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04-23-2013

StarTalk Vermont 2013

StarTalk Vermont: This combined Chinese language program provides opportunities for both teachers and high school students to learn the Chinese language together at the University of Vermont. 

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03-21-2013

A Year Abroad: The ASOP Teacher Exchange Program

In addition to creating new lesson plans and teaching English to a group of high school students excited to be working with a native speaker, Carol Hinsdale is discovering a new city. In a recent email to the ASOP office, Vermont teacher Carol Hinsdale reported from Lijiang, China that "I have figured out the bus system, how to order a noodle dish, how to get to school and back without getting lost as I did on the first day and where to get a foot massage."

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03-15-2013

Thai Art Day

With the help of all four Visiting Scholars from Thailand, Bakersfield Elementary Middle School (BEMS) hosted a day-long celebration of Thai art and culture at the Bakersfield Elementary School. The morning began with students honoring their teachers in a Thai Wai Kru ceremony, with students presenting paper flowers and teacher offering words of encouragement for their pupils.

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03-07-2013

Communicating Effectively with Chinese Students

"The truth is," commented Professor Emeritus Juefei Wang during an EDU@UVM panel discussion, "The Chinese students at the University of Vermont feel that they are very well supported by the staff and faculty." The audience of staff and faculty at the EDU@UVM Communicating Effectively with Chinese Students workshop looked pleased upon hearing Dr. Wang’s comment. "The challenge," continues Professor Wang, "will be to help these USPP students overcome the barriers that prevent them from integrating successfully as UVM students."

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