UADY's Confucius Institute 2010 Activities Report

1. Content Requirement for the Submission of the Sixth Confucius Institute Conference
Reference Materials
Part One: General Information 2011
Confucius Institute at Autonomous University of Yucatan
Mexico
The Confucius Institute of UADY began operations in October 2007 after signing the agreement
with HANBAN in November 2006and later with its collaborative partner, Sun Yat-sen
University, in January of 2007. Located in the library building of the Campus of Social Sciences
of the University in Merida, Yucatan, CI-UADY has the following facilities to ensure its major
functions of Chinese language teaching: offices, classrooms, library and a multimedia self-study
centre.
MISSION: CI-UADY aims to promote the learning of Chinese Mandarin, to promote Chinese
culture in Mexico and meanwhile organize various cultural exchange activities between China
and Mexico.
AGREEMENTS: The Autonomous University of Yucatan has signed agreements with the China
National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (HANBAN) and Sun Yat-sen
University. This joint effort has provided the Confucius Institute with strong support and strength
in offering Chinese courses, such as defining the curriculum, sending Chinese teachers
andteaching materials, etc.,and organizing cultural activities in the city of Merida.
During 2011, Confucius Institute at the Autonomous University of Yucatan has significantly
increased the number of students of Chinese and for the first time, Chinese courses are being
included as part of the curricular subjects in two faculties of the University: Economics and Law.
1. Teaching activities (Courses, content, type/level, hours of instruction, teaching materials, and
number of students)
Chinese Courses
Courses
Number
Content
Hours
No.
Materials
of
per
Students
groups
course
15
1. Learn pronunciation
Introductory
26
229
Chinese for
2. Learn how to write 30 characters
course
Beginners
3. Being able to speak basic dialogues
(CI-UADY)
4. Learn and experience Chinese cultura
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2. Level 1
7
1. Study Chinese pinyin
2. Master the daily communication skills
and the classroom phrases in Chinese.
3. Learn the basic composition rules of
Chinese characters.
4. Learn how to write 80 basic Chinese
characters.
56
110
New Practical
Chinese 1
Level 2
4
1. Strengthen the correct pronunciation of
students.
2. Master the basic structures of Chinese
sentences and the correct use of
Chinese characters.
3. Able
to
conduct
basic
daily
conversations in Chinese using the four
basic language skills, listening,
speaking, reading and writing.
4. Increase Chinese vocabulary after
learning the rules of composing
Chinese characters.
5. Master the usage of 120 common
characters and phrases.
56
46
New Practical
Chinese 1
掌握 120 个常用词语
Level 3
2
1. Keep practicing and improving the
Chinese pinyin
2. Study more Chinese grammatical
structures.
3. Being
able
to
develop
more
complicated and improve students’
ability to understand oral and written
communication.
4. Master the usage of 200 characters.
56
18
New Practical
Chinese 2
Level 4
2
1. Keep practicing and improving the
Chinese pinyin.
2. Study more Chinese gramar.
3. Being able to understand and speak
about topics related to culture, customs
and traditions.
56
11
New Practical
Chinese 2
2

3. 4. Master the usage of 350 characters
Level 5
0
Level 6
1
1. Keep practicing and improving the
Chinese pinyin.
2. Study systematic Chinese grammar and
practice their usage.
3. Understand well the cultural points
essential for effective communication
in daily life and specific occasions.
4. Master the usage of 600 characters
1. Keep practicing and improving the
Chinese pinyin.
2. Study systematic Chinese grammar and
practice their usage.
3. Understand well the cultural points
essential for effective communication
in daily life and specific occasions.
