欢迎各位老师来到华裔教学组的网站！

这个网站提供各级中文教师一个交流平台，讨论、交换与华裔教学相关的教育资源、当今教学现况议题，以及创新教学的想法、执行与反思。

我们将不定期举办与华裔教学相关的讲座、工作坊。与华裔教学相关的上课材料、教学法、学习评量及课程管理的资料也会放置于网站上，供各位老师参考。

This SIG of Chinese Heritage Language Learning provides a platform for Chinese language teachers from K-16 to identify, discuss and exchange educational resources, trending professional issues, as well as innovative pedagogical ideas, practices and reflections particularly with regard to heritage Chinese teaching and learning. Through these engaging exchanges, this SIG further aims to develop an overview of heritage learners’ learning needs and heritage course infrastructure, materials, pedagogies, assessment and management, mainly in North America. This SIG also seeks to raise as well as develop the importance of this subfield in professional Chinese language teaching and learning. Lastly, this SIG plans to create an informational website that will be used as a resource of Chinese heritage language teaching and learning and will use social media tools, such as WeChat, for professional communication, discussion and information sharing.

Activities:

1. Building a virtual community to:

(1) encourage supportive and interactive communication and collaboration among in-group members to discuss daily teaching practice issues, innovative pedagogical and professional development via social media tools;

(2) collect and share educational resources, including teaching and learning materials, pedagogical activities and projects, etc. on a created website;

(3) host pedagogical workshops and activities to share professional teaching and research experience;

2. Establishing a coordinating committee to operate and support this SIG;

3. Organizing SIG meetings, panels and even workshops on topics related to Chinese heritage language teaching and learning at CLTA annual conferences;

4. Collaborating with other CLTA-SIGs to promote both successful and professional Chinese language teaching and learning.