1. University of Rhode Island
Wayne He, Qian Xie , Xiaoyan Hu
何文潮、谢芊、胡小艳

2. Agenda
 Overview of Chinese Studies at URI and
outreach effort of URI
 K-16 Partnerships for Building
Sustainable Chinese Programs
 Management and language & culture
instruction in the K-12 classrooms

3. Overview of Chinese Studies at URI
Confucius Chinese Language
Institute Flagship Program
Center for
Chinese Chinese Chinese
B.A. Language & Summer
Program Culture School
Chinese Teacher Rhode Island K-12
Certification Chinese Language
Program Consortium

4. Chinese B.A. Program
 Approved June 2011!
 30 credits in Chinese
language & literature
 6 credits in Chinese/Asian
studies (in English)
 Combine with other majors:
IEP, IBP, Flagship

5. Chinese Teacher Certification
Program
 Partnership with URI
School of Education
 Agreement with Minzu
University, China

6. URI Confucius Institute
 Chinese language and culture teaching &
Language program development
 Teacher training
 School and district leadership travel to
China
 Institute for Asian Studies for High School
Students
 High school student travel to China

7. The URI Chinese Flagship
Program
 One of only nine in
the U.S.
 Funded by NSEP
 Open to all majors at
URI
 Maintain 3.3 GPA
 Professional goals
related to China
 Honors-level Chinese
program

8. The URI Chinese Flagship
Program
 Creating Global
Professionals
 GOAL: Superior
proficiency in
Chinese
 Capstone Year in
China
 Nanjing University
 Internship

9. Summer Immersion
Opportunities
 URI Chinese Summer
School
 Flagship Summer
Programs

10. Qian Xie
The Implement of Chinese
Programs in Rhode Island

11. K-16 Partnerships
for Building Sustainable Chinese Programs
 Current Partner Districts
 Barrington
 Pawtucket
 South Kingstown
 North Kingstown
 Jamestown
 East Greenwich

12. K-16 Partnerships
for Building Sustainable Chinese Programs
 3 Year Plan
 Year 1: Establish After School Programs
 Year 2:
○ Maintain After School Programs
○ Develop Chinese as Part of World Language
Curriculum
 Year 3: Self-Sustaining Chinese Language
Programs

13. Chinese Programs Offered
 a. After-school program
 b. In-school program
 c. Chinese Club

14. Partner Schools
 a. Approaching and developing of
partner schools and districts
 b. Types of Schools: private & public, K-
12
 c. Program in individual Schools: After-
school, in-school, Chinese club.

15. Curriculum Development
 a. Guidelines for after-school program
 b. Teaching meeting
 c. Future Development

16. Teacher Training
 a. Certified Teachers
 b. American Classroom teachers
 c. Chinese student Volunteers

17. Prospect of Program in the
Region
 a. Opportunity:
The growing interesting in Chinese from
students, parents, schools and community.
 b. Challenges:
Lack of resources in schools, current
objective of schools.
 c. Building up a Chinese learning
environment.
Foster the interest in a wider range.

18. XIAOYAN HU
Teaching Chinese in the
Six Different Types of
Programs

19. 1. In-school Program
 Montessori
elementary school
 Age groups：4-5 years old
 6-8years old
 Teaching time：once a
week, half an hour each
time
 Teaching task: basic
Chinese language teaching

20. 2. Heritage Chinese Class
 Saturday heritage
Chinese class in URI
 Age：4-8 years old group ；
13-16years old group
 Teaching time：once a week,
each time the younger group
one hour, the older group one
hour and a half
 Teaching materials: younger
group 《快乐汉语》 older
group《走向未来》

21. 3.Afterschool Program
 Curtis Corner middle
school
 Students：seventh grade and
eighth grade
 Teaching time：once a week,
each time one hour
 Teaching task: Chinese
culture introduction, basic
Chinese learning, make <my
first Chinese book>

22. 4.College Chinese for High
School Students
 Chinese class with 3
URI credits
 Students：eleventh grade
students
 Teaching time：once a
week, each time three
hours
 Teaching material:
Integrated Chinese

23. 5. URI Chinese Summer
School
 Students：College
Students and Adults of
All Ages
 Teaching time：eight-
week program, four
weeks at URI, four
weeks at Zhejiang
University
 Teaching task:
Intensive Chinese
language instruction
from beginning
through advanced
levels

24. 6.Conversational Chinese
Class
 Conversational
Chinese for
Executive Leaders
 Students：URI faculty
and staff members,
community members
 Teaching time：once a
week, each one hour and
a half
 Teaching task: basic
Chinese

25. Email: Dr. Wayne He
wenchao_he@hotmail.com
Qian Xie
qian_xie@mail.uri.edu
Xiaoyan Hu
hu.xiaoyan83@gmail.com
Questions?
Thank you!