56
0
New Practical
Chinese 3
56
5
New Practical
Chinese 3
4. Master the usage of 800 characters。
Summer
Course for
kids
3
1. Learn basic Chinese pinyin.
2. Learn basic conversations in Chinese.
3. Learn and experience Chinese culture.
60
44
Chinese Paradise
Introductory
Course for
kids
1
1. Learn basic Chinese pinyin.
2. Learn basic conversations in Chinese.
3. Learn and experience Chinese culture.
24
9
Monkey King
Chinese 1A
Kids
Level 1
2
1. Keep practicing Chinese pinyin.
2. Practice writing Chinese characters.
3. Improve oral communications in basic
Chinese
4. Learn and experience Chinese culture.
26
23
Chinese Paradise
2A
Total
37
416
495
In 2010 CI-UADY
had 245 students
and in 2011, the
number
of
students
has
doubled.
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4. 2. Cultural and other activities, training of local teachers of Chinese (number of trainings,
number of participants and impact), developing of teaching materials, and applying of
graphic teaching materials.
During the year of 2011, CI-UADY has organized two China-Day Exhibitions to promote the
Chinese culture in Merida Yucatan, one seminar entitled Dialogue of Sustainable Development in
China and Mexico conducted by both Chinese and Mexican experts, and a series of conferences
to promote the Silk-Road’s contribution to the development of the world’s art and history. In
addition to the regular Chinese classes, we also opened a few new cultural classes including
Chinese Calligraphy, Taijiquan, and Chinese Cooking class collaborated with a local Chinese
restaurant.
In June 2011, for the first timeCI-UADY sentits local Chinese teachers to participate in the
teaching training programs organized by HANBAN.
Date
Activity
Volunteer
students
No。
No。
Activities
Impact
Participants
January 30th
Fifth China
Day
45
14
800
October 2nd
Sixth China
Day
50
14
700
April
and
October
Chinese
Cooking
Class
Teachers
1
350
March
and
October
Chinese
culture
class:Chinese
Tea Culture,
Teachers
1
400
Participants
enjoy
the
culture exhibition and learnt
about how Chinese people
celebrate the new year
Participants learn about
Chinese
History
and
National Day. Also, they
had the opportunity to
practice
calligraphy,
painting and enjoy Chinese
minorities’ dances.
Students
learnt
the
importance of Chinese
festivals and the traditional
food for each celebration.
Students had the
opportunity to familiarize
with important cultural facts
of the actual life in China.
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5. Beijing Opera,
caligraphy
and Taichi
Dialogue of
Sustainable
Development
in China and
Mexico
September
29th
November
22nd and 23rd
January
August
March
Cultural
Dialogues on
Silk-Road
and Courses
promotion
Faculties
at
Two Chinese
and two
Mexican
experts were
invited to
make
academic
presentations.
3 Spanish
experts
Executive
Director
Global
Directors and
Promotion of teachers
CI
Official
Website
Total
95
students
1
120
1
200*
2
*Expected
number of
participants
400
7
151
41
activities
2821
participants
Give the students the
opportunity
to
know
similarities between Mexico
and China relating to the
sustainable
development
and create consciousness
between them about this
world problem.
Let the students understand
how the silk route promoted
the
cultural
exchange
between different countries,
especially with China.
Promote between local,
national and international
students the courses at the
Institute as well as the
cultural activities organized
by CI-UADY.
Students interact between
them through the website
and one student won the
first prize at calligraphy
contest and other student
won the second prize at
paper cutting contest.
This
year
CI-UADY
increased the number of
participants at cultural
activities and succeeded in
opening Chinese courses
as credit courses in two
faculties of UADY.
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6. Local Teacher’s Training
Place
Participants
Date
Activity
June 27th
Great Wall Chinese
Training
Beijing
Language and
Culture
University
1 local
teacher
October 10th -16th
Chinese Language
Teaching Materials
Training for Overseas
Chinese Language
Teachers
Beijing Foreign
Studies
University
1 local
teacher
February-June
and
August-December
Training of Local
Chinese Teacher and
Chinese volunteer
teachers at CI-UADY
CI-UADY
13
Total
15
Impact
CI-UADY will install the
software in the computers at the
Languages’ Lab to let the
students know and practice
Chinese there.
CI-UADY
will
prepare
activities to familiarize teachers
with more teaching materials by
semester and to know more
games and activities for doing
in classes.
