China Program Center
Programs for American Audiences
The New England Chinese Language Teacher Network Conference
On Saturday, May 19, 2012, the University of Massachusetts Boston’s China Program Center and Confucius Institute at UMass Boston will host the 21st New England Chinese Language Teacher Network Conference in collaboration with Primary Source, Inc., CLASS (Chinese Language Association for Secondary-Elementary Schools), and FLAP: the Foreign Language Assistance Program of the Boston Public Schools, Cambridge Public Schools, and Boston Renaissance Charter Public School.
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The Ninth New England World Language Department Chairs Seminar on Teaching Chinese Language in K–12 Schools
On Saturday, May 19, 2012, the University of Massachusetts Boston’s China Program Center and Confucius Institute will host the Ninth New England World Language Department Chairs Seminar on Teaching Chinese Language in K–12 Schools in collaboration with Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS), Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) and STARTALK.
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STARTALK Summer Institutes for Teachers of Chinese
STARTALK and the China Program Center at UMass Boston offer Summer Institute courses to current Chinese language instructors or students preparing to become language instructors.
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STARTALK Mandarin Language Summer Camp
Students in grades 6-12 from Massachusetts are offered a 15-day, intensive Mandarin Language Summer Camp led by experienced Chinese language instructors and held at Bentley University, Waltham, MA.
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Traditional Chinese Arts for the Language Classroom: 2-Day Workshop for Chinese Teachers
This course will prepare language teachers with knowledge to speak about Classical Chinese Painting: the materials, techniques, compositional elements and symbolism, as well as try their hand at using brush and ink with a highly trained painter.
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How to Do Business in China
This program will enable business leaders to better understand the Chinese business environment and will provide a perfect opportunity for networking with high-profile Chinese officials and business executives.
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Entrepreneurship in the U.S. and China
This new course will offer students an in-depth look at how business in conducted in China, through a two-week stay at Tsinghua University in Beijing, one of China’s leading universities.
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China Today
American college students, parents, and staff will travel to Beijing in June for a 3-week program focusing on Chinese culture, history, geography, and politics at Tsinghua University.
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Mandarin Language Curriculum Resource and Teaching Center
The Chinese language is by far the most common in the world. Employers in parts of Asia have begun to consider Mandarin as much as English as the must learn language of the future.
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Programs for Chinese Audiences
Global Leadership Workshop in U.S. Public Policy and Public Administration
This is an intensive, six-month U.S. residency program designed to offer forward-thinking Chinese politicians insight into the architecture and day-to-day workings of American policy and economics.
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International Student Program
UMass Boston, complete with renowned faculty members and located in one of the United States’ most vibrant cities, promises an enriching experience for all Chinese students through its International Student Program.
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Chinese Faculty Training Program
The Chinese Faculty Training Program is a customized, semester-long program designed specifically to develop Chinese university faculty members’ English comprehension and presentation skills, especially as they apply to teaching.
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