Following the successful holding of the 6th Conference on Chinese Teaching in Scotland (CTS) in 2023, the 7th CTS Conference in 2024 will be rooted in the academic research of Chinese Studies at the University of Edinburgh, with the Confucius Institute for Scotland as the base. The theme of the 7th Conference is to deliver an Advanced Summer School in International Chinese Language Teaching, aiming to provide high-end and substantial teacher training for elite educators. Through a cycle of research conferences and training summer schools on a rotating basis, this Advanced Summer School will establish an overseas premier training center in the UK, Europe, and worldwide.
The 2024 Advanced Summer School is based on the mature methodology of action research established in the UK. Experts from both domestic and international realms within the field of international Chinese language teaching are specially invited to conduct pedagogical practices and training on their respective leading research fields. The Summer School aims to provide comprehensive and valuable content to participants through advanced training. The enrollment targets for this training include teachers with years of teaching experience, postgraduate students (majoring in education, linguistics, modern language studies, or other related fields), and teachers seeking further training in international Chinese language teaching.
Key Principles:
- To broaden understanding of research in International Chinese Language Teaching.
- To Encourage interdisciplinary thinking by integrating different methods in language teaching.
- To assist participants via a challenge-led approach with a view to improve their research publication.
Enrollment for the 2024 Advanced Summer School is now open for applications, and interested teachers and students are welcome to apply.
Programme Structure:
- 20-23 June 2024, comprising 4 days and 3 nights (3 full days).
- CI for Scotland will provide accommodation, breakfast, and lunch during the training period.
- Upon completion of the training, participants will receive a certificate of completion from the Advanced Summer School and a certificate of participation from the Confucius Institute for Scotland.
- An outstanding research paper will be invited for presentation at the next CTS Conference, scheduled for the following year.
Location:
Confucius Institute for Scotland, Abden House, 1 Marchhall Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 5HP.
Applicant Qualifications:
- Eligible applicants include
- teachers with extensive teaching experience,
- postgraduate students (majoring in education, linguistics, modern language studies, or related fields),
- and teachers seeking further training in international Chinese Language Teaching.
- Participants are required to have
- near-native proficiency in Chinese,
- fluent proficiency in English.
Registration and Approval:
- The Advanced Summer School has a capacity for 20 participants.
- To register, applicants must complete an online registration form and submit a 250-word statement of purpose, along with details of your background and research direction.
- Applications will be reviewed and screened by the trainers. (For research directions and topics, please refer to the background and resume of the training teachers.)
- The registration deadline is 15 April 2024
- Registration Approval: Admission will be based on merit due to limited availability. Notification of admission decisions will be sent via email by British Time 17:00 on 27 April 2024.
- A non-refundable registration fee of £80 is required upon acceptance of a successful application.
Submit your application HERE.
If you have any inquiries, please contact info@confuciusinstitute.ac.uk