Chinese Program at UIC

祝贺中文课的同学在中西部大学生中文演讲比赛中取得优异成绩！Congratulations to the following students who won first, second and third places at the 2024 Midwest Chinese Speech Contest.

First year: Craig – First Place
Third Year: Marlen – Second Place; Kim – Third Place
Fourth year: Morayo – Second Place

中文茶话会的同学们一起看日全食

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/7/28/23800756/chinatown-chicago-historic-landmark-district-asian-community

Chicago’s Chinatown, unlike similar neighborhoods elsewhere, is flourishing It’s growing, expanding into nearby neighborhoods even as traditional Chinese American communities in other cities face pressures from development.

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1013331
《长安三万里》- 非常有意思的电影。

Tang Dynasty Poetry Comes Alive in Animated Film ‘Chang An’ Blending modern animation with traditional poetry, ‘Chang An’ has been a surprise hit at the box office and won praise for its celebration of traditional Chinese culture.

https://youtu.be/O7o4969JOBs
Nicely made for summer review at the elementary level.

Learn Chinese While You Sleep: All Basic Chinese Phrases/HSK 1 Vocabularies and Phrases 🎁Download free PDF & Flashcards: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drstella 🤝Use it with your new Chinese friends in person and online. Let me know how it works...

新朋旧友喜相逢-祝贺2023春季毕业生！

The Chinese teacher nerd wants to share the meaning of the name of 丁立人 Dīng Lìrén, the newly crowned world chess champion from China. The family name 丁 is the 48th most common family name in China, typical in southern China in the coastal areas. 丁立人 is from 温州 Wēnzhōu, a port city in Zhejiang Province. The given name 立人 comes from 《论语》The Analects of the Confucius, 己欲立而立人，己欲达而达人

恭喜2023春季中文辅修毕业生！

中文俱乐部Chinese Club at UIC is hosting a Night Market 夜市 😄/ end-of-the-semester celebration April 21 Friday! Come and join the festivity!
=== announcemen===
Join us Friday, April 21st from 4:00-6:00 PM @ SCE Fort Dearborn B for a Chinese Night Market end-of-semester celebration! We will be hosting a Chinese Night Market where you will be able to buy bracelets, sesame cookies, candy bags, and have a chance to get your photos taken!

There will be a $3 entrance fee which will be paid at the door (Cash and Venmo).

Inside we will have stations to engage with such as calligraphy, origami, lantern cutting, language practice, Polaroid station, etc.

To cover the cost of using the station and purchasing goodies, we kindly request that you bring cash or use Venmo to pay for them. We appreciate your cooperation and can't wait to snap some fun photos together!!!! 📸

🐰 Can't wait to see everyone there, BRING YOUR FRIENDS!! 🐰

Dress attire: Red 🧧

Join us Friday, April 21st from 4:00-6:00 PM @ SCE Fort Dearborn B for a Chinese Night Market end-of-semester celebration! We will be hosting a Chinese Night Market where you will be able to buy bracelets, sesame cookies, candy bags, and have a chance to get your photos taken!

There will be a $3 entrance fee which will be paid at the door (Cash and Venmo).

Inside we will have stations to engage with such as calligraphy, origami, lantern cutting, language practice, Polaroid station, etc.

To cover the cost of using the station and purchasing goodies, we kindly request that you bring cash or use Venmo to pay for them. We appreciate your cooperation and can't wait to snap some fun photos together!!!! 📸

🐰 Can't wait to see everyone there, BRING YOUR FRIENDS!! 🐰

Dress attire: Red 🧧

Chinese Club
Website: https://uic-chinese-club2.webnode.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chineseclub.atuic/

（Hat tip to Luo laoshi). PBS documentary "Hidden Letters" 女书的故事。 “The bonds of sisterhood, and the parallels of struggles among generations of women in China, are drawn together by the once-secret written language of Nüshu, the only script designed and used exclusively by women.”

Independent Lens | Hidden Letters | WTTW Modern women in China keep alive the tradition of Nushu, a secret written language.

So amazing that students have started a Chinese Club at UIC!

chineseclubatuic | Facebook | Linktree Linktree. Make your link do more.

