US-China Initiatives ...
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Increasingly leaders across public and private sectors are recognizing the rise of Asia as one of the central facts of the twenty-first century. China, with its tremendous economic growth and emergence as a social and political leader in the region, is fundamental to this shift. The following programs and resources represent beginning efforts in the American educational system that promote greater US-China understanding and communications.

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Report: Expanding Chinese Language Capacity in the United States (pdf)
Math and Science: US-China Education Leaders Forum
State-Province Relationships
Starting a Chinese Language Program at School
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MATH AND SCIENCE
US-China Education Leaders Forums
On July 10-12, 2005 Asia Society and the Chinese Ministry of Education convened the first US-China Education Leaders Forum on Math and Science Education.  The meeting featured top math and science education leaders from both countries and laid the groundwork for future collaboration to improve math and science education in both countries. To learn more about this meeting, click here.

Follow-up meetings and similar high-level forums on other critical aspects of each country’s education systems (for example, early childhood education) are in the works.

STUDY TRIPS
State-Province Relations
Building state-province relationships through high-level delegations and exchange

In September 2003, Asia Society organized a high-level delegation of U.S. education leaders to visit China at the invitation of the Ministry of Education.  Through school visits, discussions with students and educators, and meetings with senior officials of the Ministry of Education, the delegates began to establish education partnerships between U.S. states and Chinese provinces.

In September 2005, in collaboration with the Council of Chief State School Officers, Asia Society will lead a second delegation to China, comprised primarily of chief state school officers and leaders of national education organizations.

Starting a Chinese Language Program at School
In order to provide practical advice on how to establish a high-quality Chinese language program to educators, school administrators, parents and community leaders, Asia Society is working on a how-to guide, slated for a Spring 2006 release.  The handbook will be based on the advice and feedback of experienced Chinese-language educators and foreign language experts from around the country and is funded by The College Board.  More information on this publication will be available in the Fall.

Downloads and Links

List of Chinese language programs in American public and private schools compiled by Elizabeth M. Ruggiero | download spreadsheet

Summary of Chinese language programs in 50 U.S. states compiled by Elizabeth M. Ruggiero | download spreadsheet

Recommended Resources
Center for Applied Linguistics' Guidelines for Starting an Elementary School Program http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/rosenb01.html

Resource brief: "So Your School is Launching an Asian-Language Program?"
http://www.cheng-tsui.com/databases/images/addinfo-SERVICE%20BRIEF-1.pdf

Additional Chinese-Language and Language-Learning Links
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) | www.actfl.org

Association of Departments of Foreign Language | www.adfl.org

CHENGO | www.elanguage.cn

Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) | www.classk12.org

Chinese Language Teacher Association (CLTA) | clta.osu.edu

Chinese School Association in the United States (CSAUS) | www.csaus.org

The College Board AP Home Page | apcentral.collegeboard.com

National Consortium for Teaching about Asia | www.nctasia.org

National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools (NCACLS) | www.ncacls.org

National Council of State Supervisors For Languages | www.ncssfl.org

National Flagship Language Initiative | www.nflc.org/nfli

National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland | www.nflc.org

National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCTFL) | www.hanban.edu.cn

Secondary School Chinese Language Center, Princeton University | www.princeton.edu/~ssclc

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