Through observation of classes
by pairs and discussion of
teaching
materials
and
activities, CI-UADY teachers
had been able to improve their
teaching quality and to learn
from other teachers about
special needs of Mexican
students.
Apply new techniques and
materials at the Institute to
improve the Chinese language
classes.
3. Implementation of Headquarters key projects
4.
Date
May 12th
Activity
Chinese
Competition
Place
Bridge National
Autonomous
University
of
Participants
Impact
2
First
time
CI-UADY
participated in the contest.
Students were very exciting
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7. May and June
March
Mexico
(UNAM)
CI-UADY
HSK 1
HSK 2
HSK 3
CI-Scholarships
Total
CI-UADY
about representing the Institute.
31
9
7
11
60
More than 90% of students
approved the HSK 1, 100% of
HSK 2 candidates approved the
exam, and 100% of HSK 3
candidates approved.
Nine students were awarded the
Confucius scholarship to study
at the University of Sun Yat-sen
for one academic year from
September 2011 to July 2012.
Two students got the four-week
scholarship studying at the same
university in July this year.
This year the demand for
CI-Scholarships
increased
significantly as well as the
HSK candidates.
Part two: New Projects and Impacts
New Project: Evaluation and update of Chinese language programs at CI-UADY
No.
1
Project names
Training of
CI-UADY
teachers
Goal
Stage(s) of Implementation
Evaluation of current
impact
To improve the
teaching quality
so as to attract
more students
to learn Chinese
as well as to
maintain
the
present interest
in learning the
language.
- According to the training plan, all
the teachers first analyze the
teaching effects of different levels
of the previous and present
semesters.
-Adjust class activities and
teaching materials to the content of
each level.
-Class observation and feedbacks
among teachers.
The teaching evaluation had
given
CI-UADY
the
opportunity to know their
teaching advantages and
disadvantages. Teachers are
working very hard to improve
their teaching methods and
they have, during the training
sessions, the chance to share
and discuss their ideas.
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8. -Conduct teaching evaluationsby
students.
2
3
4
5
More than 60 students
registered to this intensive
Promotion of courses during May course and most of them
To satisfy the
CI-UADY opened three classes at continued to the regular
Intensive Courses demand
of
the Institute, two classes at the course Level 1 at the
at Summer
courses
for
Faculty of Economics and one class Institute.
beginners
at a Public Technologic Institute.
The Chinese class at Faculty
of Economics is opened as
credited optional course.
Cultural courses
Chinese Corner
International
Seminars
To
motivate
students’
interest about
China and its
culture.
To
motivate
students to keep
studying
Chinese
To give them
the opportunity
to practice oral
communication
Promote
the
mutual
understanding
of Chinese and
Mexican
people.
Promotion of different cultural
courses to students.
Besides the cultural class offered at
the regular courses (one class), the
CI-UADY offered 2 cultural
courses (10 classes): calligraphy
and taichi.
Choose a place and time to have the
club
Promote the club between the
students
Choose topics to be discussed by
session
Select teachers to host the Chinese
club
Calligraphy course captured
the interest of most students.
Taichi course, on the other
side, captured the interest of
the local community.
No too many students are
participating at this moment.
However, day to day increase
the number of permanent
participants at the activity.
300 participants
Know if China and Mexico
Dialogue of Sustainable
share
similarities
of
Development in China and
differences between different
Mexico
topics as: culture, sustainable
Cultural Dialogues on
development,
world
Silk-Road
economic crisis, democracy,
poverty, etc.
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9. Part three: Major events and media coverage
1. Major Events
Date
Activity
Volunteer
students
No。
No。
Activities
Impact
Participants
January 30th
Fifht China
Day
45
14
800
Participants enjoy the culture
exhibition and learnt about
how Chinese people celebrate
the new year
October 2nd
Sixth China
Day
50
14
700
September
29th
Dialogue
Mexico-China
for
Sustainable
Development
4 experts
1
120
November
22nd and
23rd
Cultural
Dialogues at
the Silk Route
3 experts
1
200*
April, June
Chinese Food
teachers
12
229
Participants
learn
about
Chinese History and National
Day. Also, they had the
opportunity
to
practice
calligraphy, painting and
enjoy Chinese minorities’
dances.
