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Summer Language Institute’s Chinese Class Offers Near-Immersion Experience

Jane FordJuly 31, 2007 — Dengting Boyanton knows first-hand the value of practicing a foreign language in a relaxed conversational setting. As a student at Central China Normal University in Wuhan...

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New East Asian Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department is First in...

Jane FordAug. 31, 2007 — China is an increasingly important player on the global scene. The United States Navy's Seventh Fleet roams the western Pacific and Indian oceans, close to its Japanese bases,...

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Optimism Outweighs Tension at Discussion of Current Conflict in Tibet

H. Brevy CannonApril 21, 2008 — Most Tibetans, led by the Dalai Lama, are willing to accept being a part of China if Tibetan culture can survive and thrive under Chinese rule, and Chinese leaders also...

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Class of 2008 Profile: First Curry School Student Certified to Teach Chinese...

Rebecca P. ArringtonMay 14, 2008 — Elizabeth Wesner was fascinated with the Chinese language, and recognized the growing need for Chinese teachers. But when she applied to U.Va.'s Curry School of...

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Educators Learn to Teach Chinese at U.Va.'s STARTALK Academy

Jane FordListen to the UVA Today Radio Show report on this story by Jane Ford:July 7, 2010 — Immersion, exposure to culture and technology are among the tools used today to teach Chinese to American...

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Director Bruce Boucher to Give U.Va. Art Museum Lunchtime Talk on Feb. 14

Jane FordFebruary 2, 2012 — University of Virginia Art Museum director Bruce Boucher will give a Lunchtime Talk about the museum's current display of Chinese and French porcelain objects on Feb. 14,...

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Joseph Riley, a Chinese and Politics Double Major, Receives Rhodes Scholarship

Joseph Riley, a fourth-year student at the University of Virginia, has received a 2013 Rhodes Scholarship.The scholarships, valued at between $50,000 to $175,000, fully fund two or three years of study...

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Students Win Awards in Chinese Speech Contest

Anne E. Bromley Two undergraduates from the University of Virginia’s College of Arts & Sciences, Michael Andreano and David Berry, made it to the final round and were among 14 finalists in the...

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‘Jumpstart’ Your Mandarin and French Skills at U.Va.

The University of Virginia’s Lorna Sundberg International Center is offering short-term language instruction in Mandarin and French this semester as part of its Language Jumpstart program.Participants...

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U.Va. To Host Chinese Language Training Program for Teachers

A University of Virginia-based training program for middle- and high-school Chinese language teachers will continue this summer, thanks to a $99,370 federal grant.The STARTALK Chinese Teacher Academy...

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U.Va. Deepens Its Language Instruction, Creating the Institute for World...

Jane KellyThe University of Virginia has launched the Institute for World Languages to place the learning of languages at the forefront of a shared educational mission and to provide new opportunities...

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U.Va. Students, Alumni Earn Scholarships to Immerse Themselves in Languages

Eight University of Virginia students and recent alumni will study abroad this summer, focusing on languages deemed “critical” by the United States Department of State, including Arabic, Chinese,...

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ROTC Cadet Commander from U.Va. Named a Top Cadet in Country

University of Virginia fourth-year student Adria Penatzer spent her summer at Fort Knox (Kentucky) and Fort Bragg (North Carolina) jumping out of airplanes, learning about military intelligence and...

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