Professional Development for Chinese Language Teachers

Professional Development Opportunities in Term 4 2009

A Rare Opportunity

Resources Workshop
29th October 5-7pm

In English for all

Belinda Della Iacovo

Better Chinese

Discussion of resources, prices and processes for buying materials
Confucius Institute (Lynn Davis)Sharing of resources in library

For more information on these sessions and many more, please see our flyer!

Immersion Morning by

王雪薇，Wang Xue Wei

This was an excellent opportunity to speak Chinese while gaining strategies and ideas for teaching in the classroom.

Wednesday October 7th Immersion Morning
Chinese for second language background speakers
Second Wednesday of the holidays!!!

This was a fantastic oppotunity to speak Chinese for 4 hours, and to practice all of our skills in a practical and immersive morning.

Professional Development Opportunities in Term 1 2009

Presented by Associate Professor Sheng Lin, visiting teacher at the Confucius Institute at the University of Adelaide, in conjunction with the Chinese Language Teachers' Association of South Australia.

1. Chinese for the Classroom

(Primarily for teachers who learnt Chinese as a second language)

Improve your fluency!
Maintain your proficiency!
A chance to converse in Chinese out of the classroom!!

• Practical topics related to what is useful in the classroom – particularly at the primary and junior secondary levels
• Maximum time given for participants to speak in Chinese
• Workshop content and focus will be driven by input from participants

As part of their mission to support teachers of Chinese in South Australia, the Confucius Institute and the CLTASA are organising these workshops for teachers who would like an opportunity to practice their Chinese and pick up some useful ideas and language along the way.

The workshops will be under the direction of Associate Professor Sheng Lin of Shandong University, the Confucius Institute’s visiting teacher.

Teachers who register will be given an opportunity to select and suggest topics they would like to cover (eg sport, leisure, life, etc.) and the way they are covered (eg discussing texts, role plays, conversations, etc.).

The sessions will be relaxed, supportive and very much ‘teacher’ (i.e. student) centred!

For more information and a registration form see the flyer.

2. A Grand Tour of Contemporary Chinese Literature

(Primarily for teachers of background speakers Chinese)

当今中国文坛大观

中国大陆的改革开放，自70末曙光初现， 80年代双轨拉锯，进入90后，轨道既定，便开始了加速度的一路狂奔，在古老广袤的土地上演示一场生动的日新月异。

处时代巨变之中，中国文学能否安然如故？90 之后，文学，这片曾贮藏了无数人梦幻的天地，在时代之暴风雨洗刷中，是一寓偏安？是褪色匿迹？还是是涅槃新生？在与时共进？

冰心，巴金，巍巍 ……相继离世，这是自然的选择，然而他们那些影响着几代人的经典的文字也相继离开了中小学生的视野，却是人文的选择，而为什么会有如此选择？

市场化大潮把曾经的精神圣殿的文学变成了流水线上层出不穷的商品，如此文学还能否担负起“民族魂”的重任？

70 后& ldquo;酷”！ 80后“炫”！ 90后“潮”！美学概念更替纷繁，五色杂陈，谁为正宗主流？各派穿梭，谁能风骚独领？

面对当今光怪陆离的中国文坛，你感兴趣吗？你多困惑吗？你有见解吗？你想倾诉吗？ 那么，来吧，我们一起交流！

由阿德莱德大学孔子学院和南澳中文教师协会特为南澳中文教师举办“当今中国文坛大观”研讨课程计划于本月底开办，解读九十年代以来中国文坛上的各种现象和典型事例，以期厘清思路，获得90后大陆文学发展的基本概念

For more information and a registration form see the flyer.