Huang
2019 UVa STARTALK Chinese Teacher Program has been a true learning journey for me professionally and socially. During this 5 weeks’ training, I built close connections with my students and shared my personal interests and goals with them. We communicated using target language at all time and were immersed in a motivated learning environment. Together we talked, laughed, sang, and read, and we learned a lot from each other. My fellow teachers gave me endless inspirations throughout the planning, co-teaching, and reflection activities. Prof.