CLTA newsletter May 2019
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<strong>CLTA</strong> NEWSLETTER<br />
<strong>2019</strong> UVA STARTALK Program<br />
TEACHERS Teach ONLINE ($600 Travel) and STUDENTS Learn ONLINE ($25 Gift card &<br />
Certificate of Excellence)<br />
The <strong>2019</strong> Virginia STARTALK Chinese TEACHER/STUDENT Academy celebrates its 12th anniversary<br />
this year and marks its4th year in leading national pioneering work on online teaching and learning in<br />
Mandarin Chinese at the University of Virginia (UVA). The program is led by Professor Miao-fen Tseng<br />
(Founding Director of the Institute of World Languages and College Board AP Chinese Consultant) and<br />
Dr. Yan Gao (2017 ACTFL Distant Learning Award Recipient). We welcome college faculty, secondary<br />
school instructors, and rising 9th-12th graders to join UVA STARTALK this summer. Please see<br />
information about the TEACHER and STUDENT programs below and help circulate the information to<br />
interested Chinese language educators and students.<br />
<strong>2019</strong> UVA STARTALK TEACHER Program<br />
DATES:<br />
ONLINE training: June 17-28 & July 15-18, <strong>2019</strong><br />
ONSITE training: July 1-13, <strong>2019</strong><br />
LOCATION<br />
University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)<br />
The hometown of the 3rd US President, Thomas Jefferson<br />
PROGRAM FEATURES<br />
Teach Chinese language & culture ONLINE<br />
Receive intensive training and practicum experience<br />
Apply research-endorsed best practices to teaching<br />
Compile a comprehensive teaching E-portfolio<br />
Earn up to five graduate credits in teaching Chinese as a foreign language<br />
Explore historic and cultural heritage at Thomas Jefferson’s hometown<br />
PROGRAM FEES & TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT<br />
Teacher participants do not need to pay program fees and will receive up to $600 as travel<br />
reimbursement. Those who plan to obtain credits will pay tuition at their own expense.<br />
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Spots are awarded based on rolling admission and will be filled up<br />
very fast. Please visit theprogram website at http://startalkuva.as.virginia.edu by coping and pasting<br />
the link to complete the online application.<br />
FURTHER INFORMATION: Please visit the program website http://startalkuva.as.virginia.edu to<br />
learn more about the program and read about the experience of participants from previous years.<br />
QUESTIONS: Send us an email at uva-startalk@virginia.edu for further questions.<br />
<strong>2019</strong> UVA STARTALK STUDENT Program<br />
DATES<br />
July 5 - July 6, <strong>2019</strong>: one-hour online orientation in the morning each day<br />
July 8 - 18, <strong>2019</strong>: one-hour online learning in the morning per day except Sunday, July 14<br />
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