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BANGOR CHINESE SCHOOL


---Language & Cultural Center


A nonprofit organization


53 Cumberland Street, Bangor, ME 04401;  207-990-0710 /1-888-769-6688; jingzhang@bangorchinese.com






2009 Maine Chinese Language Conference




---Building Strong and Sustainable Chinese Language and Culture Programs in Maine
 

and Establishing Partnerships between Maine and China.



Friday, November 6, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, Wells Conference Center, University of Maine. 



Presented by: Chinese Language & Culture Center of Maine (CLCC) and Bangor Chinese School, 
in collaboration with the Maine Department of Education, The University of Maine and Orono High School


Sponsored by: Lee Academy (Maine).


The primary audiences, for this conference are school administrators, school board members, teachers, parents, and members of institutions of higher education statewide. 
 

 We would be honored to have you as a participant and would be delightedgrateful for the opportunity to share with you the highlights of Chinese language and culture teaching and learning in Maine.


Topics and Speakers:(draft)

8:30-9:00	Registration, Refreshments, and Displays


9:00-9:15	Welcome and Program Details

Jing Zhang, Director of CLCC and President of Bangor Chinese School 

Jeffrey Hecker, Dean of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Maine(Ray)


 


Jim Chasse, Principal of Orono High School
 

9:15-9:55
    Opening Doors to China and the U.S.

Jianjun Cen, Education Counsellor, the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in New York


A Perspective of Doing Business between Maine and China
 John Richardson, Commissioner of DECD (Jing)

 

10:00-10:40
  
How Education Brings Business to Maine 
 
Bruce Lindberg, Lee Academy 
 
Building up Connection and Partnership with China

Gerry Palmer, Mayor of the City of Bangor



10:40-10:55 Break and Displays 

	
 



 
 
 
 


   

	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
11:00-12:25
	
Chinese Language Education: A National Perspective

Jeff Wang, Asia Society


Overview of World Language Instruction in the State of Maine

Don Reutershan, Maine Department of Education


World Languages in Maine’s universities

Raymond Pelletier, The University of Maine



12:30-1:30 Lunch and Performance:
 
Taiji, Guzheng, Erhu and Chinese language performance by Chinese school students (Ray will contact Karen and find out a Chinese performance from the Culture Festival of Umaine; Bruce will find Chinese students in the Academies to perform Chinese instrument)





 
 
 
 



	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	

1:30-2:10  Stories of Chinese Teaching in Maine: How do they develop their program? What is the most important to a teacher? What is the challenge to teach in USA schools. 

Wei Wu, Bo Zhu, Yue Deng and other local Chinese teachers


2:15-3:15 Multi-Media (methods) Use in Language Teaching

Gisela Hoecherl-Alden, the University of Maine
   

How to Assess Students’ Learning in Foreign Language (tentative)

Suzhong Tian and Nives Dal Bò-Wheeler, the University of Maine
 

3:20-3:35 Break and Displays



3:35-4:05  Resources for Developing Chinese Programs

Don Reutershan, Jing Zhang, Jeff Wang 



4:05-4:15	Evaluations and Next Steps

Don, Jing and Ray



All day 	Display of Resources for learning Chinese, attending non-profit organizations, publishers, and companies

 

Registration fee (includes all sessions, materials and lunch):
 
Before October 20: $95; after October 20: $125; seniors (age 65+) and students: $50



For more information: 
Please call 990-0710, email info@bangorchinese.com, or visit www.bangorchinese.com/CONFERENCE.HTML



To reserve your place: Complete the attached registration form and return it with your payment to Chinese Conference Registration, 53 Cumberland Street, Bangor, ME 04401.
 


Space is limited so register early! Registration date is the date that payment is received. You will receive an email confirming your registration.