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2015 National Chinese Language Conference

Pathways to Global Engagement

Comedian Jesse Appell served as MC for the opening dinner and plenary on Thursday, April 16 (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Comedian Jesse Appell served as MC for the opening dinner and plenary on Thursday, April 16 (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Yawei Liu, Director of China Program of The Carter Center read a congratulatory letter from former President Jimmy Carter  (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Yawei Liu, Director of China Program of The Carter Center read a congratulatory letter from former President Jimmy Carter (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Tom Nagorski, Executive Vice President, Asia Society (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
David Coleman, President and CEO, The College Board (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Xu Lin, Director-General, Hanban (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
2015 NCLC peformers dazzled the audience with their musical talents: Nicholas Biniaz-Harris (pianist), Anthony Dodge (erhu player) (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Student performers affiliated with Kennesaw State University (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Student calligrapher affiliated with Kennesaw State University (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Comedian Nicholas Angiers from Revolution Chinese performed kuaiban at the opening dinner and plenary (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Mark Becker, President, Georgia State University (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Pianist Nicholas Biniaz-Harris played 向阳花/Sunflower at the opening dinner and plenary (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Jeff Wang, Director of China Learning Initiatives, Asia Society moderates Plenary II, Pathways to Global Engagement. Panelists include Kara Babb, Amazon; Nathan Beauchamp-Mustagaga, China Brief; Jeff Kellogg; Best Coast Travel; Mateusz Naslonski, Georgetown University; Clarissa Shah, Emerson Electronics; Ashley Tolbert, Agnes Scott College (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
University presidents engaged in a dialogue on their vision for global education vis-a-vis partnership with China. Mark Becker, Georgia State University; Daniel Papp, Kennesaw State University; James Montoya, The College Board (moderator); Beverly Tatum, Spelman College; Huilin Yang, Renmin University; Lizhong Yu, Shanghai New York University (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Panelists in plenary IV, Stars of the Profession: Engaging Nontraditional Models for an Evolving Workforce, shared experiences facing unique challenges as Chinese language teachers. Robert Davis, The College Board (moderator); Yi Hao, the Pingry School; Sun Juan, Cascade Elementary; Chris Stellato, Columbus School of Chinese (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Grand Ballroom of 2015 National Chinese Language Conference (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Tony Jackson, Vice President of Education, Asia Society (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
Richard Woods, Superintendent, Georgia Department of Education (Ben Kornegay/ProgressiveImagesPhoto).
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The 8th annual National Chinese Language Conference from April 16–18 welcomed 1,200 educators from across the U.S. and abroad including China, the UK, Singapore, Canada, Trinidad, Jamaica and elsewhere. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter sent a congratulatory letter to the forum that was read as the conference opened, in which he applauded Asia Society’s efforts in “strengthening American and Chinese students’ knowledge and understanding of the world and preparing them for productive global citizenry.” The Carter Center’s China Program Director Yawei Liu read Carter’s letter, thanking the College Board and Asia Society for education programs that help Chinese and American students better understand the world and become productive citizens. “These efforts are particularly significant to me, as it was Deng Xiaoping and I who opened the door for our countries’ students to learn about one another's culture,” Carter’s letter read. Four plenary sessions featured young American artists—comedians, erhu player, pianists, singer and calligrapher dazzled the audience with their Chinese language and artistic talents; celebrated learners whose lives and careers have been transformed by the study of Chinese language and culture; highlighted outstanding teachers as stars in the field; and five university presidents on their vision for global education vis-a-vis partnership with China. Over two and half days, the conference played host to nearly 100 sessions, workshops, school visits, and private events, as well as 43 exhibitors. Here are conference highlight. (Photos by Benjamin Kornegay/ProgessiveImagesPhoto – see full set here.)

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