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Leave Replacement Position in Chinese Language (Williamstown, MA)

WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Williamstown MA 01267. Applications are invited for TWO leave replacement positions in Chinese language for the 2025-26 academic year, with teaching to begin in September 2025. Depending on the candidate’s qualifications, the appointment will be made at the level of either visiting lecturer or visiting assistant professor. The teaching load will consist of […]

Call for Special Issue Proposals

Chinese as a Second Language is inviting proposals for 2024 special issue from interested guest editors Chinese as a Second Language (CSL), formerly Journal of Chinese Language Teachers Association, established in 1966, publishes peer-reviewed original articles in English or Chinese that make a significant contribution to the research and practices of teaching and learning of Chinese as a second […]

ACTFL Conference 2022

Boston, MA Nov 18-20, 2022 Photos from ACTFL/CLTA 2022 conference at Boston (11/18-11/20/2022)

CLTA 60th Anniversary Lecture Series #2

CLTA 60th Anniversary Celebration Special Lecture Series (#2)
美國中文教師學會  六十週年大慶  專題講座 (二)
美国中文教师学会  六十周年大庆  专题讲座 (二)

讲题 : 汉语动词词尾 “了1” 的呼应界点
时间: February 11 (Fri), 2022, 8pm-9:30pm (EST)
地点: ZOOM, Virtual Lecture via Zoom (Registration required, Open and Free for CLTA members)
特邀演讲嘉宾: 孙朝奋教授 (Professor Chaofen Sun), 斯坦福大学

With our gratitude, we would like to THANK The Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) for sponsoring this CLTA 60th Anniversary Lecture #2 event.

2022 CLTA Annual Conference (Notice #3, posted date: 12/23/2021)

The 2022 CLTA annual conference, along with the 60th anniversary celebration of CLTA, will be held at the University of Notre Dame from April 7th to 10th, 2022. This annual meeting will be held primarily in person but will also offer the option of online participation. The conference registration site will open on 1/20/2022.

CLTA 60th Anniversary Lecture Series #1

讲题 : 追寻庐山真面目: 谷歌翻译、语言盲点与对外汉语教学

时间: October 22 (Fri), 2021, 8pm-9:30pm (EST)
地点: ZOOM, Virtual Lecture via Zoom (Registration required, Open and Free for CLTA members)
特邀演讲嘉宾: 张正生教授 (Professor Zheng-sheng Zhang)
圣地亚哥州立大学/吉尔吉斯中亚国际大学

CLTA Virtual Forum (#5)

全美中文教師學會網上論壇-第五講  (全美中文教师学会网上论坛-第五讲) 讲题: 中文教师职业发展与学术规划 Title: Career Advancement as CSL Professionals 主持人: 袁芳远 特邀讲者: 许怡, 郦帅, 张洁, 刁文豪, 萧旸 Time: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm (EST), March 6 (Saturday), 2021 The CLTA Virtual Forum #5 (Open and Free for CLTA Members, registration is required) Steps to register: https://www.clta-us.org Login with your CLTA Member info. Fill out the Virtual Forum registration form (you can also find the […]

CLTA VIRTUAL FORUM (#4)

全美中文教師學會網上論壇-第四講  (全美中文教师学会网上论坛-第四讲) 讲题: 二语习得与中文教学 Title: From Research to Classroom Practice in Chinese as a Second Language Time: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm (EST), November 7 (Saturday), 2020 主持人: 白建华 特邀讲者: 沈禾玲, 温晓虹, 陶红印, 袁芳远 THANK YOU for sponsoring CLTA Virtual Forum #4: 北京语言大学出版社北美分社 (Phoenix Tree Publishing, Inc.) Virtual Forum via Zoom. Open and Free for CLTA Members. Seats are […]

CLTA VIRTUAL FORUM (#3)

