2. Agenda
Overview of Chinese Studies at URI and
outreach effort of URI
K-16 Partnerships for Building
Sustainable Chinese Programs
Management and language & culture
instruction in the K-12 classrooms
3. Overview of Chinese Studies at URI
Confucius Chinese Language
Institute Flagship Program
Center for
Chinese Chinese Chinese
B.A. Language & Summer
Program Culture School
Chinese Teacher Rhode Island K-12
Certification Chinese Language
Program Consortium
4. Chinese B.A. Program
Approved June 2011!
30 credits in Chinese
language & literature
6 credits in Chinese/Asian
studies (in English)
Combine with other majors:
IEP, IBP, Flagship
6. URI Confucius Institute
Chinese language and culture teaching &
Language program development
Teacher training
School and district leadership travel to
China
Institute for Asian Studies for High School
Students
High school student travel to China
7. The URI Chinese Flagship
Program
One of only nine in
the U.S.
Funded by NSEP
Open to all majors at
URI
Maintain 3.3 GPA
Professional goals
related to China
Honors-level Chinese
program
8. The URI Chinese Flagship
Program
Creating Global
Professionals
GOAL: Superior
proficiency in
Chinese
Capstone Year in
China
Nanjing University
Internship
11. K-16 Partnerships
for Building Sustainable Chinese Programs
Current Partner Districts
Barrington
Pawtucket
South Kingstown
North Kingstown
Jamestown
East Greenwich
12. K-16 Partnerships
for Building Sustainable Chinese Programs
3 Year Plan
Year 1: Establish After School Programs
Year 2:
○ Maintain After School Programs
○ Develop Chinese as Part of World Language
Curriculum
Year 3: Self-Sustaining Chinese Language
Programs
14. Partner Schools
a. Approaching and developing of
partner schools and districts
b. Types of Schools: private & public, K-
12
c. Program in individual Schools: After-
school, in-school, Chinese club.
15. Curriculum Development
a. Guidelines for after-school program
b. Teaching meeting
c. Future Development
16. Teacher Training
a. Certified Teachers
b. American Classroom teachers
c. Chinese student Volunteers
17. Prospect of Program in the
Region
a. Opportunity:
The growing interesting in Chinese from
students, parents, schools and community.
b. Challenges:
Lack of resources in schools, current
objective of schools.
c. Building up a Chinese learning
environment.
Foster the interest in a wider range.
19. 1. In-school Program
Montessori
elementary school
Age groups:4-5 years old
6-8years old
Teaching time:once a
week, half an hour each
time
Teaching task: basic
Chinese language teaching
20. 2. Heritage Chinese Class
Saturday heritage
Chinese class in URI
Age:4-8 years old group ;
13-16years old group
Teaching time:once a week,
each time the younger group
one hour, the older group one
hour and a half
Teaching materials: younger
group 《快乐汉语》 older
group《走向未来》
21. 3.Afterschool Program
Curtis Corner middle
school
Students:seventh grade and
eighth grade
Teaching time:once a week,
each time one hour
Teaching task: Chinese
culture introduction, basic
Chinese learning, make <my
first Chinese book>
22. 4.College Chinese for High
School Students
Chinese class with 3
URI credits
Students:eleventh grade
students
Teaching time:once a
week, each time three
hours
Teaching material:
Integrated Chinese
23. 5. URI Chinese Summer
School
Students:College
Students and Adults of
All Ages
Teaching time:eight-
week program, four
weeks at URI, four
weeks at Zhejiang
University
Teaching task:
Intensive Chinese
language instruction
from beginning
through advanced
levels
24. 6.Conversational Chinese
Class
Conversational
Chinese for
Executive Leaders
Students:URI faculty
and staff members,
community members
Teaching time:once a
week, each one hour and
a half
Teaching task: basic
Chinese
25. Email: Dr. Wayne He
wenchao_he@hotmail.com
Qian Xie
qian_xie@mail.uri.edu
Xiaoyan Hu
hu.xiaoyan83@gmail.com
Questions?
Thank you!