同学们好！给孟老师的学生们分享一个好消息，今天孟老师博士论文答辩顺利通过，孟老师变成孟博士了！😄 孟老师博士论文研究二战期间上海犹太人的诗歌， Jewish Refugee Poetry in Shanghai – Yes, 孟老师除了中文、英文，还会德文，论文里有孟老师自己翻译的诗歌，为此还学习了Yiddish and Polish. It’s such a cool project and an amazing accomplishment. 恭喜孟老师！

https://cetacademicprograms.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/CET-Beijing-Resident-Director-JD-2023-1.pdf

The CET Academic Programs is hiring for a full-time Resident Director position. It requires advanced proficiency in Chinese and English, and two years of professional experience in Greater China. Please see the position description in the above link.

cetacademicprograms.com

杨之彦老师给中文200的同学们周一的讲座。

遗憾我们的派对由于疫情的原因取消了。好事多磨，下次还有机会见到新老朋友。

On Saturday, January 21st, starting at 2pm the Chinese American Museum of Chicago are holding their first live Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve party at the Museum, with lots of fun performances and activities. Professor Rohsenow (UIC Professor Emeritus and former Chinese Program Director) has arranged
for UIC Chinese Program students to have a 50% discount admission price of $7.50. Please see the announcement below.

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Chinese American Museum of Chicago
Join us in welcoming the Year of the Rabbit at our annual Chinese New Year Celebration. This year's event will be in person. We have many performances including Chinese traditional music, singing, folk dance, QiPao fashion show, poetry, Chinese calligraphy, food, and more!

The Chinese Sci-fi writer 刘慈欣 Liu Cixin's work《三体》"The Three-Body Problem" is being made into a TV series by Netflix, and the animation series of the title has just been released by Bilibili. 哔哩哔哩 Here is the "An evening with Liu Cixin" event hosted by Arthur C. Clarke center. Besides listening to the thoughts of Liu Cixin, the recording also is a great material to study Chinese language through the live English interpretation.

An Evening with Cixin Liu and John Scalzi at the Clarke Center Cixin Liu, China’s most beloved science fiction writer—and one of the most important voices of the 21st century—joins celebrated American science fiction wri...

From Steven Teref, Associate Dean of Adult Education
Harry S. Truman College

https://cccconnect.referrals.selectminds.com/.../adult...
ADULT EDUCATOR - ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL)
TRUMAN COLLEGE

Truman College is seeking a Part-Time English as a Second Language (ESL) Adult Educator to provide instruction to students enrolled in our Adult Education Department.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develops class syllabi and appropriate class materials and curriculum for class instruction.

Takes attendance and monitors class enrollment, and enters information into PeopleSoft in a timely manner.

Evaluates student progress and extra instruction needs; refers student to tutoring as needed.

Administers progress tests to students and assigns grades based on test results.

Prepares reports to senior management regarding test scores, student participation and student progress.

Keeps abreast of state rules and regulations regarding Adult Education policies.

Attends regular staff meetings with Adult Education Managers and Adult Education Deans to receive information regarding program policies and procedures.

Assists with program registration.

Participates in staff development programs as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university in English, Linguistics, TESOL, or a related field. M.A. in English, Applied Linguistics, TESOL, or a related field preferred.
Standard-Proficient Instructor training for ESL preferred.
International degree(s) evaluated by a certified provider (e.g. E.C.E., W.E.S., etc.).
Official transcript(s) reflect sufficient subject-relevant coursework to teach the assigned course.
Submit sample lesson plans, syllabi and/or teaching portfolio that reflect skills in area(s) of instruction, including computer literacy and adult learning practices.
Resume reflects knowledge of current adult education classroom assessment techniques.
Completed satisfactory teaching demonstration for the hiring committee.
15 graduate hours or more in the discipline that they will be teaching.
Current enrollment in a subject appropriate, master’s degree program at an accredited university/college.
Schedules vary.
We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Thank you for your interest in CCC!