全美中文教師學會網上論壇-第三講  (全美中文教师学会网上论坛–第三讲) 讲题: 中文教职应聘与教师资质提升 Title: CFL Teacher Jobs、Recruitment 、Criteria and Qualifications TIME: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm (EST), October 3 (Sat), 2020 主持人: 刘乐宁 特邀嘉宾: 周质平 , 张曼荪 , 梁新欣 , 朱永平 Virtual Forum via Zoom. Open and Free for CLTA Members. Seats are limited. Registration is required. To register: Login with your CLTA Member info Fill out the Virtual Forum registration form You will receive email confirmation with Zoom link […]

CLTA Virtual Forum #2 全美中文教师学会网上论坛

CLTA VIRTUAL FORUM (#2) 全美中文教師學會網上論壇     第二講 (全美中文教师学会网上论坛   第二讲) TITLE: VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CFL TEACHING IN THE NEW CIRCUMSTANCES 讲题: 新形势下的线上与线下中文教学 主持人: 梁霞 特邀讲者: 储诚志, 笪骏, 高瑛, 叶为兵 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm (EST), August 29 (Saturday), 2020 论坛召集人: 朱永平    致辞:许怡    CLTA介绍: 吴素美 Virtual Forum via Zoom. Open and Free for CLTA Members. Seats are limited. Registration is required. To register: Login with your CLTA Member info Fill out the Virtual […]

CLTA Virtual Forum 全美中文教师学会网上论坛 (#1)

A Discussion on Chinese Pedagogical Grammar 汉语教学语法论坛  8:00 – 9:30 pm (EST), July 11 (Saturday), 2020 Virtual Forum via Zoom. Open and Free for CLTA Members. Seats are limited. Registration is required (members must login to fill out the form).  

2017 Professional Development Grants

CLTA-USA has awarded the 2017 Professional Development Grants to the following regional associations: CLTA-California,  CLTA-Oregon,  CLTA-Texas, CLTA-Virginia, CLTA-Washington, New England CLTA, Oklahoma-CLTA, CLTA-Indiana Please visit here for more information about regional associations affiliated with CLTA-USA: https://www.clta-us.org/about-clta/regional-cltas/

National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society

The National Collegiate Chinese Honor Society is founded to recognize the outstanding academic achievement of college students in learning Chinese as a second language, to encourage them to continue to study Chinese after they graduate from college, and to promote the study of Chinese language, literature, and culture in the United States. This year the […]

2017 Professional Development Grants

The CLTA-USA has awarded the 2017 Professional Development Grants to the following regional associations: CLTA-California,  CLTA-Oregon,  CLTA-Texas, CLTA-Virginia, CLTA-Washington, New England CLTA, Oklahoma-CLTA, CLTA-Indiana Please visit here for more information about regional associations affiliated with CLTA-USA: https://www.clta-us.org/about-clta/regional-cltas/

Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award for Teachers of Chinese

Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award for Teachers of Chinese is now calling for applications. The award supports the attendance of pre-collegiate and collegiate teachers at training workshops, seminars, conferences, and other in-service learning experiences at local, national, or international levels; and/or to collaborate with a mentor teacher. The application deadline is October 31, 2017. […]

Report on the 2016 Annual Membership Meeting

CLTA’s Annual Membership Meeting was held in Boston, MA during the ACTFL’s Annual Conference on Saturday, November 19, 2016. The meeting kicked off with a reception – many thanks to the sponsors for the wonderful meal. CLTA’s President, Helen Shen, started the meeting with a warm welcome and expressed her appreciation for the membership’s support […]

STARTALK 2016 Programs

STARTALK has just published their list of programs for 2016.  Chinese language teachers in the U.S. may apply for a program of interest to them.  Here is the URL: https://startalk.umd.edu/public/find-a-summer-program/?f[0]=im_field_st_language%3A39&f[1]=im_field_program_participant_typ%3A183

Volume 50:3, October 2015

In Memoriam: Professor Frank Feng-sheng Hsueh (薛鳳生教授) ··· i Editor’s Message ···ii Articles The Place of Linguistics in CSL Teaching and Teacher Education: Toward a Usage-Based Constructionist Theoretical Orientation ··· 1 Zhuo Jing-Schmidt, University of Oregon Curricular Goals and Curriculum Design: The Case of a College-level Chinese Language Program ··· 23 Han Luo, Lafayette College Writing Practice and […]