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"This is the first time I have attended a Startalk Program, and I am so happy to be part of this great team... VSCTA not only helped me to understand the theories of second language acquisition, but through practicum I was able to apply the theories to real-world teaching and identify the blind... Read More |
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"After three weeks of teaching practicum, I realized just how many things I have learned from Dr. Tseng and the other participants of this program. In addition, I could really make use of all what I’ve learned from this program and modified what I’ve done in my class before. The learning results... Read More |
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"I learned a lot from other teachers during collaboration. We helped each other to be better teachers, and through the process, we became closer and learned to work as a team!"Reminiscence: This program allowed me to apply effective teaching methods in a... Read More |
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"After three weeks of intensive training, I have learned advanced Chinese teaching approaches from Dr.Tseng and have discovered how to apply them to real classroom teaching through practicum... I consider the Startalk program not only an opportunity to explore the newest instructional strategies... Read More |
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"The 2012 Virginia StarTalk Chinese Teacher Academy will be a precious memory for me... I feel I have a clearer vision of how I will work to improve the proficiency level of my students—by creating task-based curricula with authentic materials, so students are exposed to simulated real-life... Read More |
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"I have benefited enormously from Dr.Tseng’s top-notch knowledge, and I fully enjoyed working with its staff and other skillful scholars. Through recorded teaching practicum, self-reflections, and group critique sessions, my strengths have been reinforced, and my weaknesses received valuable... Read More |
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"My experience at Startalk was definitely inspiring, challenging, and rewarding. It was such a wonderful opportunity to keep abreast of the new developments, pedagogy, and practice in the acquisition of Chinese as a second language... I am excited to apply these theories and strategies into my... Read More |
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Once upon a time, it was believed that there was such a piece of treasure called “The Scroll Of Language Teaching”, whose owner would be bestowed the magical power of teaching a foreign language with greater efficiency. This summer, I, together with thirteen other very fortunate teachers from... Read More |
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"The UVa STARTALK program has provided me with useful teaching skills and invaluable hands-on practices... The trainings were very practical and structured. I would never have imagined that a teacher-training program would actually be so fun too! I really enjoyed being in this program." |
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"The most valuable aspect of the STARTALK program is that I have had the opportunity to observe teaching demonstrations from other experienced teachers and hands-on practices... STARTALK gave me support in the form of Dr. Tseng and all veteran teachers who pinpointed where I needed to grow and... Read More |
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"I feel very lucky that I participated in this three-week Startalk program. Dr. Tseng was very helpful and provided me many useful suggestions... I learned more about how to implement communicative tasks, use authentic material and create a student-centered language class... This program is very... Read More |
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This is a perfect place to grow professionally and personally for a language teacher. We were introduced to the innovative approaches in foreign language education. We learned by doing. We were encouraged to share and collaborate extensively with our co-workers, and we were challenged to teach... Read More |
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I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to participate in the 2012 UVa StarTalk teacher training program. It was three very intensive weeks indeed, but THE best three weeks of professional development! I have learned so much from Dr. Tseng, especially how to select and modify authentic... Read More |
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I learned so much that it was as if I'd feasted at a bountiful buffet! After the intense training with all the outgoing teachers in this program, I was not only equipped with a useful and correct evaluation system to enrich my teaching efficiency but also a serious attitude toward... Read More |
