News/Events
Project Thailand presents:
Golf Outing
Saturday January 30, 2010, Haile Plantation Golf Course
Shotgun Start 12 noon; team, student team, nonstudent team and individual entry fees. For more information call Melissa Parsons, 239-293-4024 or click here for an entry form.
"English Corner" weekly at Reitz for Chinese speaking students
Sunday, November 15, 3-5 p.m.
If you are a native speaker of Chinese and would like to practice your English in an informal setting with other Chinese, come to Room 364 at the Reitz Union this Sunday, from 3-5 p.m. Barbara Bostian taught in China and began the English Corner at UF to help Chinese speaking individuals become more comfortable in speaking English. English Corner meets every Sunday, and it's free.
Overseas Study in Japan/China is very possible
If you missed the SRO session on studying abroad on Sept. 9, do not despair. Email Kirsten Eller of UF's International Center or Susan Kubota of LLC and ask for inofrmation. Depending on which program you select, you may be surprised at how life-changing and very affordable a semester or an academic year overseas study can be.
International Education Week Event November 17
Come by the Colonnade on Tuesday, November 17, visit our table and talk with professors and staff about our overseas programs. Pick up a flyer and learn how easy and rewarding it can be to study or teach in East Asia.
Florida Seminar on Teaching in Asia
Florida Seminar for Teaching on Asia. This program is sponsored by the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), and allows middle and high school teachers to learn about Asian culture, history, politics, and art in a two-week intensive summer session or an 8-month academic year seminar. Participants are taught by experts in the field of Asian Studies. Benefits include college credit or in-service points, stipends, library materials for the participants' schools, and on-site housing for the summer seminar.
- Applications for the 2010 NCTA Study Tour to China and Japan will be available soon.
- The Gainesville Sun newspaper featured the summer 2006 NCTA seminar in its Chalkboard column!
- Click here for web resources for teaching about East Asia.
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last updated September 13, 2009
