The Project for Developing Chinese Language Teachers (DCLT) of New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, funded by the Freeman Foundation, provides services and support to Chinese language teachers, schools and school districts, and students in NYU's degree programs for Chinese teachers. DCLT offers a series of "Friday Night Forums" providing practical professional development for pre- and in-service Chinese teachers; works in schools to mentor and support Chinese language teachers and programs; and conducts research into the successful ingredients of Chinese language programs and teachers. The goal of the project is to develop and support qualified, quality Chinese language teachers to meet the growing demand for K-12 Chinese Language Programs.. Learn More>
Where are our Graduates?
Graduates of NYU teach in schools across New York and the country. NYU's Master's in Teaching Foreign Language (Chinese) program prepares them for certification and teaching.
Spring 2012 DCLT Friday Night Forums are Coming!
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Our final forum in the 2011-2012 series will be held on May 11! Registration is open now.
Resources from early spring forums are now available online: February 10: Choosing Textbooks and Supplementary Materials |
CLTA DCLT Forum on March 31, 2012
As a part of CLTA-GNY 2012 Spring Prefessional Development Series, professor Robin Harvey and ECNU/NYU students Yun Qin and Yana Yu gave a workshop titled "On the Road to Literacy: Teaching Chinese Using Big Books and Storytelling." Please find the PPTs used in the workshop here.
Dr. Frank Tang Gives A Series of Lectures in Beijing
Dr. Frank Tang was invited to give a five-lecture series to faculty and graduate students at Chinese Minzu University in Beijing from March 9-14. The lecture topics include: Brain research and the teaching of foreign languages, Humanistic approach to teaching second/foreign languages, Teaching Chinese in American schools: Challenges and Strategies, The importance of practice in foreign language learning, and Lesson study: A review of several Chinese lessons. Please click here to see some pictures from the lecture.
The 10th New York International Conference on Teaching Chinese
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the founding of The Chinese Language Teachers Association of Greater New York (CLTA-GNY), the 10th New York International Conference of Teaching Chinese will be held on May 12, 2012 at Hunter College. Please find more information and registration from here.
Linden High School (NJ) Opens the First Confucius Classroom in NJ
The opening ceremony for Linden High School's Confucius Classroom was held on February 8, 2012. Professor Robin Harvey and Professor Frank Tang were delighted to attend and to give a speech at the ceremony. Click here to see more information from the World Journal.
NYC LOTE Conference
Resources, Strategies, and Learning Standards: World Language Education in an International City, January 29, 2012
The annual LOTE (Language Other Than English) Conference had wonderful attendance again this year. Keynote speakers Helena Curtain and Paul Sandrock drew a crowd! Click here to view presentations by NYU graduation students Yana Yu and Yun Qin, "Big Books and Other Strategies."
Special Lecture by Professor Lu: "Emotion in Education" Sponsored by DCLT
We were honored to have Professor Lu, a well-known psychologist from Shanghai Normal University, give a cutting edge lecture about how emotion works in educational scenarios on January 26, 2012.
International Conference on Chinese Language Pedagogy, Beijing
Dr. Tang was a plenary speaker at this International Conference, speaking on "Pop Culture and Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language."
Project DCLT at the National Chinese Language Conference
Dr. Frank Tang, Director of the Project for Developing Chinese Language Teachers, was an invited Plenary Speaker at the National Chinese Language Conference in Washington, D.C in 2010. The event drew nearly 1,000 educators.
In 2011, Dr. Tang made one presentation at the annual NCLC in San Francisco, "Best Practices, a Teaching Clinic" with Dr. Wu Weiling, and moderated a panel discussion, "We Need Chinese Teachers."
Robin Harvey made the presentation "Songs & Chants in the Chinese Classroom" together with master teacher Jean Zhu of CAIS.
Resources for Teachers: By Date
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| DCLT Fall 2008 & Spring 2009 Forums | DCLT 2007-2008 Forums |
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| Community | New Teachers |
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