雪兰多大学与长江师范学院进行合作，于2019年推出了汉语和中国文化课程。2020年，沈阳师范大学国际教育学院参与至该合作项目中，在疫情期间继续教授汉语课程，教师通过Zoom视频会议软件进行授课，为大学生和成人学员讲授丰富的语言和文化知识。沈阳师范大学的师范教育和汉语国际教育十分闻名，其为来自世界各地的学生提供不同级别的汉语课程。
雪兰多大学与沈阳师范大学国际教育学院合作开设线上汉语课程
雪兰多大学的文理学院提供从初级汉语到中级汉语共三个级别的课程。在上学期，学生们参加了“汉语入门-101”和“汉语初阶-201”的课程，此外，“汉语入门-102”课程将于2021年春季开设。“汉语入门-101”和“汉语初阶-201”课程将于2021年秋季学期再次开设。
2019年秋季，雪兰多大学首次推出了以讲授中文为核心的语言课程，由学校全球项目副院长伊冯•陈（Yvonne Chen）博士和文理学院院长杰夫•科克（Jeff Coker）博士共同发起。该课程帮助学生加深对中国语言、文化、消费者、文学、宗教等方面的了解，由于新冠肺炎疫情爆发，在2020年秋季，从面授课程成功地过渡到线上课程，并将在2021年春季继续进行线上授课。
目前，雪兰多大学的汉语课程由沈阳师范大学国际教育学院的钱多教授和金学丽院长讲授，两人都有丰富的汉语教学经验。
伊冯•陈教授说：“线上汉语课程非常具有挑战性。虽然师生之间存在时区差异，但是我们的客座教授准备充分、经验丰富，可以帮助我们的学生顺利学习。他们也一致认为，通过创造性和努力可以减轻线上汉语学习带来的挑战。而且，双方将中国文化与语言学习结合起来，能够使课程更富有吸引力。此外，我们还聘请了雪兰多大学和沈阳师范大学的助教作为学生的学习伙伴，使整个汉语学习过程更具互动性。”
陈教授也希望与沈阳师范大学和长江师范学院的合作关系将继续促进与我校的国际教育交流，这将最终使我校的学生受益。
陈教授说：“如果我们开设汉语课程，就会有更多想要出国留学的雪兰多大学学生，该课程为我们美国的学生拓展了全球视野，并提供了学习世界上使用最广泛语言之一的机会。这样一来，这些学生就具备了未来寻找良好工作机会所必需的文化素养和语言技能。”
翻译：王天琪
原文：
Shenandoah University Offers Virtual Mandarin Language Classes Cultural Exchange Classes Combine The Resources Of SU And Its Global Partners
Shenandoah University, in partnership with faculty members from Yangtze Normal University (YZNU), launched Mandarin language and Chinese cultural classes in 2019. This past year, SU added another partner to this program, the renowned College of International Education at Shenyang Normal University (SYNU), to continue to offer the Mandarin language program virtually during the pandemic. Live classes are held via Zoom, enriching language and cultural learning experiences for both college-age students and adult learners. SYNU is known for its programs in teacher education and teaching Mandarin as a second language. It offers Mandarin classes for all levels to students from all over the world.
Shenandoah University has partnered with the College of International Education at Shenyang Normal University (SYNU) to offer virtual Mandarin language classes.
Shenandoah University’s College of Arts & Sciences provides a three-course sequence ranging from beginner Mandarin to intermediate level. Last semester, students participated in “MAND-101: Introductory Mandarin Chinese I” and “MAND-201 Intermediate Mandarin II,” with “MAND-102: Beginning Mandarin II” to be offered in Spring 2021. Both MAND-101 and MAND-201 will be offered again in the subsequent Fall 2021 semester.
The Chinese-centric language program was first introduced at Shenandoah University in Fall 2019, initiated by SU’s Associate Dean of Global Initiatives Yvonne Chen, Ph.D., and Jeff Coker, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. The program, which provides insight into not only language, but also Chinese culture, customers, literature, religions, and more, successfully transitioned from face-to-face classes to virtual programming in Fall 2020 and will continue to be offered in its virtual form during Spring 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Currently, Mandarin courses are taught by SYNU professors Dr. Duo Qian and Dean Xueli Jin, who both have extensive experience teaching Mandarin to non-Mandarin-speaking students.
“It’s very challenging to teach language courses remotely. There are also time zone differences, but our visiting professors are well prepared and very experienced to help our students succeed in learning. They agreed that challenges of online language learning can often be mitigated through creativity and effort, and both integrate Chinese culture with language learning to make the courses more engaging. In addition, we make use of teaching assistants from both SU and SYNU to act as our students’ learning buddies to make the process more interactive.”
Chen is hopeful the ongoing partnership with both SYNU and YZNU will continue to promote an ongoing educational exchange relationship with Shenandoah, which will ultimately benefit SU students.
“If we build our Mandarin program here, there will be more SU students who want to pursue study abroad experiences over there,” said Chen. “The program expands global perspectives for our American students and provides an opportunity to learn one of the world’s most widely spoken languages. These students can then be equipped with the cultural literacy and language skills needed to pursue great opportunities in their future.”
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