Give
the
students
the
opportunity
to
know
similarities between Mexico
and China relating to the
sustainable development and
create consciousness between
them about this world
problem.
Let the students understand
how the silk route promoted
the cultural exchange between
different countries, especially
with China.
Students learnt what are the
9

10. and October
Preparation
Class
September
Promotion of
Courses at
Mass Media
traditional food for special
celebrations in China and
learnt how to prepare Chinese
dumplings and tangyuan.
Directors
Radio
interview
2
Local radio and University
radio
gave
IC-UADY,
through interviews, some
minutes to promote the
Chinese courses as well as the
cultural activity China Day.
*Expected number of participants
2. Relevant comments and mainstream media coverage
1. “China Day” cultural activities
Diario de Yucatán（See attachment 1.）
Por Esto（See Attachment 2.）
Website coverage of Diario de Yucatán（See attachment 3.）
http://www.yucatan.com.mx/20111003/nota-7/181420-la-cultura-de-china--llega-a-los-merid
anos.htm
Website of Autonomous University of Yucatan（See attachment 4）
http://www.uady.mx/sitios/prensa/boletin.html
Website of Confucius Online（See attachment 5）
http://www.chinese.cn/college/article/2011-10/14/content_354949.htm
Website of Sun Yat-sen University
http://ci.sysu.edu.cn/Item/448.aspx
2. International seminars
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11. Por Esto（See attachment 6）
Website of Autonomous University of Yucatan
http://www.uady.mx/sitios/prensa/boletines/sep-11/30-sep-11.html
3. HSK
News coverage of Xinhua Net
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-06/26/c_121586074.htm
Website of Hanban
Website of Sun Yat-sen University
Website of Autonomous University of Yucatan
4. Course closing ceremony
News coverage of Xinhua Net
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2011-06/01/c_121483914.htm
Local news website in Yucatan
http://www.sipse.com/noticias/105789-egresa-primera-generacion-instituto-confuc
io-uady.html
5. Chinese cuisine class
News coverage of Diario de Yucatán (See attachment 8)
6. Chinese course promotion
Website coverage of Diario de Yucatán（See attachment 9）
Website of Autonomous University of Yucatan
http://sp.riuady.uady.mx/sitios/ic/default.aspx
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12. Part four: Difficulties and Feature Plans
Difficulty: Late approval of CI-UADY 2011Budget. The software for 2012 budget
application does not work properly.
Future Plans:
Plans: Improve the teaching quality of Chinese language culture and Chinese cultural
courses as well as to increase the number of cultural activities
Increase the number of credit courses at the Faculties of the Autonomous University of
Yucatan
Offer the exam YCT to primary and secondary students
Offer the HSK oral examination at the CI-UADY and promote the Institute as an
Examination Center of Chinese language proficiency in the southeast area of Mexico
Increase the number of participants in the Chinese Corner
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13. Attachment 1
News coverage of ¨China Day¨ cultural activities on the local newspaper Diario de Yucatán:
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14. Attachment 2
News coverage on the local newspaper Por Esto:
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15. Attachment 3
News coverage on the webite of Diario de Yucatán:
http://www.yucatan.com.mx/20111005/nota-7/181370-se-realizo-la-vi-expo-conoce-china-de-la-uady.htm
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17. Attachment 4
News coverage on the website of Autonomous University of Yucatan
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19. Attachment 5
News coverage of the website of Confucius Online:
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21. Attachment 6
News coverage on the local newspaper Por Esto:
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22. Attachment 7
New coverage of Xinhua Net:
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24. Attachment 8
News coverage of Chinese cuisine class on the local newspaper:
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25. Attachment 9
Chinese course promotion
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