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2011 Berkeley Summer Startalk Application

The 2011 Berkeley Summer Startalk program will be from July 11th - 29th, 9am - 5pm, Mon. through Sat. This year's program consists of the following 3 courses toward the Teacher Chinese Certificate Program (cosponsored by UC Berkeley Extension). You will receive 9 professional units from UC Berkeley Extension and a certificate upon completion of the 136-hour program.

  • Linguistics for Chinese Language Teachers (3 Units)
  • Methods and Materials for Teaching Chinese I (3 Units)
  • Methods and Materials for Teaching Chinese II (3 Units)

Teachers who meet the following criteria will be considered for participation:

  • Able to participate in the full 17 days (136 hours) Mon-Sat July 11th - July 29th, 2011.
  • Currently teaching K-12 in public or private schools, as well as heritage schools.
  • Holding teaching credentials in other subjects but planning to teach Chinese
  • Completed teacher training programs for teaching Chinese or teaching English
  • Hold an academic degree in Mandarin Chinese language and literature and plan to teach Chinese.

Application Deadline: May 15th, 2011 11:59pm. We will send you a notification of your admission status via email in June.

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