Academic Symposium
The 20th International Annual Conference of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language took place at the National Taiwan University on December 17-19. The International College was a co-organizer of the conference; faculty and scholars of the Mandarin Chinese language education discipline had attended to share their research and expertise. The Taiwan Huayu BEST Program was also highlighted by many guest speakers during the opening ceremony as a momentous initiative that pushes the field forward. The presentations and workshops featured in the conference were diverse in topics and targeted audience, and involved some of our partnering faculty members through the Taiwan Huayu BEST Program at NTU. For instance, Professor Li-Chia Liu from Harvard University gave the Plenary Speech focused on “Data-informed Language Pedagogy: Adaptive Curriculum and Instruction”.
Several photographs from the opening ceremony of the conference are shown below.
Photo 1: The 2021 International Annual Conference of Teaching Chinese as a Second Language. Above features the opening ceremony at the conference and several distinguished speakers from the hosting organizations were on the stage.
Photo 2: Professor Yea-Fen Chen of Indiana University, one of NTU’s partnering institutions in the Taiwan Huayu BEST Program, is a featured faculty presenter/speaker for the conference. Pictured above is Professor Chen attending the opening ceremony virtually.
Photo 3: NTU’s Executive Vice President Chiapei Chou gave remarks on behalf of NTU at the opening ceremony.
Photo 4: Group photo captured at the end of the opening ceremony of the conference.