90-day Mandarin Chinese Workshop for adults
Begins Monday, August 1, 2022 and ends Sunday, October 30, 2022.
Workshop meeting times
- Weekly, 90-minute, in-person meetings, Tuesdays, 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM U.S. Eastern Time.
- 30-minute, online, conversation group facilitated by Benfang Wang, Mondays, 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM U.S. Eastern Time.
Meetings of note
Tuesday, August 2, 3:00 PM: Orientation via Zoom.
Monday, August 8, 1:00 – 1:30 PM U.S. Eastern: First online conversation group.
Tuesday, August 9, 3:00 – 4:30 PM U.S. Eastern: First in-person workshop.
Tuesday, October 25, 3:00 – 4:30 PM U.S. Easter: Last in-person workshop.
Sunday, October 30, or a day before or after, submit final HSKlevel assessment.
Early November. Last meeting for announcements of percentage improvements, thoughts about next steps, and a celebration feast at the University Club!
Format for in-person workshop meetings
3:00 – 3:15 PM Awareness of progress check-ins
Fill out self-checklist (forthcoming).
2-minute check-in with a timer. English requested with Mandarin Chinese highlights welcomed.
- Report on insights from completing self-checklist.
- Report on development of proficiency with The First Sentence and expansion of its use.
- Report on interlanguage development.
- Report on learnings and challenges.
3:15 – 3:30 PM Presentations
3:30 – 4:00 PM Consultations with guest instructor
4:00 – 4:20 PM Synthesis and application of content from presentations and guest instruction
4:20 – 4:30 Progress check-outs
- Presentations: Each group member will make a presentation on a topic of interest to them and lead a conversation and/or discussion about the topic. Organizing one’s thoughts to explain language content to others contributes to developing an interlanguage.
- Consultations with guest instructors: Each group member will bring questions: 1) to ask for the instructor’s guidance, 2) to ask in hopes of fostering group discussions facilitated by the guest instructor.
Final in-person workshop meeting: Consolidation of gains and next steps
- Progress check-ins.
- Presentation of scores and percentage improvement.
- Assessments and suggestions for further optimization.
- Future study plans.
- Announcement of date and time for celebration banquet.
Celebration Banquet at The University Club of Virginia Tech
- Date and time to be announced
Mandarin Chinese Workshop-related links
Last updated 7/11/22
Questions? Please contact Anne.
