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2016 National Chinese Language Conference

The 2016 National Chinese Language Conference, which is dedicated to encouraging dialogue in the field of Chinese language education and ensuring wide-scale success, was held in Chicago from April 28 to 30. 

CIAU faculty Zhongbei (Daisy) Wu, Yanfang (Elyn) Song, and Zhaoyun (Catherine) Zhai, attended this conference, together with Geneva City School District Superintendent Trina Newton, Director of Innovative Programming Tracy Marchionda, and Kindergarten teacher Jenna Keeton.

Tracy Marchionda, Trina Newton and Jenna Keeton, who is the teacher of English in a dual language English/Mandarin classroom, talked about how to set the stage for learning Mandarin in a Dual Language Program.