Chinese Language Education
– For Your Kids and For The Future
In the past couple of years,
learning Chinese/Mandarin has been one of the most popular topics within
the Chinese community and also in the main stream. We are hearing
the terms such as SAT II Chinese, Chinese AP, etc., more and more.
At the beginning of the Year
of the Pig, Peking University Alumni Association of Northern California
(PKUAANC) is glad to announce a seminar focusing on Chinese language
learning along with education related topics. We are happy to
invite 4 speakers sharing their insights and expertise from different
perspectives.
Cost:
FREE
Session One:
Date and Time: Saturday. Feb.
24th, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location:
Santa Clara Library
2635 Homestead Rd, San Jose, 95101
Tel: (408) 615-2900
Agenda:
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Speakers’ Bio and Intro:
Ms. Liping Ma's research in mathematics education contributes to the work in the Foundation's Community Program. She works with mathematics teachers to support and improve math education in Silicon Valley. Her book Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics is quoted on all sides of discussions about how to teach mathematics in U.S. elementary schools. She has a Ph.D. from Stanford University and earned a master's degree in education from East China Normal University. She is the recipient of the Arthur R. and Pearl Butler Scholarship at Michigan State, a Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship at Stanford, and a McDonnell Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cognitive Studies for Educational Practice at the University of California at Berkeley.
Ms.
Jennifer Feng, LUTCF
Financial Service Professional, NAIFA and MDRT member. She is specializing
on estate planning, retirement planning and education fund planning. Joined
New York Life in 2003, she is one of the top sales. Working with different
background families to design suitable education funding plan, retirement
plan as well as family protection plan, Jennifer is committed to help her
clients to reach their financial goals in the future and to make dreams
come true.
Session Two:
Date and Time: Sunday. Feb.
25th, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Santa Clara Library
2635 Homestead Rd, San Jose, 95101
Tel: (408) 615-2900
Agenda:
Speakers’ Bio and Intro:
Mr.
Paul Jia, M.A. in Chinese from SFSU and California credentialed
in Mandarin Chinese, is currently teaching Mandarin Chinese at Cupertino
High School. He has taught all levels of Chinese at high schools. He
also spends his evenings and weekends teaching at colleges like Diablo
Valley College and UC Berkeley Extension. He has been an instructor
for the Stanford-SFUSD Networked Learning Project-Chinese BCLAD Exam
Prep Course and helped Chinese teachers pass the state required exam
for BCLAD certification. During the years he worked as a Teacher on
Special Assignment at SFUSD Curriculum Office, Mr. Jia planned and implemented
professional development activities for Chinese teachers in SFUSD. He
also led a group of teacher leaders in writing the K-12 Chinese Language
Arts Content and Performance Standards for the Chinese Immersion Programs
in San Francisco. Mr. Jia also works with community members in promoting
Chinese education in his and other school districts. He is currently
Vice Chair of the Chinese Language Teachers Association of California,
CLTAC.
Ms. Anna Yu, President of SLG, has extensive experience studying/working/living globally. She studied at the Univ. of Arizona and Univ. of North Carolina for 6 years, worked in Hong Kong and the major U.S. investment bank-Morgan Stanley for 5 years, found there are plenty study-abroad programs for college students, but none for students under college age. She’s glad that SLG has become one of the few organizations that offer such opportunity to younger language learners.
Established in 2003 by Chinese and
American educators, Sino Language Gateway has been dedicated in doing
one thing only, that is to offer the best Chinese Language Learning
& Culture Immersion program for youth. The goal of SLG is to bridge
the educational and cultural gap and friendship between the young people
of the two cultures, to let students from the western countries understand,
master, and fall in love with Chinese language while explore the country.
Co-sponsor (Alphabetical
order):