冬天来了，学期结束了，祝大家考试周顺顺利利，平安健康！
特别感谢辅导员同学们！大家都辛苦了～～😍🥰

We are finally able to be back for a field trip at the Chinese American Museum of Chicago. https://www.facebook.com/ccamuseum/ Chinese 103 and CHIN209 students joined the visit to explore histories of Chinese American immigration in Chicago under the superb guidance of Museum docents Professor John Rohsenow (former director of Chinese Program at UIC) and Stephen Cheng. The exhibits are very well curated giving students deeply felt insights into the lived experiences of Chinese American histories in the US. We are grateful to UIC School of Literatures, Cultural Studies and Linguistics and Prof. Richard David for sponsoring this trip.

How time flies! Here are pictures to remember the good times students had together. Thank you to Chinese tutors for organizing the weekly Chinese Teatime.

https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-15-calendar/i-am-what-i-am

Asian pop-up cinema’s Season 15 opener is this Saturday, screening 雄狮少年 I AM WHAT I AM, a Chinese animation film: "With its beautifully animated opening and closing sequences inspired by classic ink painting and the enormously detailed, painterly backgrounds, the film is at once a celebration of tradition and advocation for seizing the moment, continuing to believe that miracles really are possible even for ordinary people no matter how hopeless it may seem." windowsonworld.com. Grab the last available seats, and we have also prepared mooncakes for you since this Saturday is the Mid Autumn Festival! more info: China cinema S15 — Asian Pop-up Cinema

SEE PREVIEW TRAILER HERE:



VIMEO.COM
I Am What I Am (China) - Trailer.mp4
This is "I Am What I Am (China) - Trailer.mp4" by Asian Pop-Up Cinema on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

I Am What I Am 雄獅少年 (China) — Asian Pop-up Cinema U.S. Premiere - Opening Film China | Animation/Comedy/Drama | 2021 | 104 minutes | In Mandarin w/English subtitles Director: Sun Hai-peng Film Source: Tiger Pictures Entertainment Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, individually wrapped mooncakes will be handed out at

It's wonderful to see many students in person in celebration of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon symbolizes togetherness of family and community across the boundaries of space and time. Meng laoshi taught students how to make mochi style mooncakes out of molds of rabbit and plum flower.

同学们，

大家好！新学期好！下个周末就是中秋节了，请同学们来庆祝中秋节！下个星期三下午4点到6点，在GH308，做月饼，喝茶，聊天，玩游戏，欢迎大家来！
Greetings everyone! The Chinese Moon Festival (Mid-Autumn Festival) falls on Saturday next week. Please join the Chinese program faculty and students for a Moon Festival celebration the coming Wed. Sept 7, at 4 to 6PM, at Grant Hall 308 the Oasis. It’s a great chance to relax, meet new friends, catch up with old friends, and kick off the new semester.

孟老师，王老师，向老师

If you have thought about applying for the US Fulbright Student Program, see this additional award that combines with the Fulbright award: the Critical Language Enhancement award.

The best way to get started is to research online, make a list of “to-do’s and contact the Office of External Fellowships for consultation and mentoring.

https://us.fulbrightonline.org/critical-language-enhancement-awards
https://us.fulbrightonline.org/applicants/getting-started
https://oef.uic.edu/

http://shadow.caa.edu.cn/
皮影戏数字博物馆. Digital Museum of the Art of Shadow Puppetry

皮影数字博物馆

A modern dance interpreting Chinese brush calligraphy, choreographed by the legendary 林怀民 /林懷民 Lín Huáimín

行草 Xíng Cǎo a cursive writing style, literally "walking on grass" or "movement of grass" depending on how you segment the word 行 "move, walk" and 草 “grass', or "casually". ”行草“ is a relaxed style.

”永“：beginners of Chinese calligraphy like to start with writing the character "永‘ -for good reasons. Although this character is as simple as having only eight strokes, each stroke is different. This character assembles all the common strokes found in Chinese writing。

Source of this clip: "行草三部曲"

雲門行草-永字八法clip

If you are a language buff, this clip about Chinese syllables is both accurate and entertaining.

Chinese Doesn't Have Many Syllables (And Why That's Interesting) Comment on the change of title in the pinned comment.An exploration of the unusually restrictive syllable structures of Standard Chinese.Written and Created ...