheung, Carol張陳德美MA8. Conley, Travis康智偉MA9. Harn, Chiang-Horng韓江鴻CA10. Hou, Julie (Li-Chu)CA11. Hsiao, Su-Chiu蕭素秋CA12. Lee, Elaine李麥意蘭CA13. Li, Qimei李琦玫MA14. Lofquist, Lucy Liu刘雁MN15. Nie, Yinli聂荫黎PA16. Pan, Penny Li Xing潘麗新Hong Kong17. Qin,Yangyang秦阳阳NJ18. Reed, X. Fei熊非VA19. Ruggiero, Elizabeth罗诗忆MA20. Shum, AnitaCA21. Snider, Jessica葛蕙雯CT22. Tong, Linda劉蘭芳CA23. Wang, Shi Jing王世经 Hong Kong24. Wang, Victoria Jaw王维亚CA25. Wang, Weifang王玮芳IL26. Wang, Yin-Feng王蔭芳FL27. Wang-Gempp, Xiaofen王晓汾NJ28. Winston, Adelina伍淑君CA29. Wuu, Ginchi趙靜琦TX30. Xiong, Huali熊华丽 Singapore31. Xu, Lanting 徐兰婷CA32. Yang, Bih-Yuan楊碧媛CA33. Yoon, Selina尹承信OH34. Yu, Anna于娜CA35. Yu, Sunny Xiaohua于小華CA36. Yuen, Rhoda袁元 Hong Kong37. Zhang, Qimin張啟敏CA38. Zhang, Xianfeng张先锋FL39. Zhao, Xiaodong赵肖东MAWe kindly request that all members check your labels on this newsletter to see if it shows 2005, 2005N or 2005R following your name. If so, it means you are a current active member. If these numbers do not follow your name, but you have already sent in your dues, please let us know. We will check our record and make any necessary corrections. If your label still shows 2004, 2004N or 2004R, you are not currently an active CLASS member. Unless we receive dues payment within the next few weeks, this issue will be your last issue of CLASS News Update. Please renew your membership if you have not done so. Thank you for your timely attention in this matter! 协会增设 E-通讯以服务会员CLASS News Group CLASS has recently created a CLASS news group at Yahoo! Groups to enhance better service to its current active members. Members will receive announcements about CLASS sponsored conferences, workshops, and/or meetings. Members will also receive timely information about other professional development opportunities, messages about CLASS-related issues, and information about membership status. Please note that this CLASS News is an announcement/newsletter group, so only the moderator(s) of this e-mail group may post messages. If you need to communicate with CLASS, please e-mail CLASS at . To learn more about CLASS, please visit the CLASS website at . 新 理 事上任CLASS 2004-05 New Executive Board Congratulations to Jeannine Subisak 范良琦, Shouping Li 李守平and Dali Tan谭大立 who have been elected to serve as the new board members. The Election Committee reported the election results at the CLASS membership meeting on November 20, 2004 during the ACTFL conference in Chicago. 協 會 理 事 會2004-05CLASS Executive BoardPresident: Catherine YenFirst Vice President: Carol Chen-LinSecond Vice President: Lucy LeeImmediate Past President: Yu-lan LinMembership Chair: Chih-Wen SuBoard Members:Adam Ross (2005)Julia Kessel (2005)Joyce Ranieri (2006)Yuanchao Meng (2006)Jeannine Subisak (2007)Dali Tan (2007)Shouping Li (2007) 协会计划设立会务执行长Installation of an Executive Director PositionDuring the CLASS leadership retreat in July 2003, the Executive Board members identified and addressed necessary changes for CLASS to remain vital and to maintain its strong leadership in the profession. The need to create a new executive director position was first brought out for discussion. The same issue was further discussed at the Executive Board meeting in November 2003. At the last Board meeting in Chicago on November 19, 2004, the board approved the motion to install a CLASS Executive Director (ED) position.The By-laws Revision Committee (formed by the current president, vice presidents, and two past presidents) met again in January 2005 to draft a job description for the ED. The final ED proposal will be presented to the Executive Board for approval. The By-laws Revision Committee will send out ballot to all members in good standing to approve and adopt the amendment. All CLASS members are strongly encouraged to send their comments, suggestions, and/or concerns to . 協會會員大會會議記錄CLASS General Membership Meeting Submitted by Adam Ross, CLASS SecretaryThe 2004 CLASS general membership meeting was called into attendance at 11:00 a.m. on November 20th at the Chicago Hilton. 40+ CLASS members were present. President Zhang Min opened the meeting with welcomes and immediately called the membership to approve the minutes for the 2003 membership meeting. Upon approval, President Zhang continued with a short summary of recent CLASS organizational business, including naming the results of the CLASS Board of Directors elections. She also marveled at the enthusiastic attendance of the standing-room only crowd for the previous evenings Swap Shop presentation. Lucy Lee followed with a short report on the 2004 Fulbright-Hayes Project, in which twenty K-12 Chinese teachers attended language pedagogy training at Beijing Language University in Beijing and East China Normal University in Shanghai, followed by study of Chinese minorities at Yunnan University in Kunming. This is the second meeting of the program, which was also held in 2002.Carol Chen-Lin gave a summary of her Treasurer Report, with a handout showing that CLASS balance of existing funds is now $13,633.73, well over $3,000 greater than the November 2003 account balance. This increase in monetary holdings is due to grants and donations received. Chih-Wen Su followed with a brief membership report, and also confirmed that a good portion of this increase is due to increased membership enrollment.Lucy Lee returned with a short report on the progress of the AP Chinese Task Force. She explained that the committee would be meeting in January and the College Board would put together a second meeting report shortly to solicit additional input from the public.The following two presentations outlined two of CLASSs collaborations, one with the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (also called Hanban), the other is with Ohio State University.Yu-lan Lin returned with to disclose the results of the 2004 CLASS elections. Voting was extremely close, with new members added to the Board of Directors, Shouping Li, Jeannine Subisak and Dali Tan.S