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Grant for International Exchange in K-12 Schools -- Dec. 16, 2015

Start or Grow an Arabic or Mandarin Program at your School
The Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) aims to help U.S. K-12 schools start or grow an Arabic or Mandarin Chinese language program. TCLP places teachers from China and Egypt in U.S. host schools for an academic year where they teach Mandarin or Arabic language and culture. Funded by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State and implemented by American Councils for International Education TCLP provides teachers’ salaries, healthcare, roundtrip airfare, training, and ongoing program support.
WANT TO LEARN MORE? 
TCLP Application Deadline: January 25, 2016 at 11:59pm (EST). For more information and to apply, please visit http://tclprogram.org/host-school-application. You can also e-mail your questions to tclp@americancouncils.org.

Submissions for the Cengage Learning Award (Deadline: 07/31/2015)--July 28, 2015

From Cecilia Chang cchang@williams.edu
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Dear CLTA members,

Hope you are having a wonderful summer!

This is a gentle reminder that the deadline for submissions for the Cengage Learning Award is fast approaching (July 31).  We very much look forward to 

receiving your innovative projects in design, development, and application of new pedagogy, classroom practices, and teaching tools.  

For submission details, please use the link below.

http://clta-us.org/awards/cengage-learning-award-for-innovative-excellence-in-the-teaching-of-chinese-as-a-foreign-language/

Best,
Cecilia Chang
Chair, 2015 CLTA Awards Committee

Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grant Application (Deadline: 05/31/2015)-- May 20, 2015

Dear CLTA members,

Hope this message finds you well and that you are getting ready for a wonderful summer ahead.  

This is a reminder that the application deadline (May 31, 2015) for the Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grant is fast approaching.  As summer is an optimal time to engage in professional development activities, we encourage you to submit an application for this grant to support your various endeavors. For details regarding application, please check out the link below:

http://clta-us.org/awards/cheng-tsui-professional-development-award-for-teachers-of-chinese/


We look forward to receiving your application.

Best,

Cecilia Chang
Chair of 2015 CLTA Awards Committee

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Cecilia Chang 张曼荪/張曼蓀
Professor of ChineseCoordinator of the Chinese Program
Dept. of Asian Studies
Williams College
85 Mission Park Drive
Williamstown, MA 01267

413-597-2558 (Office)

The 2015-2016 Fulbright Core U.S. Scholar Program competition--March 25, 2014

The Fulbright Scholar Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in more than 125 countries for the 2015-2016 academic year. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. 

There are 583 awards being offered this year including many All Discipline awards that welcome teaching and/or research proposals in any area of study, including interdisciplinary projects. These awards are offered in various regions around the world. 

In order to meet the changing needs of academia and develop new options to accommodate better the interests and commitments of today’s scholars, the program has introduced several innovations to the 2015-2016 program, including: Fulbright Flex Awards,Fulbright Postdoctoral/Early Career Awards, Salary Stipend Supplements, and Teaching English as a Foreign Language Awards. 

Interested faculty and professionals are encouraged to learn more about these opportunities, and hundreds of others, by visiting theCatalog of Awards. 

The application deadline for most awards August 1, 2014.  U.S. citizenship is required.  For other eligibility requirements and detailed award descriptions visit our website at http://www.cies.org/us_scholars/us_awards/  or contact us atscholars@iie.org.
 


Cengage Learning Award for Innovative Excellence in the Teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language--Deadline 31, 2013

Call for Submissions
(Deadline: July 31, 2013)

CLTA is pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the 2013 Cengage Learning Award for Innovative Excellence in the Teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language.  Established with the generous support of Cengage Learning, a multinational leading provider of educational solutions, this award is designed to encourage CLTA members to contribute to the improvement of Chinese Foreign Language (CFL) education in the United States through the design, development, and application of new pedagogy, innovative classroom practices, and teaching tools (e.g. multi-media).

Award and Eligibility

Depending on the competition each year, the award money may be divided into two First Prizes ($1000 each) or one First Prize ($800) and one to two Second Prizes ($600 each). With the exception of the current members of the CLTA Awards Committee, all K-16 teaching professionals with active CLTA member status are eligible to apply.

Materials

Any unpublished innovative projects with the goal of improving CFL education are welcome for submission.  While commercial products and most materials already accepted for publication are excluded from competition, a recently published article (within twelve months of submission deadline) on innovative pedagogy would be eligible for consideration. To qualify for the competition, a project should have been completed upon submission and be relatively comprehensive in scope.  Projects covering an entire course or course unit will be considered, whereas projects covering only one class period (unless one class period constitutes a unit) will not.

Selection Criteria

Criteria for award selection primarily consist of the following:

  1. Rationale of Project.  What is the need for the project and in what way would the current project make teaching more effective?
  2. Innovation of design. How does the project differ from current practices in the field?
  3. Outcome of Project.  What is the evidence as to the effectiveness of the project (for example, expert endorsement, positive student reactions, or pre-and post-test performance gain)?
Application

The application deadline for the 2013 Cengage Learning Award is July 31, 2013.  To apply, please prepare and submit the following information:

  1. A narrative description of the project, double-spaced and no more than five pages, including its rationale, design, outcome, and future development, if any.
  2. Relevant supporting documents, such as handouts, DVDs, or texts. (Supporting documents will not be returned to the applicants after the competition, unless a self-addressed and pre-stamped envelope has been provided.)
All application materials should be sent to:

Professor Cecilia Chang
Department of Asian Studies
Williams College
85 Mission Park Drive
Williamstown, MA 01267

Winners will be notified by email in September and will receive the Awards at the CLTA Annual Meeting. The winning projects will also be announced in the January issue of the CLTA Newsletter, as well as featured on both the websites of CLTA and Cengage Learning, http://www.cengageasia.com.

Cecilia Chang
Chair of the 2013 CLTA Awards Committee



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