Chinese Pedagogy Institute

Program Description

Goals

• CPI is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of both current and prospective middle and high school teachers of Chinese through a course of study worth 4-5 graduate credits through Indiana University's School of Education that partially fulfill requirements for secondary teacher certification in Chinese:
  • EDUC L520: Advanced Study in Foreign Language Teaching (3 credit hours - for begining track participants)
  • EDUC L530: Topical Workshop in Language Education (3 credit hours - for advanced track participants)
  • EDUC M501: Laboratory/Field Experience (2 credit hours for beginning track and 1 credit hour for advanced track participants)
    
• Course content is guided by the standards for K-12 Chinese language teachers recently developed by the Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS)
  
• Areas addressed will include:
  1. Effective methods and techniques of teaching Chinese
  2. Principles for selecting and developing instructional materials
  3. Process for curriculum design and instructional planning
  4. Implementation of lesson plans and class management

Main Activities

To achieve these goals, CPI participants will engage in 2 1/2 weeks of intensive study. The main activities will include:

1. Discussion of theories and research on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
2. Observation and critiques of Chinese classes on tape (beginning track)
3. Review and critique of existing syllabi, stories/materials for young adults, learning tasks, and test items (advanced track)
4. Peer microteaching
5. Observation and application of instructional and classroom management skills to 12 middle school and 12 high school students