Archived Awards
Cengage Learning Award for Innovative Excellence in the Teaching of Chinese as a Foreign Language
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Established with the generous support of Cengage Learning, a multinational leading provider of educational solutions, this award is designed to encourage CLTA members to contribute to the improvement of Chinese Foreign Language (CFL) education in the United States through the design, development, and application of new pedagogy, innovative classroom practices, and teaching tools (e.g. multi-media).
CLTA Study Abroad Site Visit Award
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Recognizing that study abroad experiences play an integral part in the development of second language acquisition, CLTA is delighted to announce the 2015 CLTA Study Abroad Site Visit Award. Initiated by the Associated Colleges in China (ACC), a study abroad program in China administered by Hamilton College, this newly established award supports site visits to study abroad programs in China and Taiwan.
Cheng & Tsui SIG Award
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ChinaSprout Presentation Award
Learn more about the ChinaSprout Presentation Award
Funded by ChinaSprout for a five-year period from 2013 to 2018, the ChinaSprout Presentation Award supported K-12 instructors to engage in professional development activities by presenting at the CLTA Annual Meeting for the first time.
CLTA Peking University Press Publication Award
Learn more about the CLTA Peking University Press Publication Award
Beginning in 2012 and continuing through 2017, the Peking University Press will fund an award of $1500 US dollars to use as a prize for a winner of the best essay selected from articles published by the Journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (JCLTA) the year prior to the selection year. The winner of the award shall be announced by a representative from the Peking University Press at the membership meeting of the CLTA’s annual conference.
CLTA Walton Lifetime Achievement Award
The Walton Lifetime Achievement Award and the Walton Presentation Award are suspended in 2016.
Learn more about the CLTA Walton Award
The CLTA Walton Award, founded by friends and colleagues in 1998, was funded in 2005 by a perpetual endowment from the Cheng & Tsui Company in honor of Ronald Walton’s lifetime dedication to Chinese language education and cross-cultural understanding. The CLTA Walton Award is given for overall contributions to the field of Chinese language pedagogy. All members in the community of Chinese language teaching and research, with the exception of current CLTA officers and Members of the Board of Directors, are eligible for the award. The CLTA Walton Award consists of a plaque presented at the CLTA Annual Meeting. An endowment fund to support the CLTA Walton Award and the Walton Presentation Prize was established in May 2005 through the generosity of Jill Cheng, President of Cheng & Tsui Company. (See CLTA President’s message, dated 31 May 2005.)