Chinese Language & Culture
Instructor: Catherine Hu Yen
Catherine Hu Yen received her BA in English in Taiwan. MA in French at Rutgers and School Counseling at University of San Francisco, teaching certificates from La Sorbonne and San Francisco State University. She has been a teacher of ESL, French and Chinese, bilingual counselor, foreign language department chair, and district foreign language mentor teacher. In the professional development field, she has received extensive training in second language acquisition theory, language learning and reading methodology, strategies and assessment, She worked in the Bay Area Foreign Language Project, the National Standards for Chinese Language Learning for K-12, the AP* Chinese language course and exam Task Force, the Participant’s Manual for AP* Chinese Workshops, the Curriculum Committee for Mandarin Immersion Program in San Francisco Unified School District. Currently she serves as a College Board AP* Chinese workshop consultant. You can e-mail Catherine at catherinehyen@yahoo.com
2010 General Session Outline
The AP* Chinese Language and Culture Summer Institute will provide Chinese language instructors with an overview of the AP* Chinese language and culture course and exam, and examine the results of 2007 and 2008 AP* Chinese Exams. Participants will become familiar with the Standards and design standards-based curriculum and activities. Participants will review the Performance Guidelines and create performance-based assessments and rubrics for holistic scoring. Participants will share effective teaching methods and strategies for strengthening learners’ language learning.
