[lg policy] Scholar to examine Chinese heritage schools across U.S.

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded From:  edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


ToledoBlade.com



Scholar to examine ways of teaching Chinese across U.S.



An Chung Cheng, an associate professor of Spanish who specializes in
second-language acquisition and teacher education, received a $500,000
grant from the U.S. Department of Education to track down every
Chinese heritage school in the country and research them. "It's a very
unique form of education," Ms. Cheng said. "We want to know their
curriculum, their strengths, and their needs."



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http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091114/NEWS04/911140313

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