CELIN Blog

A group of experienced educators in the Chinese language field discussed challenges, analyzed the complex factors of the current socio-political-cultural climate, and offered insights, strategies, and resources.

By fostering the mental flexibility that comes with being a global, bilingual, bicultural thinker, students make connections to a larger global struggle for justice and social change.

The Japanese language field continues to grow within higher educational settings. The Chinese language field can learn from the elements it has abandoned or revised.

Jade Chan, a parent and coordinator of a tutoring program at Portland Public Schools in Oregon, describes how high school students tutor elementary schools students in Mandarin to the benefit and enjoyment of both groups.