TCLP Welcomes the 2021-2022 Cohort of Exchange Teachers to the U.S. with a Virtual Orientation

Screenshot of the opening session of orientation on August 3, 2021.
On August 2, the Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) welcomed the 2021-2022 cohort of 17 exchange teachers to their host communities across the U.S.

This year’s cohort consists of 11 Chinese teachers and 6 Arabic teachers, including 4 from Morocco and 2 from Egypt. TCLP staff kicked off the annual TCLP Welcome Orientation on August 3. Exchange teachers participated in a variety of virtual sessions to prepare them to effectively transition into their host schools and communities. Session topics included instructional design, classroom management strategies, and American English.

TCLP Alumni Participate in Teaching Practicum During Annual Virtual Conference 

Li Ning (2019) pictured teaching a demo Mandarin lesson to fellow TCLP alumni.
On December 9 and 10, 2020, TCLP staff hosted the eighth annual Virtual Alumni Conference.

 

In light of events that have prompted an unprecedented growth in remote learning, the theme of this year’s conference was virtual teaching. TCLP staff conducted a survey of alumni to assess interest in this topic and the results were overwhelmingly positive. To capture the strong interest in this topic, TCLP designed a conference that would tap into the community of learning the program seeks to foster in its alumni.

2020-2021 TCLP Exchange Teacher Highlights

During the 2020-2021 year, TCLP exchange teachers impacted their educational communities in the U.S., China, Egypt, and Morocco.
During the 2020-2021 year, TCLP exchange teachers impacted their educational communities in the U.S., China, Egypt, and Morocco.

2020-2022 Exchange Teacher Builds New Arabic Program at U.S. High School 

TCLP Looks Forward to Welcoming Teachers for the 2021-2022 School Year

After set backs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TCLP Host Schools are eager to host exchange teachers for the coming school year.
After set backs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, TCLP Host Schools are eager to host exchange teachers for the coming school year.

17 Exchange Teachers, 11 from China, four from Morocco, and two from Egypt are preparing to travel to the United States in August to begin their journey teaching their native language in U.S. schools for an academic year. This will be the largest Moroccan cohort to date, marking an exciting milestone for the program. 

Recruitment Begins for the 2022-2023 School Year

TCLP is thrilled to once again welcome schools and talented teachers! The application for U.S. Host Schools is open until October 22 and the application for Arabic Exchange Teachers is open until November 14.
TCLP is thrilled to once again welcome schools and talented teachers! The application for U.S. Host Schools is open until October 22 and the application for Arabic Exchange Teachers is open until November 14.

The Chinese Exchange Teacher application will open later this summer with a deadline at the end of November. 

TCLP encourages alumni both in the U.S. and abroad to share this opportunity with anyone who might be interested in participating. You can forward this newsletter or share the link to the Apply page of the website: https://tclprogram.org/apply

Culture Box

Culture Box
Cai Qi
Memphis Business Academy High School

Cai Qi's home school and host schools were willing to establish a long-lasting sister-school relationship. Therefore, they decided to do a series of activities to help students and teachers in both schools understand and learn from each other better. First, they arranged a culture box activity to help groups of students and teachers to get to know each other and learn the culture and practice target language from each other. Second, they paired students and teachers in the U.S. with students and teachers from China to help them establish long-lasting communication. 

Sister School Virtual Bilingual Video Class

Sister School Virtual Bilingual Video Class
Wang Ling
Chariho Regional High School

Sister School Virtual Bilingual Video Class aims to bridge the geographical distance between two sister schools and create a platform beyond classrooms for students on both sides to improve their target languages, their cultural awareness, and their cross-cultural communication abilities. The virtual bilingual video class meets the needs of both Liuyang No.1 High school, which lacks native English teachers this year, and Chariho Regional High School where students of Mandarin classes can't have Chinese field trips beyond classroom during this special year.

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