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Scholarships
The Asian Studies Program is pleased to announce the competition
for the 2010 Alice M. Zirger fellowship.
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Publications
English Teaching Program in Shenzhen, China: Accepting Applications
This program seeks graduating seniors and recent graduates to teach English in Shenzhen, China for one year. Participants learn Mandarin Chinese and gain a year's experience in one of the world's most important and most interesting cultures. This well-established, large program is supported by the Shenzhen government. The program begins with three weeks in Beijing for training in English teaching methods and in Chinese language (4 levels; the beginning course requires no prior study of Chinese). More infomation on the English Teaching Program.
Florida Statewide Chinese Language Competition
This reading, writing, and speaking competition brings together Chinese language students from around the state of Florida. For more information, please contact Dr. Cynthia Chennault, Department of African and Asian Languages and Literatures.
News in Brief
- The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia was recently featured in the Gainesville Sun. Click here for the article about the seminar, and here for more web resources for teaching about East Asia.
- In May 2008, the University of Florida Lombardi Scholars visited Japan under the guidance of Dr. Joseph Murphy, director of the Asian Studies Program. Check out the website of their trip, featuring studies of public space in Japan, here.
- ZIRGER ALUMNAE!! Please contact us. We are in the process of following up on the life and history of our Zirger alumnae. Please contact Pat Bartlett and give us an update on what you've been doing since winning the award! Click here for a list of past winners of the Alice M. Zirger Scholarship.
