Sentences with phrase «chinese language programs»

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We've started world language immersion programs in which students spend half of each school day learning in Chinese or Spanish, beginning in kindergarten.

If Americans are to play their parts as world citizens with full responsibility, they must speedily extend and intensify the program of foreign language instruction, not only in the traditional fields of Latin, French, German, and Spanish but also, for large numbers of citizens, in Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and other non-European languages.

This huge outpouring of grassroots support bolstered efforts in Congress — led by Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D - CT) and Chellie Pingree (D - ME)-- to get language into the 2015 omnibus spending bill keeping Chinese - processed chicken out of school food and other child nutrition programs.

Earlier this week, Chinese language newspapers covered the launch of his SAT program.

The lawmakers noted in their letter to then - Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña that dual language programs included everything from Chinese and French to Haitian Creole and Russian but no South Asian languages.

Chinese TV viewers now have two hours of fast - paced news and information available every day broadcast in language, with the launch of the new Mandarin language television program, VOA Weishi.

Sunday's program offered some more leisurely activities, including a public art walk with an alumna who works in Boston's cultural affairs office; a calligraphy workshop with a Chinese language and culture teacher from Boston Latin School; and a storytelling and drawing workshop with a museum educator from New York.

Predictably, then, I have not found any bilingual - education programs that actually teach initial literacy in native languages, such as Chinese and Japanese, that use ideographic characters.

In some Chinese «bilingual» education programs, for example, the English Learners, all of whom are of Chinese origin, receive some instruction in Mandarin as a foreign language.

(In fact, Mandarin could only be taught as a foreign language since it is only one of the many dialects spoken in China and is rarely the native tongue of Chinese immigrants to the U.S.) But these programs do not fit the theoretical model of bilingual education since the children learn to read and write first in English and the Mandarin is only a small part of their instruction.

The school strengthened its languages program by introducing Mandarin Chinese and extending its Japanese program from prep to year 12.

Cawsey says the success of the program, and the fact the school is recognised for its leadership in this area, is all the more remarkable because Rooty Hill is an L2 community - that is, no - one speaks Chinese as a first language.

To help build schools» capacity for teaching the language, the nation's first Mandarin Chinese immersion school, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary next year, has begun offering professional - development programs and resources.

Since every charter school offers a unique program, the PMF takes schools ranging from a boarding program to Chinese language immersion to Montessori, and others, measures them on common metrics and gives the school an overall score.

The school saw an exodus of native Chinese speakers from the program that resulted in a loss of $ 200,000 in funding for the dual language program, parents said they were told.

The University of Kentucky's Confucius Institute's is designed to help Kentucky schools develop Chinese language and culture study programs.

Yu Ying, the first public school in the Nation's Capital to offer a Chinese language immersion program, delivered in combination with the International Baccalaureate Organization's Primary Years curricula, seeks to educate elementary students «to become bilingual and biliterate in an increasingly important world language» with «a world class education that opens doors to the future.»

Through the world language program, students study French, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese from Kindergarten through 8th grade.

Program Options for English Language Learners (Also available in Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, and Spanish) A brief overview of the three main English language learning programs in New York City's public schools: English as a New Language (ENL), Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE), and Dual Language.

He serves as a consultant to the software developer for the Hanban, the official Chinese agency charged with developing language learning and cultural export programs for the Chinese government through worldwide Confucius Institutes.

One high school will partner with the Detroit Medical Center; an elementary school in Farmington Hills will highlight Chinese and Spanish language immersion programs; in the small town of St. Helen, families will once again have an elementary school; and one school in Saginaw will serve incarcerated students.

Chinese - speaking ELLs reached English - language proficiency in greater numbers and more rapidly than Spanish - speaking ELLs across all four language programs.

Other applicants denied this cycle by the state wanted to offer Mandarin Chinese - language immersion programs in other suburban districts.

Austin ISD has world - renowned fine - arts and dual - language programs in Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese.

The school offers a dual language program in Chinese and English, and is ranked among the best high schools in the United States.

Chinese Guest Teacher and Trainee Program Now in its fifth year, this program is the largest K - 12 Chinese guest teacher program in the U.S. and brings qualified teachers from China to teach Chinese language (Mandarin) and culture in U.S. elementary and secondary sProgram Now in its fifth year, this program is the largest K - 12 Chinese guest teacher program in the U.S. and brings qualified teachers from China to teach Chinese language (Mandarin) and culture in U.S. elementary and secondary sprogram is the largest K - 12 Chinese guest teacher program in the U.S. and brings qualified teachers from China to teach Chinese language (Mandarin) and culture in U.S. elementary and secondary sprogram in the U.S. and brings qualified teachers from China to teach Chinese language (Mandarin) and culture in U.S. elementary and secondary schools.

While Spanish was the natural language of the pilot project, the program has expended to include more Spanish - speaking schools and Chinese.

Students enrolled in a language immersion program don't just take a class in Spanish, Chinese, or French.

It has been a massive undertaking to localize Kerbal Space Program in four more languages: Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Russian and Spanish.

Creating individualized plans and programs to facilitate a targeted, personalized approach to education while stimulating students» enjoyment and appreciation for the Chinese language.

Developed a program penetrating the Chinese Mandarin language US market with a $ 2M web trading channel deployment.