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CHENG & TSUI Professional Development Award
for Teachers of Chinese
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Thanks to the generosity of Cheng & Tsui Company,
the Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award for Teachers of Chinese is designed to enhance the knowledge
and skills of teachers of Chinese, especially teachers new to the field.
(See Cheng & Tsui Company President Jill Cheng's 17 November 2000 speech.)
The award is given to support the attendance of
pre-collegiate (including heritage school) and collegiate teachers at training workshops, seminars, conferences,
and other in-service learning experiences at local, national, or international levels; and/or to collaborate
with a mentor teacher. Teacher training workshops and seminars attended by the applicant should be focused on
Chinese pedagogy and issues of Chinese teaching and learning. The fund has designated an annual amount of $1,000
to be divided between at least two teachers each year.
To apply for the Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Award for Teachers of Chinese, please submit (preferably via e-mail PDF file attachments) 1) an application stating the purpose to which you would put the Award, the amount of subsidy requested, and a proposed budget and 2) a current Curriculum Vitae to the Chair of the Awards Committee of the Chinese Language Teachers Association. Applicants for this award should have a current CLTA/CLASS membership status.
Downloadable application form (MS Word .doc file). The application deadline is April 5, 2008. Notification of winner(s) will be sent by email on May 3. The name(s) of winner(s) will be announced and Award(s) presented at the CLTA Annual Meeting. The name(s) of winner(s) will also be reported in the January issue of the CLTA Newsletter and on this web page. Past Recipients:
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